A-Z of mental health
Information and advice on a huge range of mental health topics
Blogging about mental health issues
Each week we publish blog posts on a whole range of topics, relating in some way to mental health.
We welcome comments and questions on our posts, but have a few ground rules to keep the site welcoming and interesting to every body. The first rule is the most important: be respectful of other commenters and bloggers.
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MarTaking care of business
"Your staff are your business. Investing in their wellbeing is paramount". Ahead of tomorrows webinar, Emma blogs for us about why supporting your staff is so vital.
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MarMy experience of mental health and the working world
Sarah is "not shocked at all" about our new figures showing 1 in 5 people taking a day off work due to stress, and shares five experiences where she hasn't been supported at work.
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MarGetting mental health support at work made all the difference to me
When David became ill with depression and anxiety, it was the support from his boss at a large City law firm that had the biggest impact.
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SepDepression and anxiety - my experience as a young professional
Today's blogger Becca thought that opening up about her anxiety and depression might mean she lost her job. Instead, she found her manager and colleagues were "supportive, kind and helpful".
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JulAnxiety and work - being me
Sarah blogs about her first experience of anxiety at work: "[I] was promised support, and understanding every step of the way, but it couldn’t have been further from the truth" and how far she has come since then.
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JulThe feeling's mutual
Jojo blogs about discrimination, stigma and her experience of a workplace assessment.
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MayDepression and anxiety on the parliamentary estate
Sadie blogs about managing depression and anxiety at work, and the strain that a life in politics can place on your mental health.
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MayTalking about depression in a job interview
Steve blogs about being asked about his depression during a job interview: "...when are you planning on snapping out of it?”
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AprWhy ‘outing’ your fears is the first step towards freedom
Dre blogs about his struggle with depression: dealing with work stress, 'coming out' on the internet and his own unique journey of recovery.
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DecI can't see into the future
Even sympathetic employers can sometimes find it hard to understand mental health problems. This blog vividly illustrates some of the barriers to disclosing a mental health problem at work .
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OctMy journey into work - part 2
Alison has started working again after 13 years on incapacity benefits. In this blog Alison struggles with self value, in work benefits and making mistakes.
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SepMr Elastic Brain
Douglas Cairns, AKA Sid Ozalid, talks about the road from punk poet to corporate high-flyer, his new book and how he learned to balance his mental health with a high-pressure job.
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25
JulReturning to work following a BPD crisis
Sharon talks about her struggle to return to work, why she feels like she needs to work and the support she has gotten from her colleagues.
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Jun"I told my manager and everything changed"
What happens when you disclose mental health problems in an unsupportive workplace? Unfotunately, that was Judith's experience.
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MayWhat difference can the five ways to wellbeing make?
Sorcha Mahony from the New Economics Foundation talks about the small steps you can take to make your work day easier. Part of our series on mental health at work.
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