Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Maxine Wright I was wondering how you see alcoholism? I had two in my family, my brother ended up with korsakoff syndrome (alcohol dementia). To him he was fine, to me my brother died, and a child emerged. His short term memory was none existent, he was trapped in Continue Reading
By Victoria Jane Anyone who has suffered with some sort of mental breakdown in the past, and managed to pull through, will assure any other sufferer that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Depression can leave you feeling helpless, exhausted, confused and zombified. However, with a little Continue Reading
By Anonymous My anxiety is like a guardian angel. A constant companion. Every possible worst case scenario is played out in my head. Going to Waitrose, getting my bag stolen! Taking the dog of the leash, she runs off and is hit by a car. This one by far was Continue Reading
Mental health is a broad term. It encompasses our social, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. Good mental health is achieved by having balance in all of these areas. Just as physical wellbeing is not just about being free from illness or disease, mental wellbeing is not just about being free from Continue Reading
By Darren Vincent Graham As I sit in this hole, Surrounded by the world. I hear people say, Stop being a girl. That’s just the way, We look at mental health. Like a borrowed book, Just sat on your shelf. You’ll never know the story, If you don’t turn the page. Continue Reading
Regardless of any political affiliations, which I have never stated on here and will aim to continue to not raise on here, it would be fair to say that Jeremy Hunt has long ranked as one of my least liked and least trusted politicians. In my eyes he has been Continue Reading
It has been announced by the UK government that thousands more NHS mental health workers will be employed. The aim is to be able to treat an additional one million mental health patients by 2020-21 by employing extra nurses, consultants and therapists. Jeremy Hunt, the minister for health, recognised and Continue Reading
By Victoria Jane I’m pretty sure that most mature students can relate to this blog. Firstly, I wish to congratulate anyone who has graduated this summer because without any shadow of a doubt, studying for three years whilst trying to maintain a basic everyday life is probably the most chaotic and Continue Reading
This is not the beginning the middle or the end. By Anonymous I was getting better, better each day. Made, thought I’d made a big improvement. Went up went down. Apologised explained tried. Even thought I’d made a friend, but apparently friends have to be vetted now. As long as Continue Reading
Under the title ‘The Batman Killer – a prescription for murder?‘ the BBC investigative programme Panorama has suggested that James Holmes, the ‘Batman Killer’ – so named for having opened fire and killed 12 people inside a cinema watching Batman – only committed the crime because of the medication he Continue Reading
By Susan McKinstery The process of recovery, revival, rehabilitation Of being yourself again Possesses a quality no one tells you about There is no cataclysmic event Through which you are restored Rather it is the gradual clearing of a fog And the big secret? You are often the last to know Continue Reading
By Marie O’Brien Have you ever realised how hard it is to come back up, once you go down? And especially when you don’t understand or recognise how far down you have slid? Well it happened to me and this is my story on how I went down and then managed to get Continue Reading