Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Jonathan Reyes ‘Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s Continue Reading
By Gabriella Cacciatore I am a 26-year-old warrior dealing with the aftermath of being sexually, physically, verbally and emotionally abused from the ages of 4 to 15. I feel empty and a prisoner to my mind and body. There is so much to say but I am so tired. I don’t Continue Reading
By Elli “How are you doing?” It sounds like an everyday question, but me it started me on my path to recovery. This simple inquiry undid my barriers to recovery. I had my first panic attack at 22. I didn’t know that was what it was called, or that it Continue Reading
By Shirley Davis There are many aspects to undergoing psychotherapy that most people do not understand. There are also many misconceptions as to what to expect from this unusual and very special relationship. In this unfamiliar association between two strangers, a special bond is formed. As a therapist attempts to Continue Reading
“He’s a teen, it’s just a phase. It will pass.” The problem is that mental illnesses don’t work like that. Depression tends only to get worse.
By Anonymous There was a time when I was so ashamed and even scared for my own doctor to know what was going on in my head. Twice in my life I have majorly broken down and twice I have stood back up again. Terrifying thoughts The first time I had such Continue Reading
By Gabriela I had a conversation with a friend the other day. He asked me, “Where would you be without your parents?” The answer was simple: “I wouldn’t be here.” These were words that had never been spoken out loud before. They were words I kept to myself. Confused and Continue Reading
By Christopher Naylor “The stigma associated with mental illness harms the self-esteem of many people who have serious mental illnesses. An important consequence of reducing stigma would be to improve the self-esteem of people who have mental illnesses.” Source: ps.psychiatryonline.org. Mental health stigma damages self-esteem and delays recovery. It was Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen Emotional and physical isolation is something that is truly challenging for me. I often feel like I want to barricade myself in my house and not ever emerge. I don’t feel like talking to people, and I don’t feel like even being in the vicinity as others. Continue Reading
By Anonymous #HimThough Because…. from age 4 I was taught that it was everyone’s RIGHT to comment on my body because I am female. Because at age 14 horrible bullies followed me home and pinched my arse without my consent for fun. Because from 14 men would catcall me in Continue Reading
By Charlotte Edmunds Soooo. I have hit that part of recovery where I’m on a plateau. What Next? My addiction to opioids is under control with a recovery programme, I’m stabilised there. My meds are just right, so my moods are stable! I get varying emotions, good days and bad Continue Reading
By Hannah Robyn I know I’m getting bad again when … All I want to do is sleep. I struggle to get out of bed in the morning, despite my eight hours. I miss washing my hair for the fifth day in a row. I think of drinking to shut Continue Reading