My horrific experience with higher education. Mental health difficulties amongst the student population are rising, and this needs to change fast.
I thought I was getting better
Why can’t I tell my friends that things have turned bad again? Why can’t I tell them the suicidal thoughts have returned?
Acknowledging your feelings
Acknowledging your feelings is daunting when they’ve been trampled on. I’m used to having my thoughts and feelings dismissed by professionals.
Painting a picture
If a picture paints a thousand words | Then I must learn to draw, | ‘Cause you don’t seem to hear my words | Or know what I chose them for.
What we can learn from the Thai cave rescue
The Thai community showed understanding, respect, support and empathy. We can learn from all of this, and it is essential that we do so.
Loving A Person Diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder
In DID, the alters are different expressions of the person. What if they have dozens of differing opinions about love, sex, and companionship?
Stuck for words? What to say to someone who’s struggling
Words can be the things to break or save you, so it can be hard knowing what to say to someone who is struggling. What do you say, what do you do?
Not Enough Monsters: I’m Done Being the Invisible Man
I needed someone to give me a hand and understand me, but the very thought of that terrified me. I was silent too long, but now I’m done being invisible.
‘I’m Glad it Didn’t Work’ – When Not to Believe a Suicide Survivor
I told the hospital psychiatrist, ‘I’m fine, I’m glad it didn’t work’, even forcing a smile. I was lying. Luckily, I was sent to a secure psychiatric unit.
Mental Illness and Relationships – What You Can Expect
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder entered our lives shortly after our fifth wedding anniversary. It wasn’t the first test we had faced. We were a strong team.
Having an FP (Favourite Person) when suffering with BPD
I wonder if you have an Favourite Person (FP) in your life… suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder, you may have, I have!
An Open Letter to Say, Thank You
Family care, but this is different. To realise that you have people in your life that actually choose to be there can make you feel so special, so loved.