Those two words “attention seeking”, launched like a bomb by uneducated, misunderstanding peers, scare people away from asking for help.
Make It Count – Mental Health Support in Schools
Children need support to prevent poor mental health developing and early intervention when it does occur. Sign the Make it Count petition here.
Mental Health Day
Every single one of us can make a difference. Listening to someone is a start and is something every one of us can do no matter who we are.
Language Referring to Suicide
We need to reduce the taboo and stigma surrounding suicide. Words such as ‘committed suicide’ or ‘successful suicide’ are damaging.
I am no Prince Charming
Just as for women, society has certain expectations and unwritten rules for men: don’t cry, be strong, be brave, have a good body, have a solid income.
Bosses Suffer Too
Employees are being asked to deliver more and more, often with fewer resources. And where there’s mental health stigma, it’s a toxic mix.
Abuse of psychiatry in South India
Let one dog die on the roadside and you have the entire country howling about it. Dogs have their human rights but we don’t.
Mental illness and the dreaded job interview
Mental illness is hard enough, without having to concoct BS stories to appease potential employers who are bursting at the seams with stigma.
Awareness is Great, But Action is Better
Mental health day is every day. People should receive the same compassion and help that someone with a physical ailment gets.
Mental illness does exist – you don’t see it, but it’s there
Some people think ‘you’re exaggerating too much’, ‘it’s all in your head’, when people speak about their illness. Unfortunately, mental illness does exist.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
in 2005, I became so ill that I checked myself into a long-term mental health facility. But the staff said Dissociative Identity Disorder did not exist.
How To Find the Courage to Talk About Postpartum Depression
What is keeping you silent? Are you afraid you will be treated like a criminal or child abuser? That your children will be taken away from you?