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stress, lockdown has been a little nightmarish. Attempting to work and study from home with a baby and a six-year-old, whilst trying in vain to give each the attention they need, has re-ignited a habit that when all is plain sailing, I actually convince myself I have beaten.

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18.11 / 12:25

Painting has helped me through the pandemic

Living in a pandemic I felt very isolated, which caused my anxiety to be triggered along with spells of depressionI live by myself, and during lockdown I have found it difficult because I have not been able to see anybody. Living and working in a pandemic I feel very isolated, which has caused my anxiety to be triggered along with spells of depression.

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18.11 / 12:24

Can we just talk?

I found myself questioning my own self-belief: worrying if I had what it took. It screws with your headDuring my first season racing in Formula 1, I might have looked like the new kid on the block full of confidence and enthusiasm but that really wasn’t the case.

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13.11 / 16:10

Supporting our callers during the pandemic

We’re expecting even more calls over winter as we all face Coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions for a while. We are here for you.I’ve been answering calls on Mind’s Infoline for two years.

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27.10 / 00:05

Why students should receive mental health support at university

But by Christmas, I had started feeling better and on top of things. I started to imagine life in my new city for the next few years.

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19.10 / 12:47

Mental health services: 'What is it about your outreach that makes it hard to reach our Black communities?

The term 'hard to reach' is quite stigmatising and diminishing. If we’re hard to reach, it suggests we're the problemI'm not interested in trying to replace this term with phrases like ‘seldom heard’, 'hard to engage', or 'reachable distance'. Though they may have their merits, no language will perfectly represent our communities' concerns.

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15.10 / 15:09

How Active Monitoring helped me come to terms with my mental health

I started having what I call ‘moments’, where I felt like I was simply scrambling to keep my head above water.I would have times where I would burst into tears for no reason or I felt like I couldn't breathe, but just brushed it off and got on with things as well as I could.March is when things started to get really hard. I don't think it had ever crossed my mind that a global pandemic would be something I would live through.

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15.10 / 12:41

A letter to Bipolar

You drove those I loved away and drained my bank account with your reckless, manic spontaneityYou know as well as I do how that went. You dropped a present on my doorstep a few years ago – a heavy box labeled ‘depression’, and in exchange stole two years of my life.

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08.10 / 20:27

How swimming has helped my mental health

It needed to be something I did for myself without expectations. Something that enabled me to think or not think at all.

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08.10 / 20:26

Sut mae nofio wedi helpu gyda fy iechyd meddwl

Just keep swimming...Rwy’ wedi bod yn ceisio llunio’r blog hwn yn fy mhen wrth nofio yn fy mhwll lleol, ond rwy’ bob amser wedi teimlo braidd yn lletchwith ynghylch ysgrifennu am y modd mae nofio wedi fy helpu i reoli fy iechyd meddwl. Pe baech chi’n gofyn i fi am y peth mewn sgwrs, fydden i’n ateb heb broblem, ond mae rhoi’r geiriau i lawr ar bapur yn eu gwneud nhw’n fwy parhaol, mewn rhyw ffordd.

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06.10 / 12:17

Calligraphy eased my anxiety

anxieties and worries – all thanks to that one afternoon.The thing about practising calligraphy is that you have no choice but to be present and mindful in the moment. That’s because, no matter how advanced you are, it’s a skill that requires you to slow down and focus on each letter stroke, one by one.Focusing on each letter meant I didn’t have the capacity to think about my anxieties.When I was a beginner, I remember whittling away hours practicing on the weekends and evenings.

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02.10 / 14:19

Finding inner peace in the pandemic

Anxiety during lockdown has been a big challenge for me, as I adore being around friends, family and colleagues.What this virus has brought is nothing short of devastation for all, and for myself personally, it’s been a myriad of emotions along the journey. When I’m feeling anxious, I rely on my faith, family and friends.

