Tom Robinson
Freddie Flintoff: Living with Bulimia – a powerful and unflinching documentary
Last autumn there was a documentary which aired on BBC One featuring Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff who bravely discussed his 20-year battle...
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Tom Robinson
- Apr 7, 2021
- 4 min
Former child music prodigy Amy Studt talks about her battle with rapid cycling bipolar disorder
Music has barely featured in my life for the most part of the last twenty years because depression and mixed state bipolar disorder...
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Tom Robinson
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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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
- Apr 1, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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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 30, 2021
- 6 min
World Bipolar Day – we may have a diagnosis of BPD but why do we all experience it so differently?!
Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental illness in which the sufferer experiences extremes of mood that are...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 29, 2021
- 4 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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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 25, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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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 22, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
Why I'm relieved to have avoided the risks of ECT and how I recovered from TRD through painless rTMS
There was an article on the BBC News page yesterday that discussed the results of a medical investigation into the use of...
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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 17, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Tom Robinson
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
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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Tom Robinson
- Mar 15, 2021
- 6 min
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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