Living with Depression
It’s shit
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Mental Health
Mental Health
Good Mental Health
Mental health, defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), is “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. According to the WHO, mental health
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Coping with depression
I was diagnosed with depression at the age of 35 and have constantly battled with trying to be “normal” and having my black periods. I’ve been at crisis point three times over the years, but as I’ve grown older I came to realise that thoughts of taking my own life were not the answer. In some ways that makes
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My name is Russell & I have had bipolar disorder since I was 22 years of age. Now however I have learned to embrace it.
What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mental health problem that mainly affects your mood. If you have bipolar disorder, you are likely to have times where you experience: manic or hypomanic episodes (feeling high) depressive episodes (feeling low) potentially some psychotic symptoms during manic or depressed episodes You might hear these different experiences