This week has been National Suicide Prevention Week. If you or anyone that you know has been experiencing suicidal thoughts or hopelessness or suffering in any way, please reach out for help. Samaritans Hours: Available 24 hours. Call 116 123 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/suicide/ https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ For Suicide Prevention Week, I wanted to talk about how we as a society… Continue reading National Suicide Prevention Week: What Do You Think About Suicide?
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Poem for World Suicide Prevention Day
*TRIGGER WARNING* If all you did was get out of bed today, There is no judgement here. If you wanted to cry and scream and you did, There is no judgement here. If you failed and you’re in deep pain, There is no judgement here. If you quit and you’re ashamed, There is no judgement… Continue reading Poem for World Suicide Prevention Day
List of Things That Better Your Mental Health Overall
For all those asking how to better your mental health and achieve a state of wellbeing, here are some ideas...
How To Support Someone With Depression or Anxiety
Apparently, not enough people know how to support someone with depression or anxiety. As these are the most common mental illnesses that all of us are likely to experience to some degree, I wanted to give my advice. (By the way, I have personally suffered from both, helped friends and family through both, and have… Continue reading How To Support Someone With Depression or Anxiety
We Don’t “Get Over It”
*It's Mental Health Awareness Week* I was doing my regular head conversation thing and I thought about how some people may say that I "got over" my Social Anxiety (as in the level and intensity that it was when I was younger). As if I grew out of it. As if it was a… Continue reading We Don’t “Get Over It”
“It’s All In Your Head”
Here's my thoughts on the ignorant comment about mental health "it's all in your head"...
Prevention Over Treatment
Let's create a world where mental health care and practices are normal. I discuss prevention over treatment in mental health...
What I Mean By Mental Health
When I talk about mental health, I don't just mean mental illness. There's a lot that goes into mental health, so let me explain...
Podcast Episode: Let’s Be Mentally Strong
This Mental Health Awareness month (and week specifically), I wanted to share how we all need to get into the habit of caring about our mental health as a normal, routine part of our lives. How we can all be stronger and healthier and fitter mentally, if we only paid more attention to it... Click… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Let’s Be Mentally Strong
Difference in Language: Mental Health
It's important to note and appreciate the difference in language when speaking about mental health and mental illness. Language is important in all situations, but even more so in this circumstance, as it is in relation to people who are vulnerable. Language can mean the difference between feeling understood and supported, or feeling judged and… Continue reading Difference in Language: Mental Health
S. R. Crawford 