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Each month we are encouraging our bloggers to write about a themed topic. December's theme is mental health during the holiday season.
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.
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This is new to me. I've never been so open or hoe st. But I'm going to say it all.
I am 31 years old. Since I can remember I have been a nervous person, i was that child at school ...
All of a sudden a few years ago I sat up in bed and it suddenly dawned on me, my life is speeding by while I spend my days worrying about all sorts of stupid stuff! What the hell i...
One of our wonderful media volunteers recalls her initial depression diagnosis at the age of 19 and how, after 12 years of battling the illness, she has finally accepted it.
I was...
Some days I just want to scream, I am here! It's me, Sara Ester Castaldo! I am not invisible! It's true, I look in the mirror and I don't exactly see "me", the one I used to be! Sh...
I recently overheard a Mother talking to her daughter about mental health and was surprised to hear her say that depression was a ‘weakness’ and suicide an ‘easy way out’. Hearing ...
I have SEVERE TARDIVE DYSKINESIA ( I had previously written a blog regarding my condition and story but it has been lost ! ) My doctors/Consultants have tested me on numerous drugs...
By now most of us are aware of the Ice Bucket Challenge. You can't engage in social media without seeing someone chucking a bucket of water over their head.
Inevitably, I have now ...
A SANE supporter wished to share this blog anonymously.
Hi There,
I have been jumbling around mental health issues for the past few years and no doctor has managed to diagnose me,...
This is a exert from a poem which Im currently working on. Eventually I would like this poem to be accompanied by illustrations. I would like the finished piece of work to communic...
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A collection of my own self help mantras and observational tweets, inspired by my mental health recovery.
#depression is wrong. I can do whatever I set my mind to. Belief comes fro...
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