Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Alan D.D. I never felt okay with my body, my feelings, my mind or even the way I look in the pictures. I never liked anything about me, maybe only the fact that I could learn fast when I really liked the topic, except that made me a victim Continue Reading
By bipolaretaeus Having a diagnosis of Bipolar Affective Disorder and being a mental health nurse comes with challenges. Without bipolar, it does anyway. I went into nursing because of my constant exposure to mental illness in my family, in me and some of my friends. I wanted, and still want, Continue Reading
By Mark Williams If you had asked me in 2003 whether depression exists I couldn’t have told you an answer, until it came to my door the following year. It was after having a panic attack in the labour ward after thinking both my wife and unborn baby were going Continue Reading
By Ian Disley of www.mindworkscoaching.co.uk Over half of women who suffer with depression after birth do not seek medical help for the condition, according to recent statistics from Charity 4 Children. Approximately 58% of new mothers with Postpartum Depression (PPD) that took part in the survey, did not seek the Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. I’ve suffered from depression since I was a teenager. It all came to be because of problems I cannot speak about (yet, one day I’ll do it), and I admit that doing it now may help, but I’m just not sure. School didn’t help. I tried going Continue Reading
By Becky Barton Mental illness carries a stigma that professionals and patients alike fight daily to abolish. Despite the available statistics on suicide, suicide seems to be one issue that many people hesitate to discuss or acknowledge. But sweeping it under the rug does not make the problem disappear. In Continue Reading
By Chris J N My medication has taken away part of me With a diagnosis of bipolar, anxiety, psychosis and paranoia and the help of a psychiatrist and mental health nurse and the community mental health team and a multitude of medications, I thought I was on the path to Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith I grew up in a broken home. That in itself took a huge toll on me. Between the physical and emotional abuse, I was a nervous wreck, always on the lookout. Fast forward years later to 2017. I’d like to say it’s all sunshine and rainbows but that Continue Reading
By Ben A lifetime of being a chronic worrier and overly anxious has been a significant hindrance on my progression. It’s why I’ve spent the last twenty years doing soul-destroying warehouse jobs for an easy wage. It’s taken me till my mid thirties to start thinking about doing something genuinely Continue Reading
By Michelle Robinson Everyone wants to be happy. But what is happiness? That is the million-dollar question. Happiness is subjective and hard to define. Your idea of happiness might be very different from someone else’s. But one thing’s for sure; there’s plenty about modern life that makes it difficult to Continue Reading
I’m sitting here now thinking where do I start. Where do I start with my boys, let’s start with right now…
My son is sitting the other side of the room in a teddy bear onesie that now smells of sick and poo.
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