Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Anonymous It started when I was 12 years old. Little isolated episodes, which I told myself weren’t a big deal. Everyone did it, right? And then when I turned 16, it spiralled out of control. I would find new ways to hurt myself, go to extreme lengths to hide Continue Reading
By Charlotte Edmunds So, as I documented before, I am Bipolar type 2. Nope! Finally, after many referrals and many visits to GPs, longing for an answer. I didn’t feel I highly indentified with Bipolar. I had the meds; I had the diagnosis. But it still didn’t fit. I am Continue Reading
By Allison I have been reading blogs on this site for ages but something happened for me on Thursday that compelled me to share something myself. I self harm. I wish I didn’t, but I have Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD), caused through years of systematic child abuse. For Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre I work for a large global organisation who are good at many things but do not have any policies around mental health in the workplace. I’d like to share with you a presentation that you are free to use yourself. This presentation has helped to reshape the Continue Reading
By Sylvia Marcia Someone a few years ago told me: “I feel bad for anyone who ever has to date you.” Since then I haven’t been the same. I feel the guilt to this day for any person who ‘puts up’ with me. You must be an angel – for Continue Reading
By Daydreaming Mum My mental health and wellbeing, though fragile at times is on the whole pretty predictable. I suffer with anxiety. Recently (touch wood!!) there have been no huge flare ups. None of the chest crushing, struggling to breath. None of the panicky over thinking about all the terrible Continue Reading
By Ani Borderline Personality Disorder, or BPD, has quite a heavy stigma, even in health care. I started to notice this almost immediately with brief but distasteful encounters. I remember seeing a girl in the psych ward throwing a tantrum, lying on the floor, screaming in fury, then seconds later Continue Reading
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