Young people and mental health: blogs and stories

1 in 10 young people will experience a mental health problem. The blogs below are written by young people with personal experience of mental illness. By sharing their stories they hope to challenge the stigma of mental illness and get people talking about an issue that can affect us all. Pledge to talk about your experiences of mental health >>

My experience on the World's Maddest Job Interview

Submitted by _Craig_ on Mon, 18/03/2013 - 12:17pm

Craig, a Time to Change blogger I was a contributor on the ground breaking Channel 4 documentary about stigma and discrimination in the work place “The World’s Maddest Job Interview” which was aired in 2012.

Until it affected me, I knew nothing about mental health

Submitted by Sian_ on Fri, 27/07/2012 - 5:11pm

Photo of Sian, a Time to Change blogger Until it began to affect me, I was completely ignorant about mental health. I'm ashamed to admit that, like my peers at school, I thought anyone with schizophrenia, bipolar or depression was 'weird' and should be avoided at all costs.

Depression: "I am a stronger person... because I talked about it"

Submitted by Matt1 on Tue, 26/06/2012 - 5:13pm

Photo of Matt, a Time to Change blogger Depression. More than just a word. A very real, debilitating condition. I was diagnosed with it when I had just turned 16 and in truth knew very little about it. But it was through talking to people about how I was feeling that I came to be in the doctor's surgery being told that I had depression and referred to a counselling service.

Fighting stereotypes: talking about depression as a teenager

Submitted by imogen on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 2:20pm

Photo of Imogen, Time to Change blogger When I was younger I did have my fair share of arguments and door-slamming matches with my father and stepmother, but things began to change when I was about 14.