Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Tom Wavre Obviously before I even start, on balance I am NOT grateful for my depression. No positives would outweigh the loss of self, the emptiness, the overwhelming soul-sucking nature of depression. Depression makes you lose a piece of who you are, it’s a killer, it deceives you, it Continue Reading
Recently we asked you what you would say to someone who was being bullied. Here is a selection of those responses. 1. part.tea That is is not your fault and that you deserve to be treated with respect and kindness, you do not deserve to be treated badly 2. empathicrevolutionary That hurt Continue Reading
Amy Bleuel, the inspirational founder of Project Semicolon, passed away recently, aged only 31. Her project inspired many people to talk about their mental illness, and was a source of hope and strength for people suffering from mental ill health, addictions, and self-harm. The semicolon project and its significance As Continue Reading
Real terms spending on mental health is in a steady decrease. Let’s put this in context. The number of people being diagnosed is on the increase, the number of people suffering (or at very least being open enough for us to learn of it) is increasing. The WHO state that Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre I work for a large global organisation who are good at many things but do not have any policies around mental health in the workplace. I’d like to share with you a presentation that you are free to use yourself. This presentation has helped to reshape the Continue Reading
In conjunction with A Great Read, we have recently set up a mental health based online book store. We aim to provide a range of books on mental health, depression, anxiety, suicide, OCD, eating disorders and many other aspects of mental health. Click the image below to view our range
Anyone who has had a mental health condition will know the stigma that comes with it. For many though this stigma is only there due to a lack of knowledge or appreciation if what mental illness is really like. We use the words depressed, ocd, anxiety etc with dual meanings, because Continue Reading
By Hannah I’m still here I woke up with my husband and parents surrounding my hospital bed. I didn’t understand. I was supposed to die. It didn’t work. Not again. Why? The spiral It all began to go downhill when I stopped sleeping. The thoughts intensified until I couldn’t cope Continue Reading
By Anonymous So many people have told me this- “It Gets Better”. And for the longest period of time, I would cast aside this comment as something so shallow, so misunderstanding because it simply did not make any sense. For years I have suffered from depression. Anxiety followed and would Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre Recently, I accidentally went 5 days without taking my medication. I fight depression and to a lesser extent anxiety, and have been helped in this by 20mg of citalopram every day for around 2 1/2 years. Though with no relation to this article I have recently switched Continue Reading
In all the news coverage it is becoming more and more obvious that the truth is reducing in importance in the eyes of many. Statements such as ‘people are tired of experts’ or the hilariously unfunny ‘alternative facts’ coupled with all the fake news stories, shows that the truth is Continue Reading
As has been requested by some people we now have I Am 1 in 4 coffee mugs available for a limited time. The link below will take you to our Etsy store where you can purchase these in either black or white. PURCHASE HERE