It's time for the final guest post of the blogathon and it comes from the lovely Alexandirna of Elysian Haze, who shares her mental health journey and her determination to fight against the stigma. I’ve been staring at my computer screen for a solid 30 minutes, and the multiple days I’ve ignored this. I’m not [...]
Tag: self harm
It’s #TimeToTalk
Hello there, friend. It’s time to talk. Every year, on the first Thursday in February, Time To Changeheads up #timetotalk day. Time To Change is an organisation dedicated to ending the stigma and discrimination around mental health, and the #timetotalk campaign is all about opening up conversations, giving people the opportunity to speak openly about their [...]
It’s #TimeToTalk – War
Image found here. Too often the issue of mental health is brushed aside. Too often people misunderstand that when suffering with mental illness we cannot just 'pull ourselves together' and that we are in fact 'making an effort', and a bigger one than could possibly be imagined if you haven't experienced it. This is why [...]
It’s #TimeToTalk – Getting Out Of Bed
Image found here. Being a person is hard. Getting out of bed is hard. Sometimes when we are struggling with our mental health the thought of getting out of bed seems like the most monumental of tasks, magian to achieve it seems like a minor miracle. So go easy on yourself. And we should definitely [...]