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Mindfulness 'doesn't work for everyone' according to research study
Yesterday's article about my ketamine 'experience' really took a lot out of me, because in writing it I revisited so many of the...

Tom Robinson
Mar 16, 20214 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 15, 20216 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 13, 20214 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 12, 20213 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 9, 20214 min read


£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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 8, 20215 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 6, 20213 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 5, 20213 min read


'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...

Tom Robinson
Mar 1, 20213 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Feb 26, 20213 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Feb 19, 20213 min read


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,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 17, 20214 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Feb 10, 20213 min read


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....

Tom Robinson
Jan 29, 20213 min read


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...

Tom Robinson
Jan 28, 20214 min read
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