Stories by common topic

Anxiety

Going in to the Labyrinth session, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had read about the session with interest...

I have not really spoken to anyone about it before, but I know that it can be good for people...

We set up the Sheffield Flourish website to allow people to share their stories, in whatever way they want to,...

Lots of people experience fear in certain situations. I think spiders are horrible. I get dizzy if I’m on a...

I’ve heard Lisa’s story in different ways quite a few times over the two years we’ve worked together. It’s a...

In 2015 I found my mental health spiraling out of control. I was full of adrenaline but too scared to...

I’m typing this on my phone on the train from Sheffield to London at 6am, I’ve been up since 4am...

Sadly, it’s so very fucking true that the needle of shame explodes a hole beneath skin far larger than that...

It’s time to come clean. No, not like that. Not that I haven’t questioned or critiqued my sexuality before…I think...

The Cow Jumped Poem and illustration by Julian Dedman There are no words to speak Sailing to the drifting snows...