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28.09 / 12:36

Riding the pandemic

I started to feel overwhelmed with the coronavirus crisis so I decided to listen to the news just once a day as it was all getting too much and I was getting anxious about all sorts of uncertainties. My business, my family, finance, the future - the list goes on!My head and mind felt like I was being sucked into a whirlwind of information, and I could feel my anxiety creep back in and wash over me.I’ve actually named my anxiety Garth after advice from a close friendI’ve actually named my anxiety Garth after advice from a close friend.

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23.09 / 15:14

Stand For Me and for addiction support

available in Welsh (Cymraeg).I picked up my first drug at the age of 13. From then on, things just went out of control. When I was using, I didn’t have to be me.

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23.09 / 15:14

Sefwch Drosof I a dros gymorth caethiwed

ar gael yn Saesneg (English).Cefais fy nghyffur cyntaf yn 13 mlwydd oed. O hynny ymlaen, aeth pethau allan o reolaeth.Pan oeddwn i’n defnyddio, doedd dim rhaid i mi fod yn fi.

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23.09 / 15:12

Sefwch Drosof I a fy anhwylder bwyta

ar gael yn Saesneg (English).Yn 2019, cefais fy ngollwng o’r ysbyty am yr wythfed – a gobeithio – y tro olaf. Rwyf wedi brwydro yn erbyn anorecsia am 18 mlynedd ac, er fy mod yn gwella erbyn hyn, roedd yn teimlo fy mod wedi bod mewn perthynas gyda fy meddwl fy hun yn fy ngham-drin.Daeth Anorexia Nervosa i’m bywyd y tro cyntaf pan oeddwn i’n naw mlwydd oed.

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23.09 / 14:37

Stand For Me and my eating disorder

available in Welsh (Cymraeg).In 2019, I was discharged from hospital for the eighth – and hopefully final – time. I have battled anorexia for 18 years and, while I am now in recovery, it has felt as if I have been in an abusive relationship with my own mind.Anorexia Nervosa first arrived on the scene when I was nine years old.

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22.09 / 19:28

How I learnt to focus on self-care

anxiety and have done for as long as I can remember. One of my triggers is illness.

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22.09 / 19:19

The benefits system failed me

anxiety has got worse as I've got older. I don't have massive highs and massive lows.

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11.09 / 19:19

The toll of not being able to have children

mental health. I am childless not by choice and a bit like having longstanding mental health problems it is another club that I never expected to be in.Like many people I have always dreamed of being a mother – I guess I first thought about it aged around 12 or 13 when I started babysitting in my local community and was told “You are a natural with kids” “You would make a great mother one day”.

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09.09 / 13:11

Lockdown liberated me

The dark and ugly beast of depression had crawled back into the very shadows of my mindIt’s like the dark and ugly beast of depression had crawled back into the very shadows of my mind. Lockdown was the weapon that was saving me.

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02.09 / 11:55

Yoga Changed My Life

Although I had money I had no relationship, no life, and no joy. I came home and cried every night.

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28.08 / 19:41

I rowed 184 miles to my parents' home for Mind

raise money for Mind.I have battled with anxiety for several years now, so I was already aware of Mind and wanted to raise money for them, and I am delighted that Co-op is supporting Mind as It’s national charity partner. I thought this challenge would capture people’s imaginations and help raise awareness of how being separated from family and friends in lockdown can affect your mental health. Whilst being away from my parents is quite normal for me, them being in lockdown caused me a lot of concern.

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24.08 / 13:17

Nursing through the pandemic broke me

coronavirus pandemic would be apocalyptic.I never valued my mental health and well-being in the workplace until this virus descended on us.’As an NHS frontline worker, witnessing the catastrophic nature of covid-19 dealt my mental health a hard blow. I never valued my mental health and well-being in the workplace until this virus descended on us.

