As I was about to leave a supermarket a year or two ago, I saw a commotion by the entrance. A man was shouting at the air, arms flailing. Other customers looked afraid and stood back, while two...
We live in a tough world, where everyone fights different battles to survive, to move on. A lot of us, however, engage in an especially terrifying battle – one tough enough that functioning...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don’t miss Natalia Antonova's advice on leveraging time-tested Russian propaganda techniques to avoid being...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, don’t miss Philippa Willitts with her meditation on what made her give up pro-life ideology. And subscribe to...
Robert Jenkinson, aged 28, had mental health and substance misuse problems. On August 30th last year, he saw his care co-ordinator (the mental health nurse or social worker who managed his mental...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, check out E. Young's very popular dissection of the Universal FanCon disaster...and the silver lining. And...
While most British cops are not allowed to carry guns, the use of tasers has somehow slipped through the net. Nobody seemed to vote on it, yet the police carry them regardless. However, it has been...
Medications for people with mental health problems have been around for decades, with many new and improved versions tested and introduced over the years. And, with one in four people...
Alternative comedian Maria Bamford’s stand-up has never shied away from her experiences with mental illness, nor from her off-the-wall musings on social mores and human behavior, but after her...
Picture the scene: a woman goes to a railway track, determined to self-harm. Eventually, after negotiation with police officers, she resists the urge to hurt herself and leaves the scene. Relief all...