Sorry for no Mental Health Monday last week, folks. I was really busy preparing myself for a Shakespeare exam, and I thought it would be counter-productive to write a post about mental health whilst unnecessarily stressing myself out. However, I am now BACK - university is finished, and although I'll be working this summer, there will … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – ‘crazy’
This has been a difficult post to write. There's so much I want to say about women and female-identifying people and mental health, but the words just don't want to come. Do you ever have that? Anyway, here's my best shot. TW for discussion of suicide and refusal to medicate. In my opinion, there is an … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – feminism and mental health
A Tragic Kind of Wonderful by Eric Lindstrom - terrible name, pretty good book. Fair warning: there will be some spoilers. For sixteen-year-old Mel Hannigan, bipolar disorder makes life unpredictable. Her latest struggle is balancing her growing feelings in a new relationship with her instinct to keep everyone at arm’s length. And when a former friend confronts … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – a tragic kind of wonderful review
Morning, all! Back with yet another #MentalHealthMonday, this time about mental health diagnoses. I'm thinking that this might be a bit of a controversial post, but...I wanted to get my thoughts out there, as I know a lot of people who have struggled with this particular topic. Diagnoses can be very helpful. When my doctor … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – diagnosis
As you might have noticed, I've been posting here and there about my exams and just general busy-ness, so I thought this post would be ridiculously timely for everyone, including me! So, here are some tips that I've picked up that have worked for me! A note: stress is not, in itself, a sign of … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – handling stress
I haven't written a movie review in a while, so I thought it was time to get back on that bandwagon! You may have heard about the newest James McAvoy movie, Split. Three girls are kidnapped by Kevin, a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – split review
So last week I wrote a post about lots of the things that you should never say to someone with a mental illness. This week, I'm going to tackle things that might actually help, which is much, much trickier. As always, this is my personal opinion. Everyone's experience with mental health is different, and what … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – what to say to people with mental illnesses
Hello hello! I wasn't quite sure what to write for this week's Mental Health Monday, but then I mentioned on Instagram that I'd been feeling a bit down recently. (Nothing too bad, just stress, mainly.) This led to someone very kindly saying one of the most annoying things you can say to someone with a … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – never say these things
A bit of a long title, I know, but this is something that I had to comment on. Thought Catalog recently published an article entitled This is Why People With Anxiety Are The Best People to Fall in Love With. I'm not going to link it, because frankly I don't want to give it any … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – people with anxiety are the best to fall in love with (response)
Hello there, my name is Jay and I shall be your guest blogger for this week's edition of #mentalhealthmonday. A quick bit about me: I’m a 22 year old British-Asian medical student who loves geeking out and writing about rap music in his spare time. I have my own blog where I write about rap … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – MH in rap
