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7 reasons I refuse to let stigma make me feel ashamed
Living with a mental illness is hard enough without all the extra baggage that stigma brings. Here are 7 reasons I refuse to let stigma make me feel ashamed
How after 30 years I’m beginning to beat insomnia
By Tom Wavre Disturbed sleep patterns are the number 1 symptom of many conditions such as depression and anxiety. There is a vicious cycle whereby poor sleep can lead to developing or worsening depression, and having depression often leads to poor sleep. The link is clear but what can we do Continue Reading
Suicide in the News
World Suicide Prevention Day comes around once a year. The problem I have with that is that suicide does not wait for such an event. Suicide is 365 days a year and awareness needs to be higher than it currently is, at all times. Suicide in the News Below we Continue Reading
You never forget your first time – why I have unending respect for those who suffer from panic attacks
By Tom Wavre If you suffer from panic attacks you will know how debilitating and frightening they really can be. I didn’t know. I didn’t understand. Until I had my first one. You never forget your first time I was out with people from work before a sales meeting. I’ve Continue Reading
Does Minds Mental Health Survey do what it intends to?
I have just completed Minds Mental Health survey and have some deep reservations about it. The survey is aimed at developing a far greater understanding of primary mental health care (ie GPs) and charity services. The Goal Minds Mental Health Survey The stated goal and parameters of the survey are Continue Reading
Tackling Stigma- where have you seen the worst stigma
Stigma is all around us and can be found in many different places, taking many different forms. Some is very overt, from the person fired from their job. To the one verbally and physically abused by those close to them. Then there are the more subtle such as little jibes Continue Reading
Has stigma improved over the last 5 years?
By 1in4 Has stigma improved? It’s one of the vital questions when it comes to tackling the currently ever-increasing mental health epidemic. Anyone who has ever suffered from a mental health condition is likely to tell you that stigma has played a large part in their journey. Perhaps it stopped Continue Reading
Will the real Jeremy Hunt please stand up
Regardless of any political affiliations, which I have never stated on here and will aim to continue to not raise on here, it would be fair to say that Jeremy Hunt has long ranked as one of my least liked and least trusted politicians. In my eyes he has been Continue Reading
There’s Still Hope
Since the tragic suicide of Chester Bennington, I have read numerous comments which roughly go like this: ‘I have a mental health condition but if someone like Chester with all the money, success, children etc that he had still couldn’t survive his demons, what hope do I have?’ It is Continue Reading
10 things you learn and need to remember during recovery
By Tom Wavre Recently I have been fortunate enough to start a strong period of recovery from my depression and anxiety. It has been a long journey to get to where I am today, the fight has often been hard but I am starting to see the light at the Continue Reading