If you are reading this then you have probably lost someone incredibly dear to you and l extend my deepest condolences to you, sending all the strength and love that I possess. I myself and many others reading this have recently lost someone incredibly dear to them, adding to a long list of devastating tragedies. …
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How can I be happy? This seems to be one of the biggest and most common questions of the present day. There has been a 48% rise in anxiety and depression in children in the past 15 years, suicide in the ages ranging between 10-14 is up by 300% in the past 10 years, 65% …
Please note - I am aware that the following incidents that I am sharing are sensitive to a lot of people who knew our late beloved friend/family but I believe that this information can help many others who are suffering. I sincerely do not wish to upset anyone in doing so but to prevent as …
I got bullied a lot when I was at primary school and when I started secondary school I felt like I had to prove a point to prevent this from happening again. I spent the first year picking fights with people for no reason and acting like someone that was literally the opposite of …
Me enjoying a winter snow season In 2014 I left my normal life in Lithuania to follow my heart. It lead me to Austria to snowboard and to see the mountains. My aim was to find a job that could pay for food and accommodation so that I could spend all day living the dream. …
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Since doing work on various bad habits, and one serious addiction I have come to realise that everyone is self-medicating in one way or another. Self-medication can be in the form of food, shopping, alcohol, illegal drugs, medical drugs or almost anything that you find comfort in. I realised that I have been self-medicating in …
Hi James, I have read your story and it has unexpectedly made me want to share my story with you. So here goes... Growing up I had an abusive father who drank heavily, although never physically hurting me or my brother, we witnessed my mum getting beaten. He would call the shots and everyone listened. …
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If you are having suicidal thoughts, please know that you are not your thoughts. Someone once told me this metaphor and it really helped me. Think of yourself as water. Water is pure like you. The negative thoughts that you are having are dirt that has got into the water. Despite the water being dirty, …
I am doing fairly well in life at the minute but things have not always been this way. Through my stupidity, I have become rich in the wisdom of hard lessons and I would like to start giving back what so many have previously given to me. I am starting a mental health blog because …
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