Becky Mairi Farrell: Why I Say I’m Fine When I’m Struggling
People say it’s good to talk. Part of processing how we feel is often about speaking those hard to say...
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Ruth Durkin: Leaving lockdown? Now I can, I daren’t.
Life since March 2020 has been unusual to say the least. Despite being allowed to go for walks and to...
Catherine Clarke: Mental Health Medications - Do They Work?
Prozac didn’t work well for my son – he got nightmares and became increasingly anxious. The GP doubled the dosage....
Ella Donnison: Retreat - Isolation Style!
Everything at the moment is rather hectic and feels very much out of our control. So I think it’s the...
Group Poem: Turning Still
https://youtu.be/W8yG4ueOJcQ Poetry written by Juliet McDonald, Joan Ellis, Rachel Matthews Burton and Shirin Teifouri.Artwork by Joan Ellis.Poem is recited by...
Graham Morgan: Middlewood - All those Years Ago
It is so long ago that I was a patient in Middlewood; nearly forty years. It was my first admission...
Cerowyn Browne: Lockdown Poetry
https://youtu.be/g-nAyFP6G3g Cerowyn Browne - "Lockdown Poetry"
NA: Who I Am
I am a very confident lady, but my childhood has made me who I am. When I was a child...
Ella Donnison: 6 tips for managing coronovirus anxiety
Anxiety and worry about the current coronavirus situation is taking hold of us all, the news and social media report...
Rachel Brown: My depression, my story, my fight
I have been suffering from depression since being a child due to bullying in high school. I fight this every...
Lucy Hamilton: Lessons Learned From a Month in Quarantine
On the 24th January 2020, I woke up in our 12th floor apartment in China with the New Year holiday...