***WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS DETAIL AND DESCRIPTIONS THAT MAY CAUSE UPSET*** When I was sixteen, I was sexually assaulted by someone that I knew from school. This was the start of my struggles with mental health as this played on my mind for years and led me to struggle to trust anyone. I then…
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How people treat you, is on them. What I choose to accept is on me Where do I start with my journey and my battles with mental health? It’s been such a long journey and one I didn’t even know I was on, until it became too much. I never talk openly about my journey…
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I’ve recently discussed my time and a photographer and how that developed over a number of years and how it has now turned into Fine and Dandi with Peter Mann. Peter is someone I’ve worked with over the last decade and the time was right for us both to get together for a catch up…
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I’ve recently signed the pledge with Time to Change on behalf of Fine and Dandi. This is to continue to help tackle the stigma around mental health and show that it okay to talk and seek help. Time to Change is a national initiative launched by two charities, Mind and Rethink Mental Illness and they…
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I had a successful career as a financial adviser, but the life I had was stolen from me by the demon that is depression. I was in the depths of despair (as those closest to me know only too well) but thanks to our fantastic NHS, I have been receiving regular therapy for a year…
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In 2016, I was a very carefree individual with no financial or physical health worries and life with my partner Sarah was what I would consider to be perfect. We were happy and very much looking forward to the future. The year spun round to September, I was living in my hometown of Sunderland. I was…
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The difference between confidence and arrogance… There is a thin line between confidence and arrogance. Both of them, can sometimes look similar, but are completely different from each other. Let’s try to find out the difference through this post. Confidence can sometimes be mistaken for arrogance in everyday life. There is a fine line between…
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The negative side of social media. We all know that social media can be fantastic, but everything isn’t always as rosy as it may seem. With all of the good there is certainly some bad things around social media and with the tragic news over the past few days I now think it’s time to…
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Throughout my life I have suffered with major anxiety. There have been many times when I felt like the world was against me, I’ve been on the verge of ending my life numerous times. However, I am proud to say that over the past 3 years I have been able to turn my life around…
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Hi people I am Vicki, I am 46 with a lovely husband Richie and an eight-year-old son Ewan. I run a small family business Safesol with help from my dad. Safesol are a family business that sell chemicals and offer consultancy services for legionella control. We mainly sell Huwa-San, silver hydrogen peroxide disinfectant which is…
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The good, and the bad, of losing a sibling, and the depression that came with it How does one talk about these things? I mean, in this day and age of technology and social media, you see anyone say that we should talk about mental health and what bothers us, but it’s not that easy,…
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Hangover anxiety, and the relationship anxiety has with alcohol. BEFORE I START, CAN I JUST CLARIFY… THIS REALLY ISN’T A PREACHY, ‘WOW LOOK AT ME MAKING A CHANGE IN MY LIFE’ POST. IT’S JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO OPEN UP ABOUT. I RECEIVED A LOT OF PERSONAL MESSAGES AND FEEDBACK AFTER MY FIRST POST. FROM PEOPLE…
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