Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Lauren Ruddock As a bit of a follow on from my last post, and the part about my past, this is about the last year. It has been, at least mental health wise, rather up and down. Anxiety isn’t predictable as such. For example, I can’t tell if next Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine Medication is a common treatment for many mental illnesses, but it is also very stigmatised. Many people still think that if you need to take medication for a non-physical illness then you are crazy and should be locked away. I believe that you should do whatever it Continue Reading
by DJNipper It has been nearly two months since I last wrote a post. This hasn’t been due to me slumbering in idle emptiness, it is simply down to a combination of me trying to cope with my medication that, at times, has overwhelmed me, and dealing with my bipolar. Continue Reading
Let me tell you that my personal nightmare and countless other stories far more serious than mine prove that our mind and body are even more connected than all the new age gurus tell us.
I always avoid painkillers when a migraine makes me want to shoot myself in the face. OF COURSE it’s better if you don’t need medication, but some of us do.
Medicines used for psychiatric care are not like antibiotics. They don’t cure your illness – they help manage the symptoms.
You try one antidepressant that doesn’t work, then another, and another, always searching for the correct medication. But that could be about to end
The medication must be working, as I had a glimpse of me last Saturday. It was great to feel like ‘me’ again. Here are some of my coping strategies.
I could feel my life spinning out of control and I blamed myself. I sought help and everything changed. Don’t be ashamed of depression.
By A Borderline Personality Blog ‘Recovery.’ People often use this word when talking about mental health. Recovery is something that is especially hard for people with BPD. The fundamental problem with recovery for people with BPD is that their brains haven’t developed the way other people’s have. They have developed Continue Reading
By Mel Ball At last… The one phrase I have been longing to hear for the last 6 months! I have been fighting mental and physical health problems for over a year now and at last I am starting to see the end of my journey of discovery. I’m not Continue Reading
By Sara-Jane Morphew This weekend Tim and I went to a wonderful wedding surrounded by old friends and new. The plan was to pace myself and not get too excited, i.e completely smashed. Safe to say, the plan did not stick and I got too excited. My Reasons My antidepressant Continue Reading