Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Ruth Fox Suicide – that word caught your attention, didn’t it? The truth is, suicide catches everyone’s attention. It’s the warning signs leading up to it that go unnoticed. It is thought that one person dies from suicide every 40 seconds. Men aged between 20 and 49 are more Continue Reading
Does self harm help? I always chose cutting, despite the pain, despite the hurt inside, because I wanted to live and the only alternative was death.
By Sophie Ann I hurt. I ache all over. My limbs weary and dehydrated from the tears I cried in that empty yard behind the tall church, the horses staring in confusion. I spoke to you like you were there, telling you the recent events of school and the stress from Continue Reading
By Joe Doyle I visited my mother’s grave on my 22nd birthday. As I stood there praying and talking quietly to her, every hair on my body rose. I believe that my mother spoke to me: she was there for a brief time. Inspiration for my songs I finished my Continue Reading
By Stayingalive123 A member of my family is currently battling cancer at the moment and unfortunately, they are terminal. I have been lucky enough not to have had to deal with watching someone battle this awful disease before. Facing the reality, I can tell you, I never want to see Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith Death phobia. Death anxiety. Thanatophobia. Whatever you wanna call it, it is VERY, VERY real. I don’t know how it started or where it came from. All I know is that it’s not something I’d wish on anyone. There are simple phobias and complex phobias. If I Continue Reading