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Going visual! How to support the suicidal person: Dying to Stay Alive's first YouTube video!
As all my regular readers now know (because I bang on about it constantly), this blog is here because I am determined to help others to...

Tom Robinson
Feb 24, 20223 min read
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The NIGHTMARE of Christmas for the depressive & what you can do to help them at this time of year
Having spent the large majority of my adult life in suicidal hell, I can confidently say that everything I write on here is accurate. So...

Tom Robinson
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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Keeping positive this winter: three key elements to maintaining a high vibration
Today I am adding a quick-fire post to help people stay positive as we go into the depths of winter. It is often at this time of year...

Tom Robinson
Dec 15, 20214 min read
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Psychiatry must be patient led - please remember doctors: the client is the expert of themselves!
As we come towards the end of the year I am wrapping up the blog with my final posts, some of which are incredibly important. I will...

Tom Robinson
Dec 13, 20214 min read
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Are relationships with others the root cause of every mental illness?
I have now almost fulfilled my promise of writing on this new blog for a whole year. I decided to commit to this back in January when I...

Tom Robinson
Dec 8, 20214 min read
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Social support & friendship is the best medicine but only as long as the communication is on point!
I really wanted to add a quick post today because I feel as though I've neglected the blog recently and I want to assure people that I am...

Tom Robinson
Nov 25, 20213 min read
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Forgiveness: an essential part of mental illness recovery
Firstly, I must apologise for the gap in posts recently; I am devoted to writing about mental health/well-being and illness, but have had...

Tom Robinson
Nov 12, 20213 min read
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The body, mind & spirit link: releasing the past through recurring shingles and tears of emotion
I know many don’t accept this stuff but this month is ridiculously charged. Those with a connection to this will feel all sorts of...

Tom Robinson
Nov 6, 20212 min read
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NLP lessons 6 & 7 a recap of 'Anchoring' as we head towards the end of the course!
I have been recapping my NLP course on the blog over the last few weeks as I study to become a practitioner, but unfortunately, I have...

Tom Robinson
Oct 25, 20214 min read
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NHS wasting up to £568M a year on pointless pills: please take caution but be warned of withdrawals!
I wanted to add this post this morning since it covers a topic which I have been trying to highlight over recent weeks; namely, the...

Tom Robinson
Oct 20, 20212 min read
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The mind/body connection: unresolved trauma, shingles, and the process of healing and integration!
I have hardly written anything on here recently, as I have been struggling to overcome the rather unpleasant symptoms of the shingles...

Tom Robinson
Oct 15, 20214 min read
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World Mental Health Day 2021 & a recap of NLP lesson 5!
It was World Mental Health Day yesterday (10th October 2021) and I had originally planned to write a masterpiece to coincide with it but...

Tom Robinson
Oct 11, 20215 min read
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Revisiting past trauma: cathartic? Or avoidable & unnecessary torment?!
I haven't written much this week as I've been devoting my efforts towards other things such as: NLP study, French, writing other...

Tom Robinson
Oct 7, 20214 min read
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The reality of the appalling mental healthcare system, determination to help others, & NLP lesson 4!
I have spent hours of my time writing over the weekend as I try to craft out another book proposal and synopsis for my combined...

Tom Robinson
Oct 4, 20214 min read
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Mental illness: the brutal reality that people have got to wise-up to!
I am having a break from the blog this week as I concentrate on a few other things, but I just wanted to add something about the reality...

Tom Robinson
Oct 1, 20212 min read
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NLP lesson 3 & taking a break to focus on other priorities!
I had initially intended to write last Friday, but instead I decided to take some more time to think about how I’m going to proceed with...

Tom Robinson
Sep 27, 20217 min read
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Astrological influences in road to recovery from severe bipolar disorder: cynics take a deep breath!
I didn’t write yesterday as I decided to give myself a rare day off from the blog to take advantage of the beautiful early autumn weather...

Tom Robinson
Sep 22, 202110 min read
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Why people can’t say ‘mental illness’ & a recap of NLP lecture 2!
Last week, I started explaining the importance of something called ‘radical acceptance’ which is one of the main principles behind DBT...

Tom Robinson
Sep 20, 20218 min read
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Profound change in mental illness recovery: immense healing and rediscovering one’s faith
I’ve hesitated again before publishing this post this morning because I have now gone so far ahead in documenting this important story...

Tom Robinson
Sep 16, 20215 min read
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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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