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.
You’re Back
You’re back | What do you want? | You can’t have my soul | It’s not mine to grant | You want my sanity? | My peace of mind?
My love/hate relationship with the NHS
I want to make a difference. I can’t stand the thought that people are being let down in the same way that I have been, and continue to be, let down!
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.
I Am A Survivor, That’s What I Do
I’m a survivor, that’s what I do | I did not give up then | I do not give up now | I will battle to my last breath | Fighting long-held lies with the truth
Corporate attitudes towards mental illness? ‘Cut it out’
As a senior executive, I see the reality of corporate attitudes towards mental illness. Bias, ignorance, fear and brutality.
Break the Silence of Stigma Around Society’s Negative Beliefs
When my psychiatrist diagnosed me at a tender age, he cried. He knew I was damned, written off, and would incur the wrath of society.
Still I Rise
Maya Angelou wrote many poems that touch my soul, but none like ‘Still I Rise’. Her words are true for anyone whose pain has been marginalized,
Mental Health Issues, Please Don’t Judge
That lady in her 40s, slurring her words and losing her balance. She must be a drunk, drinking at this time in the morning! Little do we know…
CBT #2 & thoughts on myself – Failure is a Stepping Stone
I am my own person. I live my own life and make my own future. I don’t need to hold back my future by being scared of what other people may think.
Accept Me for Who I Am – I Am Enough
Don’t try to change me | Take the good days with the bad | Don’t leave when times get rough | If you accept me for who I am | You will have a soul mate
“Normal” is in the Eye of the Beholder
So what if we have strange ways of experiencing the world? We are unique. Not only that, but this difference makes us very important to humanity.