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#TimeToTalk Day 2016

by StaceyUpdated on February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

Today is #TimeToTalk Day. Time to talk about mental health with no stigma attached. I think it is so sad that as a population we feel that we can’t talk openly about mental health. Chances are, if you have never suffered mental health issues yourself, then you know someone who has. Openly or not. I’m one of those that feels comfortable talking openly about it. I suffer with anxiety and depression. Plain & simple. But it’s not always so plain and simple. If you know somebody is suffering, please make the time to talk. Even a simple “How are you?”. …

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When you just can’t do it | Depression

by StaceyUpdated on November 13, 2019January 10, 2016

It’s been months. Months since I felt black like this. I suppose life can be described in a spectrum of colours, and people will almost always generally know how you are feeling. And right now I am feeling black. Like a black hole of despair. Despair. Despair at myself. At life. At everything. You know when you consider the worst possible thing that could happen. Is how I feel right now. People ask, “What’s wrong? Are you feeling a bit low?”. No. No I’m not just feeling low. I am depressed. And it’s repeatedly hitting me hard in the face …

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#TimeToTalk Day – #Take5ToBlog

by StaceyUpdated on January 26, 2016February 5, 2015

Today, February 5th, is #TimeToTalk Day. Time to #Take5 to talk about mental illness, to take that step to help end the stigma and taboo. Regular blog readers will know that I have suffered from mental health issues myself so talking about it and raising awareness is something I am very passionate about. I’m going to share my 5 sentence mental health story; you can do the same using the following format, either over on the Time to Change Facebook page or in the blog comment box: My name is Stacey and I have experienced depression, post natal depression, and anxiety. My …

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Anxiety & therapy

by StaceyUpdated on July 3, 2019January 12, 2015

On Monday I attended therapy again. I had a few sessions after my PND with J, and my miscarriage and they helped me so much. When I went to the GP after my breakdown last year I decided that as well as medication, I would like to see the counsellor again as I knew even just one session would help me, just talking about things. I went to the session mainly ready to talk about my social anxiety, as that is what is affecting the most since my major depression started. It just stops me from doing things, going places, as I’m …

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Breakdown

by StaceyUpdated on November 13, 2019December 6, 2014

Yesterday I had another breakdown. I really didn’t see this one coming, it just came from nowhere. Hubby was at work, the boys were playing, and I was sat nearby. I had been feeling on edge all morning but that’s nothing unusual for nowadays so I didn’t think too much of it, really. Over the space of a few minutes I just completely lost it. I cried. Floods and floods of tears. Pacing up & down. Trying so hard to stop myself… I wanted to go back to this same place. I was scared. I couldn’t stop what was happening. But …