How does it begin? How do depression and self harm start? The voice in the dark is always near. Will I ever escape? I still fight on.
Welcome To My Teenage Brain
By Gabriela First off, let me just say hello to this new world I have plunged myself into. In writing, I hope to flicker a light inside of you that will allow you to take this journey with me in finding a way out of the darkness. I would like Continue Reading
Nothing to forgive … loving the depressed. *trigger warning*
I’d forgive you, but there’s nothing to forgive. I will support you through everything. I want you to forgive yourself. I want to help you heal.
I Didn’t Choose to Have a Mental Illness
I take what you said, and I turn it into a monster of my darkest beliefs. My brain works hard to defeat me, but I didn’t choose to have a mental illness.
Outrunning depression: My race
By Callum Nicholson For me, mental illness was always in the post. In my view, a mix of genetics and life experiences made it inevitable. However, outrunning depression has become an integral part of who I am, and I am proud of who I have become as a result. Ultimately, Continue Reading
It’s A Bed Day
Today is a bed day: one of those days when I know I am safe if I sleep. It isn’t a lazy day, and it isn’t a fun PJ day. A day where I cannot function.
It Is Still Hard to Admit I Am Struggling
By Amysboarderlineworld It’s still hard to admit I am struggling. I have never found it easy (or possible at all) to ask for help. To say “I’m stuck” or “I’m struggling”. It doesn’t matter what it was regarding. Work, housework, mental or physical health, I just believe I should be Continue Reading
Drowning Without Waving for Help
By Ross M This is not an easy story to write. Having danced around the subject for many years, even now it can be difficult to say the ‘D’ word. Finding myself existing not living , I was drowning without waving for help. I Was In Denial for Years I Continue Reading
Does Inflammation Make Us More Prone to Depression?
By Michelle Robinson The health of our minds is inextricably linked to the health of our bodies. Now, recent research has shown that maybe this link goes further than we first thought. Much research, sometimes controversial, takes place into the treatment of depression and other mental health conditions. A recent Continue Reading
Living with Depression – 20 Years and Counting
By Dan Briggs I’ve had depression for 20 plus years now. Sometimes I feel it’s been so long that I can’t really remember what it feels like not to have depression. I have a beautiful, loving wife and an amazing son. I’ve got a job, a nice house, a dog Continue Reading
Mental Health Stigma Awareness
By Christopher Naylor “The stigma associated with mental illness harms the self-esteem of many people who have serious mental illnesses. An important consequence of reducing stigma would be to improve the self-esteem of people who have mental illnesses.” Source: ps.psychiatryonline.org. Mental health stigma damages self-esteem and delays recovery. It was Continue Reading
Depressed? You’re always angry, dude!
Depression can have many faces, but it seems that feeling angry, stressed and maybe anxious are just a few of them. This is especially true if you’re a man.