Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Elli Being too busy is, for me, often the first step on the path to deteriorating mental health. I have made many changes to build a life where I manage my mental health. One of the most important disciplines I have started to build is the practice of less. Continue Reading
By MissyDee My talk with suicide No, I am not suicidal. I’m pretty damn logical and well-balanced, I think. I might be emotional at times, but that is my need for acceptance rearing its head. A horrible depression, far more insidious than my normal episodes, made me struggle for about Continue Reading
By Harriet Russell Hello again lovely readers, I thought today I would write about how I got to where I am today, i.e. in a psychiatric hospital. I’ve lead a very charmed life and am extremely fortunate in that respect, but I’d like to stress the obvious: mental illness does Continue Reading
By Chemene You never really know yourself until you experience depression. It forces you to examine and re-examine your thoughts, your fears, your love, tests your limits and it breaks your boundaries. It made me realise I’m still searching for love – the love I wasn’t given as a child. Continue Reading
By Maureen Powell Several years ago I worked for a software company. It was a small, privately owned company with a family atmosphere. The pay and benefits were good and there was a feeling around the office that the owners really cared about the employees, many of whom had worked Continue Reading
By Meg I feel like a criminal. It started in hospital, where many of the nurses thought it ok to shout at patients. Back then, I felt I had done something awful. Funnily enough, the night the police brought me home they treated me with compassion. They didn’t make me Continue Reading
By Michelle Robinson Is there a link between how we handle rejection and an increased suicide risk? A recent study has found that people who attempt suicide demonstrate an increase in negative consequences when experiencing social exclusion. The study found that there were differences in their brain activity. The differences 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 Sara-Jane Morphew So, today those thoughts of the future are creeping back in. I’m not content with just feeling a bit better. The pressure begins: I need to make use of myself and get back to work. “What am I going to do?” This phrase goes round and around 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
By Neil Hodge ‘DEPRESSION ISN’T REAL!’ Just recently, this Twitter account has been brought to my attention. It’s full of hateful, unhelpful comments about mental health. Andrew Tate ✔ @Cobratate Depression isn’t real. You feel sad, you move on. You will always be depressed if your life is depressing. Change it. Continue Reading
By Sophie Ann An Empty Poem do you ever just not feel? inside your body, your mind, feeling empty. the numb, lifeless fingertips tracing along the temples of your skull, trying to rid the headache that has come from feeling empty. thoughtless brain pulsing to your heart, slowing as your Continue Reading