Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Claire Adult children of alcoholics We grow up in a world where alcohol is part of life. We go to weddings, christenings, funerals and other social occasions, and alcohol is readily available. I grew up witnessing my parents and relatives drinking and having fun, and in my thoughts, and Continue Reading
By Anonymous A couple of months, that’s all it has been. A couple of months of you being quite severely depressed. The depression has been going on far longer. For you, it’s been an on-off relationship for many years: over a decade. For me, I had one time many years Continue Reading
By Justine Hemmestad My car was hit by a bus 27 years ago in California. I sustained a severe brain injury – but my PTSD has long outlived my physical struggles. A Veteran approached me about a month ago as I was walking into Walmart with my 14 year old Continue Reading
By Liv Anorexia, for me, was a bubble in which I hid. It kept me safe from the outside world. All the things I used to worry about before no longer felt important. It was just me and the destructive illness that is anorexia. I didn’t plan to become ill; Continue Reading
TED Talks on Suicide for World Suicide Prevention Day Sunday 10th September is World Suicide Prevention Day. As such, we thought we would look back at some of our favourite and most inspiring Ted talks on suicide. When I was struggling the most, I found talks like these to be Continue Reading
By Jody Elford I haven’t posted on my blog in ages and ages. I felt I didn’t need to. But I’ve been seeming well, not feeling well. Truth be told, I forgot all about it, until this morning when Facebook group One in Four (here) posted an invitation for people Continue Reading
By Samuel Cridland Everyone knows growing up is tough. Unfortunately growing up is tougher for some than it is for others, particularly those of us who are surviving mental illness. Through my teenage years I found it incredibly difficult to survive in the education system, due to the social groupings Continue Reading
By Katrina Bruni As a nation, we are improving our awareness of mental health. Digital media has thankfully played a positive part in this, and we are able to spread the message more widely and independently. But for years, mental health denial has persisted. Mental health has been covered up, Continue Reading
I have just completed Minds Mental Health survey and have some deep reservations about it. The survey is aimed at developing a far greater understanding of primary mental health care (ie GPs) and charity services. The Goal Minds Mental Health Survey The stated goal and parameters of the survey are Continue Reading
By Patrick A. Roland I should have known I was in trouble when they started calling me The Sparkle King. About six weeks after the release of Unpacked Sparkle, I entered a New Year’s Eve dance on a large throne. 6 people, dubbed the Sparklettes, danced and swirled around me, Continue Reading
By Michelle Robinson Kindness costs nothing. Being kind to someone, or having someone show you kindness, gives you that warm glow, and a study has shown that kindness is also good for our mental health. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation has commissioned a study called “Kind Communities – A Continue Reading
By August Blair How Mental Illness Changed Me 1. I get tired easily Until I was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, I was extremely paranoid and could not sleep at night. I was afraid someone was going to murder me. Sometimes even hallucinating for months at a time that dead people Continue Reading