About That Will Smith Video: Fault vs Responsibility and the victim mindset. I confess and openly admit to having a ‘victim’ mindset.
12 Weeks Worth of Journal Prompts
We have listed out 12 weeks worth of journal prompts. These are taken from our mental health daily planner and journal, designed to help get a better grasp on your day and your mindset.
Getting Your Mental Illness Diagnosis
What I would do differently and what I wish I had been told before getting my mental health diagnosis
Getting Better is Hard
Getting better IS hard. And what is “better”? I don’t know where I will end up tomorrow – I’m just going to do my best to live in today.
The Power of Lists – Finding my Better Future
The power of the pride and hope I feel cannot be underestimated. Listing everything I’ve achieved despite my depression helped me see a better future ahead.
Why do we deny depression yet mourn suicide?
Why is suicide lamented so much while so little is done about depression? We mourn suicide, but let’s speak out to prevent it too.
Never Lose Hope — Living Without Alcohol
In the darkness of alcoholism I tried to take my life. But I got help. I’m living without alcohol and life is good. Talk to someone, never give up hope.
Don’t Suffer in Silence
Stigma is the worst thing about being sectioned. Now I’m no longer alone. I was masking my mental deterioration with drugs & drink. Don’t suffer in silence
Trying to explain Depression to someone that hasn’t got a clue
I’m trying to explain depression — I read a line recently that stopped me in my tracks and showed how I can try to explain, how I can try and get it through
I didn’t jump — I don’t want to end my life
I didn’t jump from that bridge. I didn’t want to die. I just wanted whatever was going on in my head to die. I can fight this.
Christmas aftermath — when the cravings kick in
I’ve achieved another sober Christmas. Here’s how I resist when the cravings kick in. I’m celebrating a small victory, and so can you.
The stories our bodies tell. The stories we wear
The stories our bodies tell, the stories we wear, remind us of who we were and tell of who we are now. Whilst our stories are there, they are not fixed. We can change our stories