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Mental health on Facebook: What's on your mind?

Submitted by James Wooldridge on Fri, 11/05/2012 - 3:54pm

Photo of James, a Time to Change blogger There is a relatively new phenomenon in the world of social networking and mental health; the Facebook relapse.

A birthday wish for schizophrenia

Submitted by Brian S on Wed, 02/11/2011 - 9:03pm

It’s now 100 years since the term “schizophrenia” was first used, but with so many people affected by the condition still getting a raw deal in almost every area of their lives and still suffering from stigma and discrimination, sadly it’s not much of a happy anniversary.

My employment journey

Submitted by James Wooldridge on Mon, 24/10/2011 - 5:18pm

Mental health challenges have affected my employment (and employability) ever since I was unceremoniously discharged from the army following a dramatic breakdown at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Within hours I was hospitalised and subsequently diagnosed with schizophrenia aged just eighteen.

When the stigma is harder than the illness itself...

Submitted by Laura G on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 11:25am

The Time to change campaign is so so important as many people suffering from mental health problems feel the stigma and discrimination attached to having a mental illness is harder to cope with than the illness itself.

Equality Act 2010 - Answering an employer’s questions about health

Submitted by Pauline Dall on Wed, 20/04/2011 - 6:10pm

Pauline Dall is Head of Mind's Legal Unit and leads on our Time to Challenge work, which provides legal support for people experiencing discrimination as well as information for employees and employers. Here, she talks about the new Equality Act and how it affects your rights to disclose or not to disclose when applying for jobs.

Don't Get Me Wrong - Erik on the airwaves

Submitted by Sue Baker on Thu, 16/09/2010 - 12:27pm

I was in the radio studios again yesterday talking about our new campaign, which aims to show how stigma and discrimination affects people in everyday life. And I was privileged to have the opportunity to work with our new Time to Change pin-up boy, Erik, the star of the latest burst of our campaign. Ruby Wax calls herself the 'poster girl for depression' having featured in our campaign last year, so I think it only fair we call Erik our pin-up boy!

On the Coast of Devon the "Dreaded 'Lurgi' Struck"

Submitted by Quinonostante on Wed, 09/12/2009 - 5:09pm

I have swine flu, AND whilst I'm more than happy to receive your messages of sympathy I'm wallowing in a vat of self pity the size of the Watford Gap which is hardly admirable, thus I hardly deserve your kind words. (grin)

Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before...No Actually Don't‚ Just Tell Someone Else Who Hasn't

Submitted by Andy Harley on Tue, 20/01/2009 - 7:17pm

Stop me if you've heard this one before...no actually don't. Having a mental illness makes finding work hard. This might sound many things; astounding, sad, ridiculous, perverse, surprising, frightening, unlikely, justifiable, understandable or just blindingly obvious. You might secretly feel something you would not publicly air. It's nothing to be ashamed of, we all have overt or latent prejudices, but it is most certainly something to be aware of and to open your mind about.