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Sut y gwnaeth hunangymorth â chefnogaeth fy helpu i adennill fy hyder

Lauren

Mae Lauren, o Aberhonddu, yn blogio am sut y gwnaeth hunangymorth â chefnogaeth ei galluogi i adennill ei hyder wrth astudio yn y brifysgol oddi cartref.
It’s never too late to ask for help

Jasmine

Jasmine blogs about how Mind has supported both her and her mother with their mental health.
Dydy hi byth yn rhy hwyr i ofyn am help

Jasmine

Mae Jasmine yn blogio am sut mae Mind wedi ei chefnogi hi a'i mam gyda'u hiechyd meddwl.
Tackling taboos in my community

Shabbir

In South Asian Heritage Month, Shabbir blogs about the stigmatisation of mental health and how he’s trying to change that.
Rhannwch y Baich: defnyddio animeiddiad i dynnu sylw at iechyd meddwl ffermwyr

Osian a Gareth

Mae Osian a Gareth yn trafod iechyd meddwl ffermwyr, a sut wnaeth Osian animeiddio'u straeon.
Fe wnaeth fy Mind lleol fy helpu i weld fy hunanwerth

Nicki*

Mae Nicki* yn blogio am sut y gwnaeth ei Mind lleol ei helpu i ddysgu sut i werthfawrogi ei hun.
My local Mind helped me realise my self-worth

Nicki*

Nicki* blogs about how her local Mind helped her learn how to value herself.
100 new things that lifted me out of my depression

Jessica

Jessica blogs about the challenge she set herself that proved she had the capacity to enjoy life.
I was pregnant and homeless with BPD and PTSD

Rita

Rita blogs about how she recovered from the most challenging period of her life.
Being in hospital taught me to slow down, and appreciate each day

Emma

Emma says that the support she got from staff in her psychiatric unit helped her rebuild her life.
‘I have never felt more unsafe than I did in hospital’

Priya

Priya blogs about her traumatic experience after being sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
A journey for my father

Lawrence

As part of our series on inpatient care, Lawrence blogs about how his dad’s experience of hospital started him on a lifelong quest to improve care for people with mental health problems.

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Alice

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My psychosis helped me as a psychiatric nurse

Alice worried that her own mental health problems may hinder her career. Thankfully the reality has proved different.

Dave

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Dave

I got off the streets because of my children

Dave, who has bipolar disorder, blogs about how he regained control of his life.

Alun

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How PTSD support helped me change my life

Alun, from Pontypridd, blogs about how he was impacted with PTSD and how he got help.

Mandeep

Mandeep

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Mandeep

We need to talk about racism and mental health.

Mind trustee Mandeep blogs about the lack of culturally competent care for her mother and the impact of racial trauma.

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