Category: Authors/Compassion/How to Help Others/John Durrant/Make a Difference/Readers Stories/Stigma Men are from Mars – Men’s Mental Health Posted On 3rd January 20192nd January 2019 By 1in41 Comment We’re human beings. We have emotions and we have feelings. But we feel we have to be tough and strong. What about men’s mental health?
Category: Authors/Compassion/Frances Beck/How to Help Others/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Suicide F*ck, this is hard! Posted On 31st December 201830th December 2018 By 1in4 The Christmas holiday period is a difficult time for many people, for a variety of reasons. Sending love and virtual hugs to everyone who needs them.
Category: Authors/Causes/Compassion/Frances Beck/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Suicide What do you have to be thankful for? Posted On 8th December 20187th December 2018 By 1in4 Reflecting, I’m thankful I didn’t take the decorations down. I am heartbroken, but I choose to be thankful for the good in my life, the warmth and love.
Category: Authors/Compassion/Gul/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Suicide It’s been a year since I first met you Posted On 30th November 201826th November 2018 By 1in4 The paramedics and police stretchered you in. I remember repeatedly saying, ‘I know him.’ I think I was in shock. You’re the one I can’t forget.
Category: Amysboardlineworld/Authors/BPD/Carers/Compassion/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories BPD and Decision-Making Posted On 21st November 201818th November 2018 By 1in4 When a moment arises where I have to make a decision, my heart immediately starts pounding, I can literally feel my chest tightening.
Category: Authors/Compassion/Depression/Knowing Yourself/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Saffa Musleh The Good, The Bad and The Really Bad Posted On 8th November 20186th November 2018 By 1in4 My life looks like a sham on the really bad days. The darkness whispers, ‘Who do you think you are? Admit it. You’re a failure.’
Category: Authors/Compassion/Coping Techniques/Kez Rebekah McNeill/Make a Difference/Readers Stories/Stigma Substance abuse, self-harm – coping strategies? Posted On 6th November 20184th November 2018 By 1in4 Those two words “attention seeking”, launched like a bomb by uneducated, misunderstanding peers, scare people away from asking for help.
Category: Authors/Compassion/How to Help Others/Make a Difference/Mental Health at work/Neil Hodge/Readers Stories/Recovery Mental Health Day Posted On 29th October 201828th October 2018 By 1in4 Every single one of us can make a difference. Listening to someone is a start and is something every one of us can do no matter who we are.
Category: Authors/Compassion/Knowing Yourself/Make a Difference/Readers Stories/Recovery/Shirley Davis How What We Choose Affects Our Lives Posted On 28th October 201828th October 2018 By 1in41 Comment Even when people in our childhoods harmed us, it is how we behave as adults that will make or break our lives. What choices do successful adults make?
Category: Authors/Compassion/How to Help Others/Make a Difference/Nicolas Edge/Poetry/Readers Stories Don’t Suffer In Silence Posted On 18th October 201818th October 2018 By 1in42 Comments The darkness in you has a name | And isolation is its game | But it can be conquered, can be beat | Don’t suffer in silence, speak.
Category: Authors/Compassion/How to Help Others/Lori M/Make a Difference/Mental Health/Readers Stories/Suicide Open Letter to My Facebook Friends Posted On 16th October 201813th October 2018 By 1in41 Comment I’ve fought suicidal thoughts and it hurt so bad. Now, two suicides reported in the media worldwide compelled me to write this open letter.
Category: Authors/Compassion/Elena Pitsiaeli/Make a Difference/Readers Stories/Recovery Heart to Hearts – A Hard Subject To Talk About Posted On 15th October 201813th October 2018 By 1in4 I’ve had a pretty bad year. And I decided to turn it into something I could openly talk about, to help anyone else who’s ever felt a similar way.