Depression lies, and you should not believe it. You do have talents. You do have worth. You are here for a reason. Don’t give up.
Telling Isn’t Always Best
By Sophie Ann They say it gets better when you tell your parents about your mental health. A few days of realisation, then a long road to being ‘normal’. But with mine, it hasn’t been like that. nothing like that at all. I am victimised and bullied by my own Continue Reading
Adulting is hard. Being a Proper Adult!
By Sara-Jane Morphew Adulting is hard, we know this, but having to do proper adulting is something else!! It all started when my darling husband developed man flu after getting drowning wet working on some animal enclosure or something zooie outside in the rain all day. He had a high Continue Reading
Want a Peek Behind the Mask? Ask a Different Question
By Terry M Life continues to teach me that you only get the answers to the questions you ask. I’ve learned that lesson in familiar ways, like raising teens. I’ve learned it as a news reporter and interviewer. And I’ve learned it in a deeply painful way, married a to Continue Reading
I Think My Anxiety Might be Returning
By Anonymous I don’t always think people talk about mental health issues enough, yet awareness is so important. People might not always know what’s going on with you. It’s not always something you can see from the outside. Because of this, I think a lot of people may not always Continue Reading
Welcome To My Panic Attack
Sometimes I don’t understand my brain, and I am okay admitting that sometimes I need some help. Now I am able to recognize when I need an extra hand to pull me back up.
A Battle That Never Seems To End…
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
Why support is so important
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
Having A Spouse With Anxiety
By Shae Hansen Having a spouse with anxiety has definitely been a learning experience. I didn’t have very much experience with anxiety before I met my husband. In the beginning of our relationship I wasn’t very understanding. There were things that he would worry about that seemed incredibly insignificant to Continue Reading
The Ying and Yang of BPD
By Joshua I am a 20 year old gay man from the UK, and I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) just over a year ago. The ‘Borderline’ part really hurt, which I think is true for many of us with the diagnosis. At first, I felt like the Continue Reading
My Brain Loves To Play Tricks On Me, And I Love To Let It.
By Gabriela I spend a lot of my time living in the past. Obsessing over what could have been or what would have happened if I had done things differently. I live in the past because I am not content with the present and the unknowingness of the future. I Continue Reading
Eight Ways to Lessen Your Anxiety Right Now
By Elli Not all the causes of anxiety can be rectified quickly or easily. I have found through personal (and often painful) experience, there are certain mindsets and patterns of behaviour that take months or even years to unpick. That may not sound very encouraging, especially if you are battling Continue Reading