…every day I decide to live, another person, someone, chooses to die. Their struggle is my struggle, but they have now gone while I still have a chance…
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Tag: Mental health
Who’s listening? The extraordinary happened to me
This was supposed to be a post of how unfeasible many of our GP practices are run the the UK. But instead, something extraordinary happened…
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“I want someone normal” he said, “without mental health issues”
A ‘wink’ had come in from a popular dating website. For the uninitiated in online dating, this is an indication of interest from someone. I clicked…
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The sound of silence on mental health
“…the sound of silence on mental health problems hurts. It devastates, and sadly, in some cases it kills.”
View More The sound of silence on mental healthStand against bullies
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life” –Winston Churchill I hesitated for a long while to write…
View More Stand against bulliesTalking mental health
Every year 1 in 4 people are affected by mental health illnesses, but are afraid to talk about them for fear of repercussions. Mind and Rethink Mental…
View More Talking mental healthSupporting suicidal loved ones
Something troubles me. I keep hearing of people who commit suicide but their loved ones don’t know why. Everyone conveys condolences. It must be hard…
View More Supporting suicidal loved onesThe Meaning of Suffering
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering – Friedrich Nietzsche My own life has been riddled with…
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