When you’re feeling blue, any victory is a massive victory. Whether it’s getting out of bed, getting dressed, or playing a game – you’ve done something good for yourself, and that deserves rewarding. Firstly, recognise these things as achievements. When we’re down, everyday routines can feel impossible. So when you manage to complete one of [...]
Some days are the worst. The absolute worst. There seems to be no light, no happiness, nothing to lift our spirits. In these darkest days, you have to remember that you are not on your own. Often these days happen to be a Monday. Maybe after a school or work-free weekend, we set ourselves up [...]
We all know that some days we feel a lot worse than others. And some days we feel fine! Our minds can be all over the place, like we are riding an actual rollercoaster. It’s very normal to have good days and bad days, and we need to help ourselves as much as possible. A [...]
It’s a cliché, but clichés are clichés for a reason – they are usually true. There is a physical connection between a healthy body and a healthy mind. For example, exercise releases hormones which make you feel good. Eating well and exercising can make us feel proud of ourselves, too. Eating a balanced diet and [...]
Mental health is an extremely important topic – and one which people still feel difficult to talk about. Why? In the past, mental health awareness was much poorer than today, and was something which was taboo, hidden and controversial. Because mental health can’t be ‘seen’, because it’s internal, it is a lot easier to dismiss [...]
When I was at my most sad, I felt that one of the only things that helped me through was writing. I wanted to let my feelings explode on paper. I wrote for hours, locked myself away in my office, and just let everything I was feeling out. I tried to explain how I felt [...]
Right now, my energy level (which I picture as one of those super cool power balls we had in the playground – my one’s red) has bounced so high… that I imagine it’s shot up way above my roof… I can’t even see it now. It’s shot up so fast, and suddenly. Yet only half [...]
I’m not beating myself up today and that’s the difference… So what can I see now more clearly, with less “personal fog” hindering my vision? Whatever it is that frequently weighs in your thoughts, in my experience it does seem to actually blur your sight. And it’s surprising what a mood shift can do for [...]
Peacehaven writer creates stories to boost mental health Article published in The Argus Emma Andrews has published Chopped up Jelly Heads, where her characters discuss how they cope with various mental illnesses. The 50-year-old from Peacehaven has cerebral palsy, but has taken her message into schools to help children understand what signs to [...]
Not being in the right frame of mind is like turning at the wrong road junction. And there are certain things that are very hard, and sometimes dangerous, to try and do in the wrong frame of mind – driving a car, completing a piece of homework, cooking dinner. And sometimes it’s very hard to [...]