***TRIGGER WARNING*** This is a post primarily about low self confidence and feeling like a failure. The post will talk about general mental wellbeing and the impact of social isolation and loneliness, chronic pain, disability, depression and suicidal ideation. Although there are ideas for managing, please only read on if you feel strong enough. IfContinue reading “Has my health made me a failure? I seem to think so.”
Category Archives: mental health awareness
Is ‘fake care’ STRICTLY helping? How BBC prime time is handling its mental health emergency.
Twenty years of Strictly Come Dancing have gone pretty fast. When the show started I had relatives who are now long gone, my hair certainly looked darker, and I was still a confident woman in her twenties. Strictly was a small reality show with a pensioner for a presenter. I imagine they used fake crystalsContinue reading “Is ‘fake care’ STRICTLY helping? How BBC prime time is handling its mental health emergency.”
Should Mental Health Awareness last more than a week (and be more uncomfortable)?
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post talks about mental health, mental illness and suicide. Although no specific details are shared, please only read on if you feel strong enough and safe enough to do so. For help and support please visit my mental health and suicide prevention support lines page. Ask for help rather than reading onContinue reading “Should Mental Health Awareness last more than a week (and be more uncomfortable)?”
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