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A space for brothers and sisters affected by mental illness.

Welcome to Rethink Mental Illness' Siblings Network, for
anyone whose brother or sister has experienced mental illness. Get information and advice on coping with mental illness in the family, read sibling stories, and find support as a young sibling, adult sibling, parent or professional.

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"I could talk openly about how I felt for the first time"

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Sunshine

Lost relationships

It’s been a while now since there was any darkness weighing down the corners of my life. I’m enjoying the normal everyday aspects of university life, friendship and family visits, and I am flying high, feeling excited and intoxicated by a new relationship. I guess that because for the moment, it’s just me, it is only me that I see.

Mia

Coming back around

In my last post I told you it would get better - things had reached their worst for me and my sister following her latest hospital admission. I felt like it was important to be honest about how bad things could be but nothing stays the same for long, and thankfully we're all coming around.

Sunshine

A holiday with my brother

It's summer time, and for a while now things have been really good. I just came back from Zante with my brother; we decided to go together. You know, it's odd how many people asked us why we had come on holiday together and not with our friends. People didn't understand why we would want to spend two weeks together on a party holiday.

Mia

Difficult feelings: the second time around

Warning: This post discusses suicide and may trigger. Our blogger was going through a period of stress after her sister’s attempted suicide, and has since had time to recover, but she felt that sharing her feelings at the time and explaining in her next post how things have now improved might help others dealing with the same thing.

Sunshine

Seeing the Brightest in Every Situation

So this is my first blog, I wasn't quite sure how to start, I was going to start with something philosophical because I am that kind of person! However I thought it would be best to introduce myself properly: I am sunshine, I'm 19, I try and see the brightest in every situation. 

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