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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Neil's Story
Elle* was the daughter I never had. We first met in 2013 when she joined a creative writing group I...
Charles's Story
Mother One morning when I was five years old, my father who was a lorry driver went to work and...
Dawn Munroe: If I Were a Stat!
So, let’s get into it – Domestic Abuse and the Black community, and the barriers to seeking help. So, what...
Claire: There Is Always Hope
I suppose I should introduce myself first. My name is Claire, and I would describe myself as a complete nutter....
Zhiying Chen: New experience in Sheffield
The foreign community is a part of Sheffield, including businessmen and international students, and in addition to local restaurants, there...
Mia and Jessica: Living with Dissociative Identity Disorder
We’re a DID (dissociative identity disorder) system from Sheffield. We started ‘working out’ that we’re a system in 2019 when...
Sam Griffiths: Thumbs Up
"This is a song about the silence mental health imposes on people: when we feel we can’t talk to anyone,...
Goliath and Home Instead: A VR Experience on Life with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is described to be a mental illness that affects almost every aspect of a person’s life. As a neurodevelopment...
Becky Marie Farrell: Finding Our Inner Marshal
During lockdown I started walking round my local park every day. Once we were allowed to meet with someone else...
Rachel Burton: Afternoon Light
My name is Rachel Burton. I wrote this poem for anyone facing particularly stressful situations and as a reminder to...