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14.08 / 20:21

Supporting Trans+ people

Twenty years ago, when I was a young genderqueer person, I was going through a rough time. My family had been very distant for some years, and I was facing some backlash from my chosen LGB family about coming out as trans.

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13.08 / 18:29

I learnt to cope by telling myself I don't care

I didn’t. When you’re in the mist of depression, where It came from or why is unimportant, the only thing that matters is to leave it behind.

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10.08 / 19:01

A guide to teen wellbeing

Sruthi, 19, completed the activity Flooding the Page. This activity is designed to help manage worries and reduce anxiety by writing out all your concerns on a piece of paper.When I wrote my worries down I felt like I was cleaning out a drawerI have obsessive thoughts stemming from worries that form repetitive thought loops.

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03.08 / 13:05

An ancient expression eased my lockdown anxiety

coronavirus began emerging in the UK and it quickly became apparent that significant changes in the way we live were about to occur. For a few days my anxiety levels went through the roof.

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30.07 / 18:03

Putting anxiety to bed

mental health, but it hasn’t always been like this, I know for lots of people, especially young people, it can be really hard to get the right support at the right time.I can’t really pinpoint when I was aware that I wasn’t happy in myself. I had always struggled but I spent most of my time putting on a brave face and pretending I was fine. I was sent to boarding school aged seven. I am dyslexic, and my parents lived abroad. I don’t think they really knew what to do with me, and in the 1970s dyslexia wasn’t really known about. I think my dyslexia was a major part of my unhappiness. My daughter also has dyslexia, and together we celebrate it..

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27.07 / 15:07

Mind is helping me cope with losing my son Robert

He made it clear that his success with work wasn’t making him happy. In lockdown, all these feelings were amplifiedPrior to the lockdown, Robert had some existing issues – he was drinking too much and gambled (he was an options broker and the behaviours from work spread into his personal life).

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24.07 / 18:53

How to cope with furlough and a mental health problem

furloughed for four weeks. I was able to work from home.

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17.07 / 13:25

The story behind the shirt: Dave and Scott's story

Scott Perry was David’s oldest friend. They both grew up in Portsmouth and started going to football matches together from around the age of 14, and continued to do this even when they both moved away from the city.

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17.07 / 13:15

Crafternoons have kept me going

stress, help lift my mood and keep me going during the difficult times.I had been in a bit of a dip with my mental health since the end of last year and wasn't in a good place when lockdown started. It came at the worst possible time for me and just increased my negative thoughts, heightened my anxieties, and left me feeling increasingly alone and isolated.I just couldn't see a way through.

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13.07 / 19:13

Sut gwnaeth Monitro Gweithredol gwella fy lles

ar gael yn Saesneg (English).Rwyf wedi cael trafferth gyda phryder ers yn hir iawn, ers fy arddegau diweddar a, thros y blynyddoedd rwyf wedi rhoi tro ar sawl ffordd i geisio ei reoli, rhai yn helpu, cwnsela, a rhai yn helpu llai. Ond roeddwn i’n methu’n glir a chanfod ffordd o’i reoli o ddydd i ddydd.

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13.07 / 18:01

How Active Monitoring improved my wellbeing

available in Welsh (Cymraeg).I’ve struggled with anxiety for a long time, since my late teens, and over the years have tried various ways to manage it, some helpful (such as counselling), and others less so. But I never really found a way to cope with it day to day.

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10.07 / 17:07

The story behind the shirt: Trevor Richards, Stadium Manager, Plymouth Argyle

I’ve also experienced bereavement before and needed some support for it to move on from it, so I felt their pain.The club were really supportive and, in fact, when the opportunity to fundraise for Mind came up, both I and one of the club directors signed up straight away. Fundraising for the challenge, Mind United: Trek the Peaks, seemed daunting but Sharon kindly put forward some of the money donated to her after Rhys’s death knowing it would go towards a good cause.

