With my sharp new haircut and trendy new glasses, life is pretty good right now. The same can’t be said of when my uninvited guest paid me its visits… Here I read the first thing[…]
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Category: Depression & Mental Health
Radio Interview – Taking Care of Your Mental Health During Lockdown
I was recently interviewed for Community Voice FM, Middlesbrough’s community radio station, on looking after your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown. Be Active – Be Connected – Keep Learning – Take[…]
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Antidepressants – To Take Or Not To Take?
Fourteen years ago I stepped into my doctor’s surgery and said that I needed help. I was gripped by depression and didn’t see a way out, although at that time I didn’t know what I[…]
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Time to Talk Day: Free Book Offer & School Talks
Today is Time to Talk Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness of mental health led by the fantastic Time to Change, who I am proud to be a Champion for. We can all play[…]
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The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Done
(Spoiler: it’s not joining Plenty Of Fish) When you speak openly about your struggles with mental health you get called brave quite a lot. It’s understandable, reflecting as it does the very real stigma that[…]
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World Mental Health Day 2019 – FREE Special Offer
Today is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is suicide prevention. There is a lot more conversation around mental health these days and that can only be a good thing, however we still[…]
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Bitten by the Black Dog Again
Well, I never thought I’d find myself back here. Depression. I can’t tell you how much I fucking hate depression. It is a vicious, evil illness that grips so tightly that it is difficult to[…]
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#IAmNotDangerous
Cara Lisette is a brilliant mental health campaigner and advocate. Yesterday she posted a response on Twitter to the latest ill informed, stigmatising comments about mental health by Donald Trump. She ended the post with[…]
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Paul’s Challenge – Riding to Combat Cancer and Mental Health Problems
This personal blog comes from Paul, Service Manager at Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind. I started working for Mind a couple of months ago and was made to feel immediately welcomed and valued by Paul and[…]
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Vlog – Antidepressant Withdrawal: 3 Months On
Three months on from stopping taking antidepressants how am I doing? Am I still off my tablets? Am I alright? Find out in my new vlog. Enjoy! Click here for my first vlog[…]
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