Bipolar disorder

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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...

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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....

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Jan 29, 20213 min read