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 […]
Category: Mental Health
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 […]
This is What Mental Illness Looks Like
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“I’m Matthew and in spite of being here I consider myself to have a very blessed life. I am a single father of two wonderful children; I have a career […]
We Need to Talk About… Suicide
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Raising suicide awareness Wait!! Come back! OK, so it isn’t the most enticing headline ever. The first thing I ought to say is that no, I am not suicidal. Far […]
I Had a Black Dog
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Living with a black dog Winston Churchill used the metaphor of the black dog to describe his bouts of depression. In the only sentence I will ever be mentioned alongside Churchill, […]