I have done very little this weekend except rest and recharge which, as well as relaxing, has been so wonderfully enlightening and...

I've been wanting to write something about the celebrated U.S gymnast Simone Biles and her dramatic exit from the team and individual...

This morning, I am reposting an article that I wrote a few months ago which details the treatment that (after nearly 20 years of hell),...

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...

Today's post is not going to be anything like my usual entries because I felt really ill last night and have decided to just add a...

There have been so many instances over the course of my illness when I’ve found myself struggling with my sleep. It always seems to be...

In the spirit of sticking to less contentious posts, I have decided to just add something for people to quietly consider over the...

This week the U.K has seen rocketing temperatures and as usual it’s become the hottest (sorry) topic of the moment. As I mentioned last...

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...

I have decided to revert to writing about some less controversial topics relating to mental health/well-being this week, rather than...

I am feeling pretty shattered this week because writing about psychiatric medications has coincided with my recurring problems and...

Today marks the first day of a new series of posts that I am including on the 'Dying to Stay Alive' site, written by other warriors and...

I’m feeling pretty exhausted this morning because writing about medications and the problems that they’ve caused me over the years, is...

Yesterday, I discussed some of the issues that I’ve come up against in my hideous twenty-year psychiatric nightmare. The truth is that...

The role of medications in psychiatry is a contentious issue and one which I have often felt hesitant about discussing. The reason for my...

Yesterday, I mentioned how our emotions, particularly anger, can have a negative effect on our mental health. Emotion, feeling and mental...

Recent events have prompted me to consider how our emotions, particularly anger, can have a negative impact on our mental health. I...

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...

Since starting this new blog in January, I have been concentrating on discussing some of the mental health articles and news items that...

It’s quite fitting that my last post was about ‘how journaling can help your mental health‘, because today I’m going to use it for...