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'Self first, duty second!' Not the other way round! Self care is key for anyone with mental illness!
This morning I am adding an important post that I have shared on social media. I think the timing of this addition is very apt, since I...

Tom Robinson
Sep 14, 20212 min read
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2021: trigger warning - The reality of mental healthcare in the U.K!
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and I really wanted to write something to coincide with it but I’m going to struggle because, once...

Tom Robinson
Sep 10, 20217 min read
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Suicide Prevention Month 2021: What to say & what NOT to say to someone on the edge with depression!
This month (September 2021) is Suicide Prevention Month in the U.S, and it is also World Suicide Prevention Day tomorrow (10th September...

Tom Robinson
Sep 9, 20214 min read
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Training in NLP: an introduction to neuro-linguistic programming -main concepts & theories explained
On Monday, I started my training in NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) and I’m pleased to report that I think I’m really going to like...

Tom Robinson
Sep 8, 202110 min read
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50km of inspiration: a big thank you to James Crystal & 'team Eeverse' for a great fundraising walk!
It has been such a blessing to finally be enjoying some decent weather and warm sunshine again over the weekend, after what has been...

Tom Robinson
Sep 6, 20218 min read
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Mental health & the importance of preserving a peaceful environment: can we stop trashing it please!
I’ve purposely backed off from writing over the last couple of weeks, while I withdraw from the antipsychotic medication ‘quetiapine’...

Tom Robinson
Sep 3, 20219 min read
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Mental ‘health’ isn’t the problem! Mental illness IS! A dose of reality for anyone that's wondering!
I’ve been wanting to write something over the last few days, but because I’m trying to be the ‘expert of myself’ and put my own mental...

Tom Robinson
Aug 31, 202111 min read
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Quetiapine withdrawal continues: there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but I need way more R&R!
I promised I would be back on the blog at the end of this week with an update, and because I always try to stick to my word – here I am...

Tom Robinson
Aug 27, 202110 min read
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Taking a break and prioritising my own mental health: time for a holiday and some serious R&R!
This week, I was supposed to be continuing on the theme of spirituality & mental illness, but I have had to think again because my...

Tom Robinson
Aug 16, 20218 min read
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The Wheel of Awakening: spiritual awakening, madness, mental illness? - Clockwise or anticlockwise?!
I have no idea what’s going on this week but having been sleeping really quite well over the last few months, I am now back to not...

Tom Robinson
Aug 13, 20216 min read
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Psychiatrists & disagreements: when is someone going to actually help me for a change I wonder?!
Before I continue on the theme of spiritual awakening, madness, and mental illness (which I will be returning to tomorrow), I want to...

Tom Robinson
Aug 12, 20214 min read
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The self-concept and incongruence: psycho-babble or an important point?!
I had not intended to write so much on the topic of psychology, mental health/illness and spirituality this week, but Dr Razzaque’s book...

Tom Robinson
Aug 11, 20215 min read
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The ego and how spirituality & mental illness are linked: ‘Breaking Down is Waking Up' continued....
Today, I’m continuing on the theme of spiritual awakening and its relationship to mental illness, and discussing a few more of the...

Tom Robinson
Aug 10, 202110 min read
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The powerful Lion’s Gate: a perfect time to address the link between spirituality and mental illness
As I’ve been writing this new blog, which I started back in January, I’ve been reminded time and again, through my own and others’...

Tom Robinson
Aug 9, 20219 min read
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Voices of Courage: bipolar warrior Shaun Everett courageously shares his incredibly powerful story
Today’s post is especially important because it highlights a huge number of the problems and issues that us patients are coming up...

Tom Robinson
Aug 6, 20219 min read
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The microbiota-gut-brain axis: the relationship between nutrition and mental health explained
Yesterday, I introduced the gut-brain axis and started to explain the importance of nutrition and its relationship, and influence on our...

Tom Robinson
Aug 5, 20216 min read
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Nutrition and the gut-brain axis: yet another aspect of psychiatry that’s being neglected!
Because we have such vast knowledge in the field of medicine these days, it’s now impossible for one doctor to know everything about each...

Tom Robinson
Aug 4, 20214 min read
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Breaking Down is Waking up: The Connection Between Psychological Distress and Spiritual Awakening
I wrote a very honest post, a couple of months ago now, which detailed my incredibly powerful spiritual experience of mania which...

Tom Robinson
Aug 3, 20218 min read
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‘Veronika Decides to Die’ by Paulo Coelho: an incredibly healing experience!
I have done very little this weekend except rest and recharge which, as well as relaxing, has been so wonderfully enlightening and...

Tom Robinson
Aug 2, 20215 min read
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Voices of Courage: Olanzapine side effects & withdrawals sharing experiences for the sake of others!
The second post in this new series called ‘Voices of Courage’ comes from a blog reader who very kindly reached out to me and offered some...

Tom Robinson
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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