By Victoria Jane Starting to heal again You can tell when you are starting to heal again when you put on a stone. Rediscover your former self again, no longer give a shit what other people think of you, no longer feel like you are losing the plot, know your Continue Reading
“What have you got to be worried about?” and other unhelpful comments
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
Stigma and Mental Illness – 7 Ways We Can Fix It
By Wendy K. Williamson It is Mental Illness Awareness Week October 5 through 11, making it the perfect time to bring up stigma. Unfortunately there exists a huge gap in the public perception of mental illness and the reality of who we are as human beings. If there wasn’t, we Continue Reading
Bipolar, mood stabilising medications, and Cosmo Kramer
By Jonathan Reyes It’s not all that easy talking about bipolar disorder. I mean, when you bring up bipolar and mood, most of the time people just think, ‘Ehh, my woman or man is bipolar as fuck’. But when you start to mention the mood stabilising medications that you have Continue Reading
Recovery for an adult child of alcoholics
By Claire When I was 21, I was diagnosed with postnatal depression, something that I found very difficult to live with. As the years went on, the darkness inside of me only grew worse. I made so many trips to my GP over the years. All I’d ever hear was, Continue Reading
Lend a Hand
By Melissa A Lend a Hand Looking in the mirror I can’t believe what I see A complete stranger is looking back at me She won’t smile and her eyes are sad, I can’t believe I’ve gotten this bad. Her body is weak and her skin is scarred and she Continue Reading
Beautiful. Brilliant. Crazy.
By Nicola Anne When I asked my husband to describe me in three words… That was his response. Beautiful. Brilliant. Crazy. Bypassed in the chaos I think mental health awareness is often focused so heavily on the sufferer, that the people around them, the ones who are watching someone they love Continue Reading
Shane Koyczan – To This Day
The impact of bullying on a young mind can last the rest of their life. In this moving and inspiring poem based on his real life experiences, Shane Koyczan takes a stand against bullying and shows a way forward “My experiences with violence in schools still echo throughout my life Continue Reading