Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Jake Cox No more Keep laughing Keep mocking me Keep pushing me You’ll see You’ll get what’s coming to you I can’t take these voices anymore I can’t take you living inside me anymore For too long now you’ve done everything you could Everything to destroy me You’ve taken Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine This post will be a little different as its completely personal, it’s about what I personally wish people knew, and isn’t for awareness or education specifically. If you aren’t interested than I am sorry and I hope you find what you are looking for. This isn’t some Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine Dissociation is a normal mental process where an individual will disconnect from their thoughts, emotions, feelings and personality. The most common and “acceptable” forms of dissociation are daydreaming, zoning out, high-way hypnosis or loss of focus during reading or watching TV. Like all mental health ‘issues’, this Continue Reading
By Christina Lepore Patricia is four years old. She covers her face under the scoop-neck of her blue flannel nightgown. She hides in terror under the covers in her white canopy bed. Now, decades later, she loses time and sometimes wakes up in the fetal position in her closet. Patricia Continue Reading
By Nadene During the last few days of Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week I have read so many amazing stories of mum’s who have recovered from mental illness after the birth of their baby. The stories should have inspired me. Eleven years ago I struggled with severe post natal depression. Continue Reading
By Charlotte It’s been a few months since I last wrote anything and it’s not for lack of ideas! It’s a case of being too busy. What is love? So why am I talking about being overwhelmed with love? I think firstly I need to define love. There is familial Continue Reading
By Frances Beck Five hundred days. Five hundred days!! Yes, 500 days since you drew your last breath. I like to think that you left this world quickly. And peaceful in the knowledge that you believed you were doing the right thing in that exact moment. I also like to Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine Therapy is an important part of recovery when you have a mental illness. Therapists are normal people who are there do do their job and help people get better. Starting therapy can be quite scary for some people and finding someone who you trust enough to be Continue Reading
By Zoe Thomson I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be normal. To not feel crippling fear in unfamiliar situations. To have the confidence to bounce back after minor setbacks or challenges. Because of my mental illness, I may never be normal. Realising and accepting this took a Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine By I have been diagnosed with ‘mixed anxiety’ and more specifically GAD and SAD. I have been I therapy for the past 6 years (approximately) and the first 2-3 years was focused specifically on my issues with anxiety. From what I can remember, I was diagnosed basically Continue Reading
By Dr. Ramesh Kumaran I used to work as a medical doctor and, like many doctors, I suffered from depression and anxiety. I was very compliant with my medications and consultations. But our hospital industry does not recognize the needs of people having mental health issues, even if they are Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld A diagnosis, or label – whatever you want to call it – I have it. I am officially diagnosed with depression/PND, anorexia, BPD (borderline personality disorder) and anxiety. I have had these issues for many years but was only diagnosed five years ago. My diagnoses So, what does having Continue Reading