I want to dedicate my life to helping people with mental health issues, so I should practise what I preach. This is my truth. I am #1in4
Men are from Mars – Men’s Mental Health
We’re human beings. We have emotions and we have feelings. But we feel we have to be tough and strong. What about men’s mental health?
Dear Psychiatrist…
Dear psychiatrist, I know you thought you were helping me by giving me a diagnosis. But now, doctors refuse to treat me and people don’t trust me.
Ugly Acronyms: the stigma attached to personality disorders
A EUPD diagnosis shortens your life by 20 years. Doctors routinely disbelieve us when we’re ill, due to the stigma attached to personality disorders.
Think before you speak – Damaging Words
‘I think you just wallow. You’ve got to push yourself. Sort yourself out. Now, try to get yourself a bit more cheerful, will you?’
I’m not ashamed of my antidepressants
The media portrays medication as personal failure, dependency, an attempt to be ‘fixed’.This damaging stigma makes people ashamed of antidepressants.
Anxiety and Panic Attacks – Finding the Root Cause
I had my first panic attack three years ago. I was 21 years old and I was living in my third homeless shelter. One of my abusers had tried to contact me.
Positive sides of BPD
We are passionate. If we care about something, we immerse ourselves in it. We will pour our whole hearts out. Our love is so intense.
Facing The Stigma of BPD
Tarnished as being difficult or manipulative, we are unheard. How can we speak out and defend ourselves against the stigma of BPD?
BPD and Decision-Making
When a moment arises where I have to make a decision, my heart immediately starts pounding, I can literally feel my chest tightening.
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
95% of employees calling in sick about stress would give a different reason for having time off. We’re afraid to talk about wellbeing in the workplace.
Mental Health Stigma in India
Mental health stigma in India is the bane of our democracy. Due to job loss, ostracism, accusations of being a nuisance, stigma becomes internalized.