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 →
I really don’t know why but this blog has taken a while for me to get to. I think because I am always trying to find ways to help other people when they are struggling, but rarely ever take time to think about what works for myself. It’s also because I don’t want to fully... Continue Reading →
We have officially been given our second prompt for story camp (WOOP WOOP!!). This theme is "3 things... ". The aim of this theme is to provide information about mental health with brevity about it to ensure that people are not overloaded with information which may be overwhelming. There's one problem- I am absolutely awful... 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 →
If you have lived in this world the past month or so, you will know that it is a pretty crazy place to be. Living in the U.K. we have been in “lockdown” for almost four weeks at this point and it has definitely been a situation I never really thought would happen. In this... Continue Reading →
Thursday 6th February marked national Time to Talk day which I explained in more detail in my previous blog. Our Time to Change Southampton and Portsmouth Hub had quite a big presence across both cities. I volunteered to help in Southampton, which happened to be my first time engaging with the general public as a... 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 →
So growing up I guess I would have been considered a "yesman". You asked me to do/ help with something, I would say yes and not even give it a second thought. This was okay when I was younger but as I grew up I realised what a toxic trait that this could be. But... 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 →
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 →
my life with mental illness 