Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Heather Page “I’m only human and I crash and I break down” Christina Perri – Human *TRIGGER WARNING* This is a snippet of my life story. If you feel like it, have a read. I left school in July 2015 and submitted my UCAS application on 4 December 2017. Continue Reading
By Damen Holmes A few things that are close to my heart right now I began self-harming when I was about 13. I’m not sure what put the idea in my head, but I started, and for a time it helped. At first I did my best to try and hide Continue Reading
By Jody Elford I’ve been using the Daylio app for thirty-nine days now. It has been interesting and helpful to look back on the reports it had produced for November. I feel there is potential for a lot of insight to be gained from diarising habits and mood tracking that Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. We all shudder at the thought when we’re first confronted with the idea of going to therapy. ‘Am I insane?’ ‘Is he that unstable, and is he crazy?’ I heard those questions from myself and the mouths of others and thought about them. Especially when I was Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld Amy, this is a letter to you from a place of experience. A letter to my younger self. I am writing to tell you all the things I wish you knew. Also, how all the things I wish you didn’t have to go through will make you a Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. You swore you would never be there again, that that time would be the last time, that you would remain clean, and yet here you are, feeling the cuts again, watching the blood on your skin, feeling guilty for lying to yourself and those who listened to Continue Reading
By Cynthia Fontaine Depression is not sadness My whole life, I thought depression was sadness. I thought people who were depressed were sad, and that eventually they’d “snap out of it”. I feel ashamed to have thought this, ignorant even. Depression is not sadness, and I’ll tell you exactly what Continue Reading
By Sophie Ann Lines I guess I just give in So many numb thoughts That day dream reality Waving for attention For actions When in math Whilst numbers bore me But all I have to write is Lines. Smiling for the mother Knowing I’m not who I am Yet smiling Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. There was a day when I felt as I haven’t felt for a long while. Something was calling me, something saying my name over and over again. It yelled for me to take advantage of the emptiness I felt inside, the freezing cold that grew in my Continue Reading
By Kay Matilda Neo Emotions, to me, are complex and confusing. The visceral sensations they bring are more tangible than their names or meanings. They overwhelm me and often I avoid them or misunderstand them, and they scare me. Sometimes it’s a “now” emotion and sometimes it’s a “then” emotion. Continue Reading
I found myself completely isolated after being bullied at school. I found myself escaping the nightmare by reading. Books keep me calm
By Sophie Ann a candle flickers beside me, close enough so i can feel the heat but not burning my hair black. music rings through my headphones, supermarket flowers singing my emotions in a comforting sort of way. my phone to the right of my laptop flashes with a notification Continue Reading