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Each month we are encouraging our bloggers to write about a themed topic. October's theme is Motivating Yourself.
Share your thoughts/experiences with the SANE Community here.
We advise before submitting your blog to save your entry on a Word document - in case any technical issues arise. If you are experiencing issues, please email your entry to fundraising@sane.org.uk and we will moderate and upload it for you.
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Remember, if you're in need of support, our confidential services are always here.
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Nice to me you, I'm Alexandra benita Hurd
I'm 18 years young
I live in a little town outside London
And this is MY story
All of these things s...
Black Velvet Band And Breakdown
In a neat little town they call Belfast
Apprentice to trade I was bound
And the many's the hours sweet happiness
I've I spent in that neat little to...
Mindfulness accepts what is. If I can allow myself to be in the present moment, there is the possibility of recognising my thoughts, emotions and behaviours. Mental illness like an...
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I've found it very challenging to pluck up the courage to write this extremely honest, personal and delicate post. When a girl I know, Maddie Diamond, published a video to her YouT...
I joined SANE as their Head of Services just over 6 weeks ago. In this time I’ve learnt more than I could ever have expected about our services and those who contact us, but ...
Searching
Connection and Structure
I absorb the Shocks of the Past, and
Into the Present the Chaos Settles
My Struggle for Freedom
Expanding my Perception
Softening my Coarse Edges...
When someone who you love has depression, it's heartbreaking for you to see how they look down on themselves. Sometimes you think: if only you could see yourself as I see you - you...
A Chemical Shovel To The Back Of The Head
Have you ever been forcefully hit around the back of the head with a shovel? Now I am not talking about some flimsy cheap shovel bought in...
The worse thing about being me is the isolation, the lack of opportunity to connect with others. Even if I force myself to enter into a room of other people, or make the effort to ...
The sessions I had with a CBT therapist helped me to expand my awareness, perceptions, experiences and respect for both myself and for others. Much of my past experiences of therap...
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