the good, the bad and the ugly of life with mental illness
With yet another UK lockdown underway, mental health has understandably become a huge topic of conversation. People are repetitively referring to the ‘mental health crisis’ that is going on, especially in regards to young people with the continuous changes to their education. However, a mental health crisis has been going on for years, people have... Continue Reading →
Welcome to my StoryCamp blog number 1!! For those of you who don't know, StoryCamp is an initiative by Time to Change where you improve your writing skills and follow prompts to help spread awareness around topics all to do with mental health! Our first writing prompt was 'Why I believe it's important to talk... Continue Reading →
So today is Time to Talk Day. This day is a national event held by Time to Change which is an organisation that works to stop the stigma that surrounds mental illness. I am a champion for Time to Change which means that I am someone with lived experience who works at different events to... Continue Reading →
Christmas- the most wonderful time of the year. But that doesn't mean that mental illness is just put on pause for the festive season. In fact, for many people with mental illness, Christmas can bring around extra pressures, making it a very hard time of the year. In this blog I hope to explain my... Continue Reading →
I used to hate reading- I just didn't have the attention span for it and just couldn't concentrate on it. However, when I was stuck at home, I tried reading to give me something to do. It was a bit of hard work at first but now I absolutely love it!! I try to read... Continue Reading →
So I've been out of work for a little while. With being 19 and being in education for pretty much all my life, it's fair to say that finding a job is difficult. I've been looking for jobs I actually would enjoy and find rewarding, but also would be suitable hours for a starting job... Continue Reading →
This isn't really a usual post for me but I wanted to reiterate how important it is for dangerous dogs to be kept on a lead. On Sunday, I was out walking my dog Freddie with my mum. Two staffies approached off a lead. My mum told their owner that my dog is not good... Continue Reading →
When I was younger, I had a large amount of bereavement at quite a young age. Each year from when I was aged 11-14, I had a family member pass away (one a year for four years). This really has affected me greatly in the years following and I would love to help others with... Continue Reading →
As I am soon to start my third course of therapy, I want to discuss what the experience of therapy is really like (I will give you a hint- you don't lie down in a chair with a doctor asking you lots of questions). Is it easy? Definitely not! Like anything involved with mental illness... Continue Reading →
Social media is a very popular subject with the media. Headlines are constantly saying how detrimental social media is to our health and well being and how our generation is ruining the platforms (as we are meant to be ruining everything). But is social media really as bad as everyone makes out? In this blog... Continue Reading →
my life with mental illness 