Mindset
“I wrote this particular verse during the first Summer of Covid lockdown. I was sitting in the garden watching the birds flying in and out of their nests feeding their young, it seemed to me that nature had a soothing effect on me. Surrounded by bees collecting pollen from the flowers and the trees standing…
Another Psychosis, Another Involuntary Section
HLR discusses their experience of psychosis and being sectioned in this moving piece.
Heart Pill
The pen drawing “Heart Pill” was made early after his diagnosis. It represents coming to terms with being on medication for the rest of your life. The pills are as much a part of you and significant to survival as your own organs.
Burning rose
“This was drawn for a very specific purpose, but I never had the courage to post the words that went with it on my website. The post covered suicide and the deep sense of sadness my partner and I felt when 2 people we’d known (one very close) made the tragic decision to end their…
Label
“As a service user, labels within mental health care can often feel like being caught in a snare. No matter how much you might disagree with one, the more you struggle the tighter they seem to grip hold.”
Gentle Healthcare
“Lately I’ve felt like my life is one long string of conversations with medical professionals, with bouts of tears, insomnia and chronic pain peppered in between, making day to day life…well…crap. For a bit of fun I spent an afternoon drawing some of the smaller things I associate with medical professionals, then to try and…
Time
“Recovery from mental illness takes time. We know this, we are told it constantly. But how exhausting it is to keep holding on…waiting for our time, our turn to feel better, to finally come. I am exhausted and I cannot hold on forever.”
Twin
“As usual, I’ve used my Kawaii style to represent something debilitating in a gentle way. My BPD (or EUPD) diagnosis came as a shock 6 years ago, but with the support of my partner and lots of research, it started to reveal why I am the way I am. It’s a fragmented way of living,…
Descent
“The desperate and constant struggle against mental illness. The meds, the therapy, the crisis calls – all frantic footholds we use against what can often feel like an inevitable descent to our darkest place.”
Help
“A piece about how hard it is to ask for and receive help”
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