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In December 2017 I attended a conference on mental health called ‘A Disorder 4 Everyone’ (AD4E). The focus of the day was the debate around the prevalence of giving a mental health diagnosis and the negative impact that this is having on some people. The name, ‘A Disorder for Everyone’ is referring to the idea […]
I had my first breakdown May 2017. It hit me hard. I took my first overdose and I didn’t want to wake up and I felt a sense of anger when I did. I was saved and admitted to a crisis house. My mental Illness continued to stay with me. I had suicidal thoughts and […]
Today, I don’t want to get out of my bed For today I’m a prisoner inside my own head Crippling thoughts deceivingly wrap around my spine In the same way that ivy clings to the vine As I lay there lifeless, like a corpse in a grave Society will say ‘cheer up’ or ‘be brave’ […]
CAST’s exhibition is an annual event where talented artists from across the city who have experienced mental health issues put their work on show. This year they’re looking for someone to help plan and run the week-long exhibition. We’re looking for someone with creative flair and experience to curate and manage the show, as well […]
“What do you do?” This is the second or third question in the small talk of meeting someone new. We’ve exchanged names, perhaps told how we know a person in common or what brought us to wherever we are, and then we’re right in there. “What do you do?” An innocent enough question, it might […]
It’s time to come clean. No, not like that. Not that I haven’t questioned or critiqued my sexuality before…I think most of us do. For the moment, I’m entirely comfortable in that aspect of my life. But here it is: a couple of weeks ago, I received a piece of paper that said, in no […]
CAST, the creative arts support team who run weekly art and creative writing groups, also run a fantastic annual exhibition. Each year they choose a theme, and then invite the public to submit their work to the exhibition for display. This year CAST are asking the public to help them choose from four theme ideas […]
The Cow Jumped Poem and illustration by Julian Dedman There are no words to speak Sailing to the drifting snows Through the echoes Of the crimson bleak There is only silence to scream To vibrations of the black chimes Of that distant bell That solicits the accursed Hollow ghosts eating With intention to defecate The […]
I am not quite anything Today I am not feeling anything. Those emotions seem just out of reach I am not quite anywhere, Floating from place to place and not attached to where I go. The things I see are not quite there, Fuzzy, blurry things that don’t quite make sense. Colours and shapes merge […]
My name is Josie Soutar and I have worked at Sheffield Flourish since February 2018. I joined Sheffield Flourish as I wanted to work for an organisation that focused on empowering people whose voices are often ignored or seen as unimportant. We are in extremely challenging times and our local communities, now more than ever, […]
By 11.07 AM I am captured, chased, threatened by knives, guns and clichés while tied to a chair with my sister. It is not the man we thought it was, but his twin- when we ask the one who looks like him he has a vague idea as denial shines a guiltless light of shadow […]