Writing this poem tonight comes from my own personal battle with anxiety, a battle that till this day I am still winning.
Anger in Grief
T Frances Beck This week is MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. And we all need to both share our own experiences of mental health problems and support those who do. This so that we can help to raise awareness and reduce stigma and discrimination. We also need to support people who are struggling with Continue Reading
Sahaja Yoga Meditation
By Andrew Low Sahaja Yoga meditation has been a lifeline for me in my mental health problems. I came to Sahaja Yoga after seeing a poster at Selwyn college when I started on the medical course at Cambridge University in 1982. Sahaja Yoga is free, and it is not compulsory. Continue Reading
What I’ve learnt from the other side of a breakdown
For the past 2 months I have been suffering an intense OCD breakdown, but during this difficult time I’ve learnt some of the most valuable lessons.
“What makes you vulnerable makes you beautiful”
By McKenzie Lewis We learned about it in grade school when we were astonished to see a caterpillar turn into a butterfly. How could something so guarded and caged transform into something so colorful, beautiful and strong? How can something that didn’t even make a movement stretch out wings and Continue Reading
Anxiety, why me?
By Jake Cox As I write this, this week is mental health awareness week. For the entire week, I will be posting a poem or quote that I have written. On Friday, I will be taking part in the Messy4mind challenge to raise money for a great cause, I will Continue Reading
Moving On or Keep On Moving
Although there is a subtle difference in the wording of “keep on moving” and “moving on”, their meanings are distinct.
That time I wrote a suicide note
Mental health is so confusing. One day you are in Disneyland taking selfies, and a few days later you’re hiding in a library toilet cubicle.
Acceptance and my challenge to you
SB Frances Beck I miss my boy more than I could ever express in words. And that doesn’t ever get easier, only harder as time goes on. Grief is a funny thing. There are times where I expect to be really upset and I’m not. But other times where there’s Continue Reading
Suicide. A word that turns my stomach
Suicide, a word that turns my stomach when I hear it, it’s of the biggest causes of death. Many of us experience the loss of someone to suicide.
The guilt of the innocent
By Giles Addison There’s an aspect of Bipolar Disorder that is acute and cannot be muted by medications. I live with it every single day, because I know the worry and fear that I have caused, time and time again. I know the worry and fear I will undoubtedly cause Continue Reading
Coming out of the mental health closet
So. I have been in the closet and am slowly coming out. Holding onto so many secrets that need to be released can be a real burden to carry.