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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DecPlanning will help me to survive family gatherings this Christmas
For Raven, family gatherings at Christmas can be overwhelming with her anxiety condition. Here, she outlines her coping strategies.
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13
DecSharing my story with the Mind Infoline
Katie blogs about how hard it can be to ask for help and how important it is to reach out to a helpline like the Mind Infoline.
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9
NovVolunteering for Mind
Stephanie blogs for us about her experience of volunteering for Mind. She talks about what the day meant to her and how she felt about making a difference.
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8
DecThe secret work of Mind
Tracey shares her experiences of bipolar, depression and working with Mind: "I had never met anyone so kind, supportive and non-judgemental that genuinely wanted to help me."
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8
DecVolunteering at Torfaen Mind
Bernie blogs their volunteering project: "The work of the volunteers is so important to us and we’re so glad that this system could help us to repay people’s generosity, skills and time in a small way."
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2
DecMaking a creative difference
Looking ahead to Big Give week, Nhys from Craven Mind writes about how a Local Mind Grant enabled them to involve more people than ever in a creative new project.
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8
DecChristmas on the Mind infoline
Peter blogs about why December can be a particularly difficult time for people experiencing mental health problems.
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6
DecSupporting those in crisis
Our second of three blogs from Peter, who works on our information helpline. A lot of the calls Peter receives are from friends, families and carers who are worried about someone they know.
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3
DecA day on the Mind infoline
Our help line workers speak to hundreds of people each week. What do people want to talk about?