Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Amysboarderlineworld For anyone that knows me or reads my blog you will know that I have a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I have had some great responses and feedback but also have experienced some negativity and stigma. Worst of all, and what I am writing about in Continue Reading
By Mental Drama Queen I’m about to make a point. It’s one I learnt the hard way over the last year. Now it may not be a popular one but I’m saying it anyway. I’m going to give you some real life scenarios. Be honest with yourself when you read Continue Reading
By Jennifer Catherine No matter if it’s family, friends, neighbors, or romantic; relationships must be safe and mental health friendly. You need to feel safe and at ease with those people that you are surrounded by. Barriers created by stigma and stereotypes must be eliminated at all costs to keep 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 Anonymous I have been considering my reasons for not wanting to have children and know, in my heart, amid the list of a thousand points, there’s one that I’m actually slightly ashamed of. Here is my reasoning.. We know there are people out there that use recreational drugs, perhaps Continue Reading
By Nadene It’s a question that I have asked myself a lot recently. I am not suicidal. I’m just completely stuck with my progress and totally fed up. I have had a more on than off relationship with mental illness for over ten years now. I know that is not Continue Reading
My friend, a New York contemporary writer, protested recently on a march with a banner that read:‘Disability can intersect with every identity. Every. Single. One.’Yes, it can; and does.
Stigma is still out there and it is silencing sufferers who need our help. Please, be part of the solution. Educate yourself and those around you.
My mind isn’t well, but that’s something you can’t see. You can’t understand how much it’s affecting me. You don’t see the pain it causes inside…
We don’t want to be a burden. The shame and guilt are overwhelming; the fear of being rejected is suffocating. Asking for help is hard.
Can anyone comprehend why someone with a great family, job and home would try to exit their life prematurely? Do they think I was just being selfish?
Anorexia is a liar. It’s a manipulator. It twists my perception of reality. No matter how much weight I lose, my reflection looks huge, fat and wobbly.