Tom Robinson
No more ego and no more 'real world' BS
I haven't written anything on here in quite a while because I've been so consumed with trying to find an agent/publisher for my...
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Tom Robinson
- Dec 27, 2021
- 17 min
Suicidal people need so much more than this! We are failing people terribly and it's time to WAKE UP
I have now written over 200 posts on this blog this year. My initial intention was to do this so that I could attract the interest of an...
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Tom Robinson
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
To bleed or not to bleed?! #postyourpill: a contentious campaign but a very important conversation!
This morning I'm reposting something I wrote on social media yesterday in conjunction with the #postyourpill campaign which is currently...
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Tom Robinson
- Dec 3, 2021
- 8 min
Mental Wealth Mastery Summit - opening a very important conversation around the future of psychiatry
Last week I attended the virtual Mental Wealth Mastery Summit which ran from November 19, 22-24th and proved to be an incredibly...
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Tom Robinson
- Aug 31, 2021
- 11 min
Mental ‘health’ isn’t the problem! Mental illness IS! A dose of reality for anyone that's wondering!
I’ve been wanting to write something over the last few days, but because I’m trying to be the ‘expert of myself’ and put my own mental...
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Tom Robinson
- Aug 3, 2021
- 8 min
Breaking Down is Waking up: The Connection Between Psychological Distress and Spiritual Awakening
I wrote a very honest post, a couple of months ago now, which detailed my incredibly powerful spiritual experience of mania which...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 28, 2021
- 5 min
Voices of Courage: Olanzapine side effects & withdrawals sharing experiences for the sake of others!
The second post in this new series called ‘Voices of Courage’ comes from a blog reader who very kindly reached out to me and offered some...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 21, 2021
- 4 min
Surviving suicidal thoughts: five key words to hold on to in the darkest of times
I normally prepare something for the blog beforehand, (or at least make notes) but today I’m just going for it freehand because I spent...
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Tom Robinson
- Jul 6, 2021
- 13 min
Supporting others through my lived experience: a demonstration of what I am doing with my time!
I wanted to share today, some of the messages I’ve been receiving since I started this new blog in January, as a demonstration of what...
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Tom Robinson
- Jun 29, 2021
- 8 min
Essex NHS mental health trust fined £1.5m over deaths of 11 patients
There was an article on the BBC News site last week which detailed how a mental health trust has been fined £1.5 million for safety...
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Tom Robinson
- Apr 21, 2021
- 6 min
How peer support played a vital part in my recovery and why I am now helping others
With the help of increased awareness around mental health through campaigns and media coverage, we are all now aware that opening up and...
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Tom Robinson
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
Why I'm terrified for those in crisis this Easter: advice on what to do in a mental health emergency
Today is Good Friday and we are now entering four days of Easter holiday which is a great opportunity for some rest and relaxation....
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 31, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 26, 2021
- 5 min
“My son begged to be sectioned before his death”: why we need services that treat dual diagnoses
There was a heartbreaking story on the BBC News page last week which really resonated and stood out for me. Once again it involves...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 24, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 2, 2021
- 4 min
Self Injury Awareness Day: why we need more personal recovery stories to break stigma and offer hope
Yesterday was Self Injury Awareness Day but I didn't cover it because I was waiting to see what stories and articles were published, so...
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