Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Gabriela Uncertainty… I’ve touched on my fear of uncertainty before. The not-knowing has the ability to deflate me and provoke an intense emotional reaction. Here I am, telling you to look me in the eyes and tell me everything you dislike about me. Be brutally honest about why you Continue Reading
I was gasping for breath, I thought I was going to die. It’s still a battle that never seems to end. Speaking to just one person can make all the difference
By Amysboarderlineworld Christmas is almost here! The shops are full to bursting of people buying gifts, food and drink. Everyone seems to be sharing their beautiful Christmas trees all over social media and the Christmas songs are now all that can be heard on the radio or in the shops. Continue Reading
By Zoe For months, I had put down how I was feeling to ‘Just one of those days, overworked, people just get on my nerves’. It had never crossed my mind that depression had hit me at full force, until my work friend pulled me aside and expressed her worries Continue Reading
By Gabriela It doesn’t matter how medicated I am or how much therapy I attend, I will always have depression and anxiety as my right and left hand men. They won’t magically disappear, instead they become manageable. Sometimes the thought of living with them for the rest of my life Continue Reading
By Liam Fraser Lately I’ve learnt asking for help in life Is harder than ever, it’s a tiring fight Don’t get me wrong there’s overwhelming support You’ll know what I mean if you’ve been here before Hands up if you’ve wasted many hours of explaining Nice try… but you figured Continue Reading
By Samantha Jones Christmas is meant to be a happy time of year for everyone. However, this is not always possible when you live with a mental illness. Depression cannot differentiate between birthdays, Christmas, or any other day in fact. Depression doesn’t give you a day off just because everyone Continue Reading
By Cynthia Fontaine Depression is not sadness My whole life, I thought depression was sadness. I thought people who were depressed were sad, and that eventually they’d “snap out of it”. I feel ashamed to have thought this, ignorant even. Depression is not sadness, and I’ll tell you exactly what Continue Reading
By Jeremy Divinity “If I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. So please don’t cry, just know that I have made these songs for you”, hip-hop artist Kid Cudi professes to his fans on his song “The Prayer”. As an artist, Kid Cudi is Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith It doesn’t end once the abuse is over. I didn’t realise at the time that I would deal with the aftermath of growing up in a broken home for years and years after he was gone. If someone thinks abuse isn’t “a big deal” and we should Continue Reading
By Megan Adams We should remember that each and everyone experiences some kind of mental health issue in their lifetime. That statistic of ‘1 in 4 people a year will suffer from mental health issues’ is a bold statement. It also leads us to believe that depression and anxiety is Continue Reading
By Megan Drowning Depression. It feels like drowning. You can still see everyone breathing. But you’re drowning. The thoughts smother you. They strangle you. They never leave you alone. Depression feels like an unknown world. Everything is dark. Everything is loud. Feeling like you’re not human. You feel numb. The Continue Reading