Rethink blogger Chris R

Chris R

Who am I? First and foremost, I am a volunteer mental health advocate, and have had clinical depression (CD) for many years and try to use my experience of CD along with my experience of epilepsy, and a severe speech impediment when working as an advocate for Advocacy in Mind in Taunton and West Somerset.

I am an ardent campaigner for equality, justice and inclusion, and speak out against all forms of prejudice and discrimination.

On the lighter side, I enjoy writing, I am not sure that you will enjoy what I write. However, I hope that you do. You can help me improve what I write by leaving comments on my blogs, good, bad or indifferent, I do not mind.

Some of my friends call me an alchemist; this comes from my love of aromatherapy and experimenting with my own blends of essential oils.

Posts by Chris R

Vinegar

08 June 2011 | Posted by Chris R | 12 comments
Topics: Someone who has experienced mental illness

Clinical depression is the malignant all-pervading vinegar, which sours mind, body and soul, it knows no barriers and does not distinguish between race, creed, colour, class, sex or sexuality. Therefore, no matter what they may think, no one is immune from this, or any other form of mental distress.

Communication, or lack of communication

24 May 2011 | Posted by Chris R | 1 comment
Topics: Work and money, Stigma and discrimination, Social issues

Communication is recognised as an essential human need and, therefore, as a basic human right. Without it, no individual or community can exist, or prosper. We all communicate every day, for the majority of us our main means of communication is the spoken and written word.