Tom Robinson
The terrible dangers of using ketamine to treat depression: a medically induced horror story
Four years ago, I underwent ketamine infusions for treatment resistant depression, and it backfired so spectacularly that it nearly cost...
top of page
Categories
SIGN UP
Search
Tom Robinson
- Mar 13, 2021
- 4 min
Lockdown binge eating and inactivity a 'health time bomb' according to Yorkshire council
It's been an interesting week with lots of mental health stories being published once again. I think the media are going to have to be...
105 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Mar 12, 2021
- 3 min
Caroline Flack found heartbreak impossible according to sister Jody
There was a really short article in The Independent a few days ago in which Caroline Flack's sister and mother revealed details about the...
130 views1 comment
Tom Robinson
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
CQC reports 'unacceptable service' and 'patient abuse' at psychiatric unit in Suffolk
An article published on the BBC News page on Friday revealed the terrible findings from an investigation at a mental health unit in...
146 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Mar 8, 2021
- 5 min
£79 million allocated to children's mental health as a result of increased problems due to COVID-19
There was an article on the BBC News page on Friday which detailed the government spending on children's mental health, with a figure of...
122 views2 comments
Tom Robinson
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
In Bloom: one teenager's experience of the onset of bipolar disorder
Yesterday I wrote about how books can aid mental well-being through the escapism and comfort that can be experienced through reading...
254 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Mar 5, 2021
- 3 min
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts champions reading your way to better mental health
I was so thrilled to see an article on the Music News page this week, in which Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts discusses the benefits of...
113 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
'Death with a heartbeat': Horse & Hound magazine covers my horrific battle with mental illness
I'm so thrilled that people are picking up on what I'm trying to achieve through my writing, and all of the mental health messages that...
329 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Feb 26, 2021
- 3 min
Genius and madness: Are they really related?
There was an article in the Guardian on Monday about the famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, whose painting 'The Scream' has become one...
160 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Mood boost after receiving first Covid 19 vaccination
Today's post is going to be shorter than usual because having got back from the vaccination centre yesterday afternoon, I was...
114 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Feb 17, 2021
- 4 min
Severe mental illness prioritised in Covid 19 vaccine rollout
In contrast to the terrible news I mentioned yesterday and the difficult and distressing subjects that I often discuss on this site,...
130 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Feb 10, 2021
- 3 min
Psychiatric medications: Are they being prescribed too readily?
I read an article in The Telegraph on Saturday which highlights the potential problems we are now facing as a result of increased...
122 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Mental health issues in horse racing and other equestrian disciplines
While riding out one morning recently, a friend brought up the conversation of mental health problems within the horse racing community....
275 views0 comments
Tom Robinson
- Jan 28, 2021
- 4 min
Bipolar Disorder: A gift or a curse?
Bipolar Disorder, previously known as manic depression is an illness in which the sufferer contends with extremes of mood that are beyond...
133 views0 comments
bottom of page