Personal stories & blogs

Rethink Blogs

Rethink's blogs section is where you can read and add comments to online diaries of people affected by mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

You can also read real life stories from those who have experienced mental illness, and their families and carers.

Do you want to write a blog for Rethink? Please read Rethink's blog writing guidelines (link opens in new window). 

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"I have just watched Julian Hendy’s documentary, 'Why Did You Kill My Dad?' I have now stopped crying, I have read some articles about this on the internet and it has all left me feeling incredibly sad, sick, frustrated, worried and angry." Laura, 03 March 2010.

• Read "'Why did you kill my dad?' My own response" in full.

"I spent around 4 months in a psychiatric hospital, mainly on a locked ward and was told that I had a drug induced psychosis. What followed was eleven years of addiction problems and numerous stays in hospital."

• Read Paul's Story about cannabis use and mental illness in full

about any aspect of mental illness, including caring, getting the right benefits and dealing with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or other severe mental illness. Our National Information and Advice Service phoneline is open from 10am to 2pm on weekdays, except holidays.

Here we will list some blogs and online stories that you may also find interesting. Please note, although we try to ensure the content of these sources is suitable, Rethink cannot endorse or take responsibility for the views or content published by website owners.