First of all: yes, of course it is a choice. BUT…and this is an important but…a non-suicidal person pointing this out to someone in acute crisis tends to come laden with judgement, whether implicit or explicit, intended or not. It often is: “Well, it’s your choice, so just decide” “It’s your choice, so why are… Continue reading Is Suicide a Choice? A Survivor’s Perspective
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Hold On Pain Ends
Today’s Occupational Therapy activity was stone painting. I made something I need to try to convince myself:
Hold
On
Pain
Ends
Difficult Anniversaries with Mental Health Problems
TRIGGER WARNING: DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS Today is the second anniversary of the first time I tried to kill myself; a day that almost nobody knows about (most think my first attempt was the one that led to hospital admissions 6 weeks down the line). All the horror – in its many forms – both… Continue reading Difficult Anniversaries with Mental Health Problems
Analogies to help understand emotional struggles
The Crisis Team Manager met with me today to start some safety management work and she came up with a great analogy for my current struggles to let myself feel anything with regards to my recent news, especially because I feel like a useless hypocrite for not feeling happy and not being even a little… Continue reading Analogies to help understand emotional struggles
THE News
This is a weird one: the first time I’ve written a blog post knowing full well that multiple professionals involved in my care are now/have been reading my blog! So, to you folks: please make sure that you know that what I write here are all unfiltered thoughts, intended to be put out there with anonymity,… Continue reading THE News
Awareness Without Provision — thedoodlechroniclesblog
My contribution to #TimetoTalk day: A piece that I wrote for suicide prevention day that is equally applicable to this awareness day, about the desperate need to increase the provision of help/treatment/support available for mental health struggles, not just raise awareness. This week is suicide prevention week and there’s a lot of discussion and debate… Continue reading Awareness Without Provision — thedoodlechroniclesblog
The Struggles of Mental Illness Don’t Stop Over the Holidays: Please be Gentle With Yourself and Others
If you need some extra help and support, please know that there is always somewhere to turn, even over the holidays.
Please Don’t Suffer in Silence: Where to Turn for Support Over the Holidays
Infographic signposting the help available at this time of year when many people find themselves feeling more alone with their struggles.
[I made it last year, so really should update it, but thought it was worth sharing in its current form (typos & all) just in case it can help someone]
The Ones Who Make a Difference
​Tonight I am incredibly thankful for an awesome crisis nurse who was patient, compassionate and funny over the phone to me both in the middle and right at the very end of her 15 hour shift today. She likely was in charge for most or all of the day, so goodness knows the strains she’s… Continue reading The Ones Who Make a Difference
The Real SuperheroesÂ
The real superheroes don’t wear capes or masks, there are no lights shone into the sky for them, and their extraordinary achievements don’t get splashed all over the media. The real superheroes save lives, but in ways that go almost unnoticed or are greatly undervalued. They are nurses, doctors, social workers, healthcare assistants, psychologists, teachers,… Continue reading The Real SuperheroesÂ
A Quick Word About Positive Mental Health Care
Lately I’ve been a bit moan, moan, moan. Since Wednesday, I’ve received great care from those in the mental health teams supporting me and I keep trying to draft a post about just how well I’m being looked after but I don’t appear to have the mental capacity or even the words at the moment… Continue reading A Quick Word About Positive Mental Health Care
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