Vlog: Coming Off Antidepressants – Not a Barrel Of Laughs!
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I posted a couple of days ago about coming off anti-depressants. I felt great. The last couple of days… not so much! In trying to raise awareness of issues around […]
Category: MH Treatment & Recovery
Vlog: I’m Coming Off Antidepressants – and Look, I’m Still Me!
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There are a many misconceptions about antidepressants. People seem to think that they turn you into a different person. Well, they helped to turn me from a very ill person […]
Vlog – How Do You Support Somebody With a Mental Health Problem?
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Seeing a loved one struggling with a mental health problem is very difficult. People ask me how they can help a friend, partner or family member that is experiencing difficulties. […]
Vlog – Counselling: Know Thyself!
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In this vlog I talk about how counselling helped me, both to get through serious struggles with my mental health, and to get through a challenging life situation. The key? […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]