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Thursday, 16 November 2017

When being a mental health activist gets hard

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The first year after my diagnosis with depression was hard. I had expected a quick-fix, but it was six months and five different drugs later...
Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Money can't buy you happiness, but it can buy you things which might make you happy

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I was feeling pretty sad yesterday so I spent €90 on clothes and to be honest, it did help my mood a bit. See, I was feeling frumpy and ful...
Tuesday, 7 November 2017

Mental illness is not a scapegoat for murder

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Yesterday's headlines were written to cause fear. Trump publicly blames mental illness for mass shootings. 'This is a mental heal...
Friday, 20 October 2017

Book review: The Flawed Ones

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The Flawed Ones - A Story of Mental Illness, Addiction and Love by Jay Chirino Jay Chirino has experienced depression and anxiety since ...
Tuesday, 10 October 2017

What’s left to say?

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I’ve beaten my mental illness to death. Or at least, I’ve beaten talking about my mental illness to death. Today is World Mental Health Da...
Thursday, 28 September 2017

What’s wrong with depending on medication for your mental health?

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Have you ever told someone with cancer to stop taking painkillers for their pain? Or told those who inject themselves with insulin daily f...
Tuesday, 26 September 2017

Last week I forgot to take my medication and this is what it felt like

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Last Sunday I was staying over at my boyfriend’s house. It’s a regular enough occurrence, regular enough that I instinctively pack my bag wi...