Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Shana Edwards The illusive mask, we all have one, some will have multiple. Some times we don’t even realise we’re wearing it. Just like getting off the phone to find everyone looking at you quizzically asking ‘Is that really your phone voice?’ Personally my phone voice reaches such a Continue Reading
By Warren Davies Grounding techniques are a group of strategies that helps keep someone in the present. They help someone to regain their mental focus from an often intensely emotional state. Grounding skills can be helpful in managing overwhelming feelings or intense anxiety that can stem from extended stress or Continue Reading
By Annongirl20 Panic attacks, my breath a tragic victim to the abundant anxiety that dominated my whole being. This was a very frequent occurrence for me. A very deadly seeming one. My period of attacks consumed me until recently, a happier time, a time full of romance, self discovery, and Continue Reading
By Chelsea Parker Whether cat, dog, rabbit or reptile, pets require motivation, teach us responsibility and provide an emotional connection. When it comes to mental illness, these functions can be especially important. For someone learning to become independent and care for themselves, a pet can be a practice aid. Anyone Continue Reading
By Zoe Thomson I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be normal. To not feel crippling fear in unfamiliar situations. To have the confidence to bounce back after minor setbacks or challenges. Because of my mental illness, I may never be normal. Realising and accepting this took a Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine By I have been diagnosed with ‘mixed anxiety’ and more specifically GAD and SAD. I have been I therapy for the past 6 years (approximately) and the first 2-3 years was focused specifically on my issues with anxiety. From what I can remember, I was diagnosed basically Continue Reading
By Amysboarderlineworld A diagnosis, or label – whatever you want to call it – I have it. I am officially diagnosed with depression/PND, anorexia, BPD (borderline personality disorder) and anxiety. I have had these issues for many years but was only diagnosed five years ago. My diagnoses So, what does having Continue Reading
By Rich Tee When I wake in the morning my thoughts drift gently like fish in the sea, swimming around in the in the juices of my consciousness. These are my thought fish, they come & they go as I rouse myself into wakefulness and they start to prepare me Continue Reading
By Anonymous Heart Rate This was my heart rate yesterday. The spikes in the evening are the result of a panic attack. Sweat dripping off me, heart pounding, struggling to breathe, dry mouth, my whole body shaking and tunnel vision. The gradual increase during the afternoon is from the feeling Continue Reading
Writing this poem tonight comes from my own personal battle with anxiety, a battle that till this day I am still winning.
By Jake Cox As I write this, this week is mental health awareness week. For the entire week, I will be posting a poem or quote that I have written. On Friday, I will be taking part in the Messy4mind challenge to raise money for a great cause, I will Continue Reading
By Connie Nagy…. Carl’s Mom Suffering in secret This is what I know and have learned since finding this picture on my son’s phone in November 2018. Carl secretly suffered from severe anxiety and who knows for how long as he never showed any signs of anxiety and decided to Continue Reading