Big Boys Don’t Cry – Why the Hell Not?!?
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Apparently us men don’t ‘do’ emotion. Well, that’s a load of bollocks isn’t it? Either that or I am totally out of touch at this point and am out of […]
Category: Mental Health
A Journey Through Counselling
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Something needs to change and I need help to get me there. Welcome, my friends, to counselling! I’ve written previously about how it’s OK to admit that you’re not OK […]
Mental Health with Louie Spence
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“Youth hostelling with Chris Eubank” (Alan Partridge) Now, it’s fair to say I’ve had some strange, surreal, brilliant experiences as a result of my blog but today tops the […]
Out of My Mind!
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Referring to somebody as ‘out of their mind’ is generally not intended nor received as a compliment. In fact, I expect that the title of this post would lead readers to […]
What I Think About When I Think About Recovery
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I was always a thinker. Scratch that, I was always an overthinker. It’s not a choice, it’s just the way my brain works. Most of the time it’s a good […]
With a Lot of Help From My Friends
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It’s been a very special week for me this week. Time to Change, the national organisation committed to increasing awareness of mental health and reducing stigma and discrimination, launched a […]
On Tattoos & Transformation – The Meaning Beneath the Ink
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In 2006 I was transformed; painfully, permanently. That was the year I suffered a mental breakdown and spent the majority of the year surrounded by the thick fog of depression. […]
It’s Time to Talk – Mental Illness: A Common Opponent
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I’ve always been a talker, for as long as I can remember. Talk a glass eye to sleep I could. If it came into my head then, more often than […]
Divine Madness
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A recent conversation has prompted one of those deep and meaning(ful/less – delete as applicable) musings of mine. Oh how lucky for you that I have a vehicle to share […]
‘I’m Not OK’ (& That’s OK)
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“Hi, how are you?” “Yeah, I’m alright thanks, are you? Well, no actually I’m not, I’m not OK.” I’m not OK. Three small words, yet three of the biggest words […]