(Spoiler: it’s not joining Plenty Of Fish) When you speak openly about your struggles with mental health you get called brave quite a lot. It’s understandable, reflecting as it does the very real stigma that[…]
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Tag: depression
World Mental Health Day 2019 – FREE Special Offer
Today is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is suicide prevention. There is a lot more conversation around mental health these days and that can only be a good thing, however we still[…]
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Bitten by the Black Dog Again
Well, I never thought I’d find myself back here. Depression. I can’t tell you how much I fucking hate depression. It is a vicious, evil illness that grips so tightly that it is difficult to[…]
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Just the Way I Am
The latest Moments That Made Me post comes from Helen Bourne. I met Helen after she read my book and attended one of my talks. Helen likes to write and is working on her own[…]
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A Lion’s Roar – A Journey From Angst to Ease
I met Sonia online through our shared experience of having written a memoir. It’s not often I get to speak with somebody else that understands the joys and frustrations of writing, and then trying to[…]
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I Had a Black Dog – Revisited
This is one of the first posts that I wrote and it remains one of the most popular, receiving regular visits. It can be very difficult to understand just how depression feels unless you have[…]
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7 Myths About Depression That Can F**k Right Off
Depression myths Despite the growing awareness of mental health, thanks to the brilliant work of organisations like Mind, Time To Change, and to all of the individuals that share their stories in the hope of[…]
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