The following blog posts are written by people with personal experience of anxiety. By talking openly, our bloggers hope to increase understanding around mental health, break stereotypes and take the taboo out of something that – like physical health – affects us all.

Get well soon cards for mental illness

February 18, 2013

"Thinking of you" ecard by Stuart SempleNew research has shown that only one in four people who have experienced a mental health problem have received a get well card during their illness, even though 80% say that a card would be a good way for others to let them know they are thinking of t

How anxiety and depression affected my relationships

February 8, 2013

About five months ago, my partner and I were struggling with coming to terms with the devastating effect my depression had on our relationship.

The first time I approached him about the subject was a few months prior. I told him I was depressed and he said "no you're not". End of discussion.

Needless to say, my depression did not simply go away and with time we both realised that something was not right with the way we were dealing with it.

Creative writing: sharing my experience of depression and anxiety

January 8, 2013

Jerry blogs about mental health for Time to ChangeAs a teacher of Creative Writing I am always telling my learners that they need to use their life experience as a well to draw on for their writing. Some of the exercises I give them to do involve tapping into their memories and using their senses as a guide, including their remembered feelings.

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