Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Sylvia Marcia The other day, my friend told me, “We weren’t supposed to feel like this.” You see, we are both currently struggling with anxiety and depression. We are both waiting for night to come, to sleep. My friend added, “We weren’t supposed to be suffering. No one is Continue Reading
By Elli On either side of my driveway crocuses and snowdrops have started to appear. They have forced their way through the decomposing leaves; bursts of colour against the damp brown matting. I take a rake and gently pull it across the flowerbed, easing my way carefully through the flowers, trying Continue Reading
By Cara I’ll start by saying there is no right or wrong way to recover from an eating disorder; what works for you may not work for the next person. It’s rarely a linear process, there are so many peaks and troughs, and everyone’s experience of eating disorder recovery is Continue Reading
Who am I without my mental illnesses? Am I afraid to get better? Would I become invisible? It sounds silly, but I am constantly fighting myself.
By Elli The storm that hit Liverpool a few weeks ago has left its mark. Just like my life, the storm of depression has taken its toll. However, it has shown me when it is okay to let your friends down. The tree that fell across our road has been Continue Reading
By Jonathan Reyes ‘Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s Continue Reading
By Jobi This past Tuesday was World Mental Health Day. This marked another step in bringing mental health out from under the shrouds of secrecy and misplaced notions of what it means to be normal. I applaud the strides that my generation has made in acknowledging the importance of mental Continue Reading
By Shirley Davis Change is a part of life that none of us can escape. From the day we are born until the day we die, we will all face changes in our lives. Some of these transformations will be ones we will easily embrace, others not so much. To Continue Reading
By Jonathan Reyes Divorce is like an atom bomb going off in a huge megatropolis that was your world. It blows away everything you once knew, destroys a lifestyle that you were used to. It wrecks relationships and families that you once had… Most of the tall breathtaking skyscrapers that Continue Reading
By Shameka S. Keitt There are innumerable things in life we once thought we were a hair-strand away from having, but due to uncontrolled factors they slipped away in a heartbeat. You held a grudge against the world. Instead of aiming to display your resiliency, you were caught up with negative Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen Hi guys! So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sleep, and how it affects depression and anxiety. I know that if I get too little sleep I am so much more anxious about things than I would be if I had gotten enough sleep (coffee doesn’t Continue Reading
By Claire Adult children of alcoholics We grow up in a world where alcohol is part of life. We go to weddings, christenings, funerals and other social occasions, and alcohol is readily available. I grew up witnessing my parents and relatives drinking and having fun, and in my thoughts, and Continue Reading