I’m no longer feel ashamed that I feel emotions, or for expressing them. The more I practise, the more I am able to experience letting go of the shame.
Getting Your Mental Illness Diagnosis
What I would do differently and what I wish I had been told before getting my mental health diagnosis
Your Meds and Your Body
We all react differently to meds. What is the worst side effect you have ever experienced? Did you give it up or stick with it?
The Power of Lists – Finding my Better Future
The power of the pride and hope I feel cannot be underestimated. Listing everything I’ve achieved despite my depression helped me see a better future ahead.
Diagnosed with borderline personality disorder — BPD and me
I was 16 when I was first diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. It’s a horrible illness but it doesn’t define me or anyone else who suffers it.
Never Lose Hope — Living Without Alcohol
In the darkness of alcoholism I tried to take my life. But I got help. I’m living without alcohol and life is good. Talk to someone, never give up hope.
Why I Stopped Keeping My Experience With Mental Health To Myself
“Your mental health is more important than the test, the interview, the family dinner and the grocery run. Take care of yourself.”
Could this be an end to the antidepressant lottery?
You try one antidepressant that doesn’t work, then another, and another, always searching for the correct medication. But that could be about to end
Be your own advocate
If I could go back in time, I would say to the nurse, ‘I am not going home unless I see someone.’ That my life is worth it, and I am not being ’emotional’.
Hello, My Name is Dancing With Fire: How Addiction Can Break Your Family
At first it seemed like a good thing. But it destroyed the life I had built. This is how addiction can break your family.
Mental Illness: How To Get A Proper Diagnosis
Proper diagnosis of mental illness is the key to effective treatment and a better quality of life. Don’t be discouraged by stigma.
Out of the darkness – learning to live with depression
I could feel my life spinning out of control and I blamed myself. I sought help and everything changed. Don’t be ashamed of depression.