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“I really can’t choose to leave my bipolar at home” Melanie’s story
24/05/2022
37 year old marketer, Melanie has been recently diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder. She discusses the challenge of receiving this news and working out how and why her own perception of it could be so different from other people’s.
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“The best decision I’ve ever made” – Ben’s story
18/05/2022
After experiencing a breakdown, Ben was put in contact with our Derbyshire Recovery and Peer Support Service and hasn’t looked back since. After setting up his own support group and helping others through their struggles, Ben now works for Rethink Mental Illness and says that he has finally found purpose. Here’s his story.
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"Calories on a menu could hinder my recovery"
15/05/2022
Katie has lived with an eating disorder for almost 15 years. While she is currently in recovery, she is worried about the government’s decision to make calories on menus mandatory in some restaurants.
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Transphobia and mental illness – Deborah’s story
10/05/2022
Deborah is a trans woman who experiences depression, anxiety, dissociation and personality disorders. She knows more than most about the impact that being trans can have on your mental health. In this blog, she explains her story and talks about her experience of the intersection between transphobia and mental illness.
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The governments announcement of the long-awaited reform of the Mental Health Act
10/05/2022
After many years of campaigning, we are delighted by today’s announcement that the Government will publish draft legislation to reform the Mental Health Act.
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Fifty years ago, our mission was born
This year we mark the 50th anniversary of a newspaper article that changed the way society talks about mental illness and led to the creation of Rethink Mental Illness. We caught up with our CEO Mark Winstanley to ask him about the changes we have seen and what challenges lie ahead.
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OCD is not an adjective or a quirk, let’s stop using it as one
There’s a common misconception that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves being excessively tidy or being keen on straight lines or patterns. Amanda, a 28 year old working in medical research, explores the myth around this debilitating condition and explains that it’s time to change this frustrating narrative.
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“I was lucky, many are not.” – Simon on surviving suicide
Simon Gray shares his first-hand experience of suicide and the collective responsibility and role we can have in preventing it
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If trauma can be passed down through generations, so can joy
Psychotherapist and author Lola Jaye explains that although the issue of racism is more embedded in society’s consciousness, the effects of historical and systemic racism are still having far-reaching effects on the mental health of Black people.
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Today marks one year since I last self-harmed
Our great friend and all-round great guy, Carl Burkitt, tells us about his experience of self-harm and how he learned to treat himself with compassion and understanding.
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