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10.07 / 17:07

The story behind the shirt: Robert Askew, Southend United fan

The club and the friendships I’ve made with fans along the way has helped me kick onI’ve had my own ups and downs over the years, some which have seen me off-work while I got support for my anxiety, but the club and the friendships I’ve made with fans along the way has helped me kick on. When Mind partnered up with the EFL I wanted to be able to do my bit to raise awareness among fans, initially just by wearing the On Your Side partnership badge to matches.

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09.07 / 18:39

Talking therapy: How a chair changed my life

A note from Mind Cymru: Many of you tell us you find talking therapies such as counselling and psychotherapy really helpful. But there are still far too many people who are not getting the treatment they need, when they need it.

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09.07 / 18:39

Therapi siarad: Sut y gwnaeth cadair newid fy mywyd

Nodyn oddi wrth Mind Cymru: Mae nifer ohonoch wedi dweud wrthym fod therapïau siarad fel cwnsela a seicotherapi o gymorth mawr. Ond dydy nifer fawr o bobl o hyd ddim yn derbyn y driniaeth sydd angen arnyn nhw, pan fo angen arnyn nhw.Mae derbyn y therapi cywir ar yr adeg gywir yn hollbwysig - mae’n gallu helpu rhywun i reoli eu cyflwr yn well, ac mewn nifer o achosion, i wella’n gyfan gwbl.

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09.07 / 14:01

Sleeping tips for the pandemic

blog for Mind about sleep. It focused on how much I’d learnt about its importance when I went through an unexpected mental health crisis.A year on, in the heart of the Coronavirus crisis, sleep, or lack of it, is a hot topic.

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03.07 / 18:03

I met the 27 27 challenge

27 27 challenge, I instantly signed up to help raise money for the charity, as mental health is something I hold close to my heart. It’s a real thing.

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02.07 / 11:27

As a mental health nurse, I also need help

mental health. No one is perfect.

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29.06 / 14:43

Peer support has empowered me

The impact of trauma, drug addiction and domestic violence had a huge impact on my mental healthI heard about the women’s theatre group Clean Break when I was in rehab in 2011. Clean break, which was founded 40 years ago by two women in prison, has been a lifesaver for me.

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26.06 / 14:19

Music saved my life

I was transported into another world, where loneliness was cured by thousands of other musicians sharing the same passionI felt that I could create beauty; I was transported into another world, where loneliness was cured by thousands of other musicians sharing the same passion, living in the same world and speaking the same language. It was my refuge and life was sweet in that infinite paradise.I can safely say that music had saved my life.

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25.06 / 14:37

Being A BAME health worker in the pandemic has taken its toll

mental health problems for many years but it’s fair to say the last few months have made me struggle more than ever. I have felt overwhelmed with stress, depression and anxiety.Lockdown in itself has been tough.

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24.06 / 18:19

Covid-19 has affected my OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder can sometimes leave me feeling preposterous and as if I’m overreacting. My obsessive compulsive disorder started off when I was a child — little things that nobody really picked up on and brushed away as just childhood habits.Unfortunately, the pandemic couldn’t have escalated my OCD more.

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23.06 / 14:37

Rhoi cyfle i fy hun: sut ddysgais i i beidio bod mor galed arnaf i fy hun

Roedden nhw’n gallu gweld fy mod i’n cwympo i ddarnau a bod angen help arnaf i, a byddaf i bob amser yn ddiolchgar am hynny.Cefais fy siomi’n arw gyda fy sesiwn gyntaf gyda’r doctor. Er fy mod i’n ymwybodol bod Anhwylder Affeithiol Tymhorol (SAD) yn gyflwr real a dilys iawn, doeddwn i ddim yn cytuno â’r diagnosis o gwbl.

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23.06 / 14:37

Giving myself a chance: how I learned to not be too hard on myself

It took a full breakdown and an intervention from my family to help me on my way. For my 27th birthday my gift was a doctor's appointment booked, courtesy of my mother.

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