Kim: Coping Strategies
When I was 12, I began self-harming. For me, this was for such a mixture of reasons as I am...
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Michael Cambell: Strangers on a Train
I’m typing this on my phone on the train from Sheffield to London at 6am, I’ve been up since 4am...
Amy Rollitt: She
She She used to be my friend She was never really big on compliments but we got on well enough....
Kate McAllister: Stigma and Disclosure Around Suicide
‘Disclosure: the act of making new or secret information known.’ For those of us living with a mental health problem,...
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Sadly, it’s so very fucking true that the needle of shame explodes a hole beneath skin far larger than that...
Michela Seedanee: Nightmare of Waves
I walked along a stoned beach, mesmerized by the sea view how much it has to teach, the glistening sunset...
Juliet McDonald: Two Diaries
As a child and teenager, I never had the courage to share my feelings with anybody. A few years ago...
Nila Wills: A Disorder 4 Everyone
In December 2017 I attended a conference on mental health called ‘A Disorder 4 Everyone’ (AD4E). The focus of the...
Felicity Deighton: My Story
I had my first breakdown May 2017. It hit me hard. I took my first overdose and I didn't want...
Megan Entwistle: But What Does It Look Like?
Today, I don't want to get out of my bed For today I'm a prisoner inside my own head Crippling...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Social Disclosure
“What do you do?” This is the second or third question in the small talk of meeting someone new. We’ve...