My advice to anyone going through mental illness is to allow love, friends and family into your life. Don’t shut people out when you are at your most vulnerable. It can be hard to do and you might want to…
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Sorry I’m not your Perfect Victim
It was a warm summer evening; I was catching the bus with a friend back to her mums. A couple of guys start chatting to us and happen to be getting off at the same stop. We were 14, they…
Could a Schooling Shakeup help Adolescent Mental Health?
A few decades ago I was in school, and although it feels like a lifetime ago, the emotions connected to my experience there are still very prominent. School was pure, unequivocal hell, painfully lonely, I couldn’t do anything right and…
Bipolar: The Bungee Experience
I have a bungee cord in my head. I’m attached to a platform and occasionally sit myself up there and look at the world from a great height. But only for a short time while I’m practising yoga, meditation and/or…
Stop, Drop and Roll: Tips for an Overstimulated Mind
I feel low, sad, depressed and have barely got the energy to write this article. As soon as I’ve finished putting finger to key I’ll be implementing stop, drop and roll, but first I want to share this technique with…
SUPPORT: Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness
In this first edition to our supporting articles series, we will attempt to demystify some of the terminology used in this area. Outlining what we mean by mental health and looking into how to recognise the signs of mental illness….
The Power of Friendship
Friendships can come and go, flitter in and out, can simply feel like an instant connection and/or develop into a deep relationship over time. The friend this message was from was of the latter two, and she doesn’t know that…
Well aren’t we rather Lucky?
There is no denying that people with mental health issues suffer. And, for some, managing their mental health is a daily battle. Battles leave scars, but do these mental scars actually make us stronger?
The Reality of Psychosis – Beyond the TV Drama
A well mind can make the distinction between a vivid dream, an imagined scenario and waking reality. But a psychotic mind cannot separate what is real and what is not. I guess that’s what makes psychosis so frightening, and contributes…
COVID-19: My Psychological Safety Mask
I am anxious, and leaving the house is tough. You’d think that a global pandemic would exaggerate these problems, with a killer disease, we have yet to understand or come up with a vaccine for, on the loose. But this…
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Saviour – STRONG CONTENT WARNING
“Your mum is on her way,” says a distant voice, barely audible through the tirade of electromagnetic currents trafficking through my mind. I’m not sure, but I think I might be in a hospital. I’m not dead. At least, I…
The Lasting Impact
Mental health battles really began in secondary school, which is when my self harm began too. All hidden from anyone I knew of course. I helped others with their struggles but failed to acknowledge and care for my own, that…
When a Loved one Chooses to Leave us
I had just returned home from a work trip to France when I was confronted with the news that made the hairs on the back of my neck stand to attention and my stomach rise into my chest. I felt…
When Reality Sparks Depression
I had a miserable childhood. I don’t remember a day when I was happy. My father was a bully and was always shouting at someone, particularly at mealtimes. My mother was so intimidated by him that she barely said a…
Disorderly Teaching
Imagine it. You went to sleep with a feeling of being absolutely bulletproof, knowing that the next day was going to be another way that you could show everyone that you were amongst the best in your profession.
Bipolar at Work
This is outstanding. It’s been a week now of solid working and look how productive I’m being. Cutting out sleep really helps me to fit in more work and I don’t even miss it. I couldn’t sleep even if I…
The Physical Side of Mental Health
People never seem to talk about the physical side of mental health. And the government don’t seem to have taken it into consideration when writing the application for Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Plenty of questions relating to sticks and wheelchairs…
The Luckiest Girl Alive
TRIGGER WARNING: Severe depression focus This pit of despair has no real cause. The tears don’t flow for any good reason. I don’t weep because I have failed at running my business. I’m not in an unhappy living situation or…