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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27
FebBuilding the Elephant's new home
Tracey tells us how she helped to build Elefriends - an online community where you can listen, share and be heard, which started life on Facebook.
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26
FebDear borderline me...
"Hang in there. Like everything, this will pass." Today Aisha shares a letter that she's written to her future self. What would you write?
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25
FebA rocky road
Ahead of Self-injury Awareness Day on 1 March, Sophie blogs for us about how online support gave her the confidence she needed to get help offline.
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22
FebMy journey through dialectical behaviour therapy
Today, Vickie shares her experience of dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder, and how she feels it has benefited her.
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20
FebSeries review: My Mad Fat Diary
The final episode in the first series of My Mad Fat Diary aired on Channel 4 on Monday 18 February. Today Sophie reviews the series for us, and tells us why she's grateful to Rae Earl for sharing her experiences.
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19
FebHow to cope at uni
Going to university can be a stressful time for anybody, but especially when you have to cope with a mental health problem as well. Bellsie learnt the hard way about some of the things that can help.
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18
FebMedication: to take or not to take?
Hannah shares her 20 year journey to find the right combination of medication to manage her bipolar disorder, and the challenges she's been through.
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14
FebChanging attitudes in HR
Guest blogger Alison gives an HR professional's perspective on mental health in the workplace and reports back on an event she organised with Mind this month.
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14
FebEverybody knows somebody
"Anyone can develop an eating disorder" - Chloe and Charlotte, Assistant Psychologists from the Vincent Square Eating Disorder Service, blog for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2013.
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14
FebMind, body & spirit
"I wonder just how many people with a mental health problem have a strong faith or spirituality". Today Sarah blogs about spirituality and mental health, and what it means to her.
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13
FebOvercoming the power of an eating disorder
Rachel from our communications team blogs for Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
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13
FebWorking with Schizophrenia: no one should be written off
Mind CEO, Paul Farmer, blogs in response to the Work Foundation's research into schizophrenia and employment.
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12
FebCreating a memory space for my husband
Alli blogs for us about creating a memory space for her husband, after he sadly took his own life in May 2012.
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12
FebEating disorders can be beaten - tell everyone
It's Eating Disorders Awareness Week and Ilona blogs about being "pretty much recovered" from Anorexia Nervosa and her training for this year's London Marathon.
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FebMy experience of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service
In Paul's second blog for Mind, he talks about how using the IAPT service helped him through a difficult period in his life and about his plans for the future.