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Before you read the following, bear in mind that I was on my own with no family, friends or support in a very hostile (to me) environment – our local secure MH hospital, not quite ...
If you use poetry or any sort of writing as an outlet for feelings, worries etc. and find you have writer’s block, here’s a way to get through it.
I’ve had it a few times and it ma...
So a few weeks ago I went to see a psychiatrist after months of crisis team calls and hospital visits. He barely spoke to me, I never got a diagnosis but was put on quetiapine. I t...
Borderline personality disorder.
Hello there, my name is Leah Groom and I’d like to share my story with you today.
When I was 18 I was diagnosed with Borderline personality disorde...
Antipsychotics and stress cause me to have sleep problems.
When I’m very tired my hearing becomes hypersensitive.
Last time in MH hospital I learned and practised the following tec...
Rock Pool
When I was in MH hospital in April – June last year, I found beautiful things were sometimes the most simple to find.
There was an enclosed courtyard with herbs like rose...
I'm always being told to be brave, keep fighting and isn't it about time I sorted myself out. Think of my kids.
I want to scream at them, "that's all I do, I think of my kids every...
A new book means new ideas. The start of a new chapter and the beginning of a great story. I literally bought myself a new notebook today (to write down my ideas and thoughts of th...
Inevitably at this time of year our thoughts turn towards Christmas, a time of family, happiness and celebration.
I wrote a blog last year, exploring why I found the season difficu...
This is how I believe my depression is.
Your mind is like an ocean. Feelings, secrets and memories are all hidden deep underwater. On the down days, you feel like you are drowning…...
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