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Gardening and mental well-being: why being close to nature is so beneficial
I thought I’d better write something a bit calmer and less distressing today because covering some of these involved stories is upsetting...

Tom Robinson
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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Blind student’s emotional reunion with guide dog after seven months lonely and isolated
I thought I would write a less involved post today to balance out the rather difficult topics I generally discuss on here. Committing to...

Tom Robinson
Apr 9, 20214 min read
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Hoarding: why I've spent Easter dealing with the after-effects of this disorder!
For many years, Easter has passed me by completely unnoticed, because up until now I've been far too ill to be able to appreciate or...

Tom Robinson
Apr 6, 20213 min read
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Stress Awareness Month 2021
As well as being April Fools Day, today is the first day of Stress Awareness Month which is recognised globally and has been held every...

Tom Robinson
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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The mental 'health' and mental illness exercise conundrum
There always seems to be a lot of advice in the media about exercise and how it is good for our mental health - which I don't disagree...

Tom Robinson
Mar 31, 20214 min read
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Mental well-being: could there have been some benefits of spending more time alone this lockdown?
With the restrictions of the last year meaning that opportunities for social interaction have been limited, many of us have been spending...

Tom Robinson
Mar 29, 20214 min read
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How I am rediscovering my true self and why flowers have a positive effect on my mood
It’s been another week of mental health news and press, some of which has been difficult to document because it’s meant that I’ve had to...

Tom Robinson
Mar 27, 20213 min read
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Update: blog, book, zoom talks and riding out again!
I am having to write a rough draft of the blog the evening before because I am now back to riding out for the racehorse trainer down the...

Tom Robinson
Mar 25, 20213 min read
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What to say if someone tells you that they feel suicidal and how to support and help them
Every post that I write on here is vitally important, but today's is especially so, because knowing what to do when someone tells you...

Tom Robinson
Mar 24, 20215 min read
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Sad reality of U.K mental healthcare: a huge disparity between NHS and private psychiatric services
There were an enormous amount of articles published as a result of the broadcasting of two powerful mental illness and suicide...

Tom Robinson
Mar 23, 20214 min read
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Your Horse magazine interview: recounting some difficult memories
I had an interview yesterday with a journalist who wanted some details about my battle with mental illness for an article that will...

Tom Robinson
Mar 22, 20213 min read
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First day of astronomical spring brings hope for better things to come
I've covered so many distressing topics again this week (some of them highly personal), so today I'm having to write something more...

Tom Robinson
Mar 20, 20213 min read
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The heartbreaking documentary aired last night on Channel 4 - Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death
This week has been tough for me because there have been three posts that I've had to write on here that have brought up so many memories...

Tom Robinson
Mar 18, 20214 min read
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Our Silent Emergency: a candid look at the crisis of young male suicide
Last night a documentary was aired on BBC One featuring radio presenter Roman Kemp who publicly displayed his grief and anguish at losing...

Tom Robinson
Mar 17, 20216 min read
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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
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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
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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
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Mental health nurse found 'incompetent' after failure to give antipsychotic drugs
I don't particularly enjoy having to highlight the failures and shortcomings of mental health care in the U.K, but without people knowing...

Tom Robinson
Mar 11, 20214 min read
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Social anxiety disorder: will the lifting of restrictions pose problems?
I read an article yesterday which discussed the potential problems for people with anxiety disorders, which could stem from the lifting...

Tom Robinson
Mar 10, 20214 min read
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£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
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