Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Amysboarderlineworld For anyone that knows me or reads my blog you will know that I have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I have had some great responses and feedback but also have experienced some negativity and stigma. Worst of all, and what I am writing about in Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine Medication is a common treatment for many mental illnesses, but it is also very stigmatised. Many people still think that if you need to take medication for a non-physical illness then you are crazy and should be locked away. I believe that you should do whatever it Continue Reading
Helping to understand what it is like to live with Bipolar. What is a good day like? What it’s like to get the diagnosis? and more.
On a 16-week wait for mental health support, despite being on ‘suicide watch’, a thoroughbred escapee from the livery yard behind my house saved me.
By Lauren Ruddock Well, last week I finally did it. I left my job. At the moment, it’s quite a difficult thing to adjust to but realistically it was the only option. The people were amazing frankly, and were what kept me sane and hanging on for grim death for so Continue Reading
When not working, I lose several hours of my day to social media. Why? I’m not sure. Social makes me feel inadequate, like I am doing life wrong.
The positive in this case, I suppose, is that I am not going to stop telling my story. Until I see a change I am going to keep on fighting. And I will see a change.
Do we have the right to abuse because we have been abused? Do we have the right to bully because we have been bullied?
This past year has been the most severe learning curve of my life so far, and I’ve had more than a few. Here are a few of the most significant
In the space of a year I’ve had more care than I had in the previous 3 years. I’m lucky and I know that. It took a lot of bad and mediocre doctors to get where I am now with my current doctor.
My friend, a New York contemporary writer, protested recently on a march with a banner that read:‘Disability can intersect with every identity. Every. Single. One.’Yes, it can; and does.
I made the world see I was okay today, But okay was not what I was today.