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I find the topic of self harm difficult to talk about even though I have not done it for 8 months now. I started when I was 16 and taking my exams. I was an unhappy teenager, over weight and not very popular and took my pain out on myself. From then on it [...]
I am in the process of writing my How To Self Harm Safely book and wanted to ask that if you have any questions about self-harming that you would like to see covered in the book or any suggestions then please just let me know so I can include them I am also hoping to [...]
I have a terrible habit of saying “I’m bipolar” or “Im the crazy women” instead of saying ” I suffer from a mental illness”. I often wonder if my tone offends anyone? Do other mentally ill people find this frankness offensive? I have fought hard to accept my illness and yes I use humour to [...]
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My names Shelley and I’m a 21yr old mother to a beautiful baby girl. Reading your blog was like seeing everything I’m feeling written down. I was beginning to think I had schizophrenia or some social mental disorder. I feel so much better knowing what it is and where to go from here. I was [...]
Kicking Self Harm Guide At the beginning of December, I reached a large milestone, a milestone I’d never reached before. I managed to not self harm for a whole two years. For me, that’s a massive achievement. I started to self harm in September 2002 when I was 14 years old and although I can’t [...]
I got into a relationship at 16 years old with a family friend that I had a crush on since primary school, he was the best boyfriend ever. He would spoil me and we would spend all day together. We moved into together. We renovated everything, bought furniture together, got a puppy. I started a [...]
Jeez when did Twitter become a bloody mortuary? I think I may have followed far too many suicidal tweens or teens. I say tweens as I have just been chatting to a rather extraordinarily good writer who informed she was 12. I am sad and somewhat worried at the amount of young girls who take [...]
I am lucky in a lot of ways. I grew up in a loving home where I was always encouraged to aim high and follow my own path, but I was also very, well different. I’ve always been shy and starting from about age 6 I was bullied a lot – so much I had [...]
I can’t believe I’m writing this, but part of me misses being suicidal. An abysmal declaration, if ever there was one… I know. Still, it’s a true statement and, if you have a moment, I’ll explain myself here. Emergency exits make us feel a little safer, don’t they? It’s nice to know, that if [...]
There is a distinct lack of understanding about mental illness in society, rather shocking considering the statistics show that 1 in 4 suffer from mental illness. Why mental health should be taught in schools My Own Story; I was 13 when I attempted to take my own life; after years of bullying and a dysfunctional [...]
I would hate to be my husband, a friend of mine or even a family member. I know all too well that I am not the easiest person to live with or be around, hell I don’t even like me sometimes. I don’t mean to be off, sharp or rude with people, its generally [...]
Q; Over the last 10 years since I was 14, I’ve been struggling with severe depression. I have been on several medications, having counselling, CBT, taken time off and travelled overseas to hope I could leave it behind. Nothing works. My problem is that nobody has any idea that this has been going on and [...]
“Mum don’t you love us anymore” were the words that became the turning point for me. I had hidden away my deepest and darkest thoughts for the previous two years and as a result the effects that my mental health were having upon my children were devastating. I was damaging my children because I was [...]
I’m waving to stop from drowning I come from a long line of mentally ill people, on both my Mother and Father’s side. They chose to calm with alcohol, drugs and whatever else took their mind off what was going on inside their heads. I was first handed medication when I was a few months [...]
As a parent, you want your teen to be happy and healthy, and have a long, full life. You probably do not want to think about the possibility of his life ending when he is young. Unfortunately, teen suicide is a fact of life that we cannot pretend does not exist. There are some ways [...]
Today I was asked a question that nobody has ever asked me before “If it were possible to take your bipolar away, would you”. I answered without hesitating; its only now half an hour later I smile at the reply I gave, the answer was No, no I would not cure my bipolar. Two years [...]
For as long as I can remember from being a child there were words in my ears. Every day I was told exactly what I was. As time passed it became all I knew. There was nobody to tell me any different. I could cope with the physical violence but it’s the words that [...]
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