Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Nadene It’s a question that I have asked myself a lot recently. I am not suicidal. I’m just completely stuck with my progress and totally fed up. I have had a more on than off relationship with mental illness for over ten years now. I know that is not Continue Reading
By Zoe Thomson As a child, I had hardly any female role models. I had no sisters, my relatives lived far away, and Captain Marvel wasn’t a thing. But despite that, I grew up strong-willed, determined, and kind. And I owe it all to my mum. I’ve always been close Continue Reading
By Brenda Kimble The road leading up to your pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis feels like a rollercoaster. Now that you’re over one of the many hills, you have another to conquer: Sharing your diagnosis with your friends. However, spilling the beans to your friends shouldn’t be a split-second decision. It’s something Continue Reading
By Jake Cox I hope that this finds someone who is having a tough time at the moment and it helps you rediscover yourself. Don’t allow the dark moments to take you over because once you rediscover the light you can take yourself back from the thoughts and feelings. Please Continue Reading
By Sophie Ann Arching over the small town A blue sky turned grey prayers quickly spoken to the Almighty A lost beauty within the hearts of all A crying cloud dampened the moods further into the mud ground not a smiled shared within those dear until the rainbow, like clockwork, Continue Reading
By Connie Nagy…. Carl’s Mom Suffering in secret This is what I know and have learned since finding this picture on my son’s phone in November 2018. Carl secretly suffered from severe anxiety and who knows for how long as he never showed any signs of anxiety and decided to Continue Reading
By Mental Drama Queen I’ve been thinking a lot about where I was this time last year. I was so low. Nothing was enjoyable. There were days when I couldn’t get out of bed, let alone leave the house. I felt so alone. I was constantly having panic attacks. Just Continue Reading
By Darren And in the town where we were, its living had so little But the tears kept us strong and the time kept us weak I knew your song but had mine to make In the space between your giving, did you find time to listen? To see the Continue Reading
by DJNipper It has been nearly two months since I last wrote a post. This hasn’t been due to me slumbering in idle emptiness, it is simply down to a combination of me trying to cope with my medication that, at times, has overwhelmed me, and dealing with my bipolar. Continue Reading
By Jessica Evans What sets them apart? Both forms of PTSD can be very debilitating and life altering. They share many similarities, but there are some very specific things that set the two apart. PTSD Let’s start with PTSD, or post traumatic stress disorder. There is some controversy over whether Continue Reading
By Elsie Ramsey I have experienced kindness. It was the most important thing that’s happened to me in under four minutes. Yesterday I was on the bumpiest flight I’ve ever been on and I’ve been on a few. I was flying back to Austin after a week of hopping around Continue Reading
By Nicola Openshaw When you’re anxious you take a lot of things the wrong way, because you’re always on the defensive, ready to protect yourself against potential harm. In the same way we over-analyse everything that’s said to us, in case maybe, just maybe, one word or phrase might give Continue Reading