Reducing the stigma around mental health
Much has been said since the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why aired. For those who have missed it this series follows the story of Hannah, a girl in an American High School, who has died by suicide and left tapes behind detailing her reasons. Each ‘reason’ focuses on a different Continue Reading
By Jodee Prouse Celebrity Ricki Lake posted on her Instagram on February 14, “It is with a heavy heart that I share that my beloved soulmate, Christian Evans has passed. He succumbed to his life long struggle with bipolar disorder.” Instantly I knew what she meant. And how she felt. Continue Reading
Amy Bleuel, the inspirational founder of Project Semicolon, passed away recently, aged only 31. Her project inspired many people to talk about their mental illness, and was a source of hope and strength for people suffering from mental ill health, addictions, and self-harm. The semicolon project and its significance As Continue Reading
By Anonymous I’ve always lived in Ireland. I’ve always been proud to call myself Irish because of how well the nation is able to support each other in times of need, despite any differences. Life here is quiet, for the most part. St Patrick’s Day is a time we all Continue Reading
By Anonymous I was recently diagnosed with bipolar 2 disorder but I’m not going to talk about that. Although things started making a lot more sense, quite honestly I don’t know enough about it myself yet. I’m going to talk about when I was being treated for depression. I once Continue Reading
By Heidi Pratt On Monday 27th February at 12:43pm we turned my daughter’s life support off. I was lucky though. My daughter managed to hold on for 10 days giving her sister, father and I a chance to say goodbye. A little bit of me died with her that day. Continue Reading
By Hannah I’m still here I woke up with my husband and parents surrounding my hospital bed. I didn’t understand. I was supposed to die. It didn’t work. Not again. Why? The spiral It all began to go downhill when I stopped sleeping. The thoughts intensified until I couldn’t cope Continue Reading
By Heidi Pratt A week and a half ago on Thursday 16th February my beautiful daughter Catherine attempted suicide. She wrote blogs on here so I thought that it might be suitable for me to write one about her and her battle with mental illness from the parent’s perspective. Over Continue Reading
By Anonymous Today marks the year anniversary of a friend who I lost to suicide. My facebook and twitter feeds have been filled with remembrance messages and stories of his life. Losing someone to suicide is one of the hardest things to go through but there is a huge misconception Continue Reading
By Carla I found myself crouching behind the cupboard door in the kitchen. Trying desperately to block the view of the two little people who had helped me survive. They shouldn’t see this. The knife was in my hand. The desire to slide it across my wrist was relentless. I Continue Reading
By Chaz White Caution: This post discusses suicide and self-harm but from a hopeful stance. So much of my life has been shrouded in darkness, consumed by thoughts I couldn’t control and overwhelmed by anxiety. However, piece by piece, year by year, I kept progressing towards the very simple idea Continue Reading
By Anonymous April 29th 2015. I remember that day like it was yesterday. April 29th 2015 is the date of my first suicide attempt and hospitalization due to mental illness. I was 14. I went to school like it was a normal day. I went to all my lessons. And then I collapsed. Continue Reading