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Submitted by Charlie Knight
Yesterday, I woke up freezing inside a tent covered in snow. Just a few hours later, I found myself trudging through the desert, sunburnt, dehydrated an...
Posted by
Lucy Mills09th Jun 2016
I honestly have days where i feel the entire world just caving in but i also have days the exact opposite, where you feel like your getting better.. Today is a good day, it's still...
Posted by
emberry09th Jun 2016
Submitted by Jamie Stewart
Hello,
I shaved my head to show solidarity and support to all the people who need help just as I have needed help.
I received lots of donations for SANE ...
Posted by
Lucy Mills07th Jun 2016
So I'm moving in a couple of weeks time and heading from Surrey to the Cheshire countryside. My life changed when I got divorced and I have spent the last 4 years struggling to mak...
Posted by
AliceRitaK07th Jun 2016
I am scared. Scared of myself. Scared of getting help and scared of change. Things have been rather slow for me over the last few weeks, i am on the job hunt which is a really scar...
Posted by
emberry06th Jun 2016
One of the main characteristics of my depressive episodes is chaos; my schedule goes completely out of the window. I lose track of time - I might stay up for two or three days in a...
Posted by
naomij2002nd Jun 2016
So what your dad died? So what if you got drunk and made a show of yourself? So what if you are throwing yourself into work? So what if you know exactly how many days it is since y...
It is a strange experiencing walking the road of therapy for the second time.
Of course a lot has changed. First time round, I had no idea what I was doing. Going to see a psychiat...
Posted by
dirkgently106623rd May 2016
I write a lot about depression but I wonder how many people really, truly understand what it is.
In the past, I have used metaphors to try and explain it. For instance how my brain...
Posted by
dirkgently106618th May 2016
It’s almost my birthday. Hooray!
Inevitably then people start asking what I want, to which my usual response is something along the lines of, ‘I don’t know, I don’t really need any...
Posted by
dirkgently106617th May 2016