Here is the piece I did for The Independent on the two MPs who spoke in the Commons about their mental health problems, who were later followed by Sarah Wollaston and Andrew Leadsom:
I know many people with mental health problems who say they can deal with their symptoms, but what they find really difficult is the stigma which leads to discrimination in the workplace.
I started experiencing mental health difficulties at the age of fourteen, except I didn’t realise I was suffering with a mental illness. I thought I was ‘odd’ or ‘broken’. I knew something wasn’t right but I didn’t think that I was ill.
I recently attended the offices of one of the world’s biggest accountancy firms, Ernst & Young, as they joined the many organisations across England signing up to the Time to Change pledge. This commitment helps us to edge a little further towards the tipping point where mental illness is no longer considered a taboo.