Dave’s story
Dave’s story At times, people tell me they’re not creative, but I like to think we all are. I have never seen myself as someone who can paint or draw.
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Steven’s story I’ve had an ongoing battle with drug use for over 20 years which led me down a dark path. I was in a place where I was miserable
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Adrienne’s story Outside of my blog, I have been a featured writer/contributor for some organisations involved in mental health, and overall health and social care. One of which is the Humans
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Lucy’s story I came to be in the role of a peer support worker after a series of events which changed my perception of my life’s expectations and social norms.
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Angel’s story I’ve struggled and battled with anxiety for a long time. I remember I was about 10 years old and wondering if it was normal to worry so much
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Marie’s story I’ve spent a lot of time during lockdown thinking about all of the things I’d like to move forward with in my life, but I think sometimes we
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Camillus’s story I do believe that recovery is real. From personal experience, with the help of family and friends and the input from various services, and ultimately drawing on my
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Natalie’s story We know there’s a relationship between self-harm and our emotions. Often when we experience emotional distress it is very unpleasant and we don’t quite understand how to process
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Dave’s story Staying connected to others is always a key element in keeping well mentally and emotionally. Now that coronavirus has restricted our options to achieve this, it is perhaps
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Michaela’s story I was really young when my parents found out I was diagnosed with epilepsy; I was about 18 months old. I have had treatment for it and now
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