We should encourage people to talk about suicide. It’s important that disclosure is met with compassion and understanding.
Bosses Suffer Too
Employees are being asked to deliver more and more, often with fewer resources. And where there’s mental health stigma, it’s a toxic mix.
Emotional rollercoasters… what it really feels like
Feeling euphoric speaks for itself, it’s amazing, and I struggle to let go of this feeling! But on the whole am I feeling healthy? No, I’m not.
Awareness is Great, But Action is Better
Mental health day is every day. People should receive the same compassion and help that someone with a physical ailment gets.
Mental Health and Employment
My mental health does not define me. It is a small part of me. It has actually given me the drive to be in the role I currently am. I love going to work.
Please Don’t
Please don’t see lazy | Please don’t see rude | Please don’t see angry | Please don’t see distant | Please don’t see it as a choice.
More Than Just a Number – How many take their own lives?
How many take their own lives each year? These statistics and figures are real people, loved ones. No one should live this devastating nightmare.
Suicide Can Be Prevented
If you are suffering, please reach out. You are not alone, and you will find help. These are only feelings and they will pass. Hang in there…
Mental illness does exist – you don’t see it, but it’s there
Some people think ‘you’re exaggerating too much’, ‘it’s all in your head’, when people speak about their illness. Unfortunately, mental illness does exist.
Everything is not as it seems
People are too scared to put a spanner in their portrayal of their perfect lives to speak up. That is why World Suicide Prevention Day is so damn important.
Peaks and Troughs
A poem about the constant fluctuations of borderline personality disorder and how it feels to experience such opposing peaks and troughs.
Finding Beauty After Trauma
Allowing ourselves to peek out from behind the clouds of despair that often follow a traumatic event and see the beauty around us is life-giving.