The most beautiful people in the world are authentic. People can call them names – like hipster or hippie or geek – but does that all really define them? What…
Inclusive Movement? A call to action
When Suzanne Dhaliwal wrote this response to my concerns over mental health stigma in the workplace, I began to wonder how many times I had met other women of colour…
Depression is not always about suicide
Last year, I lost a friend. A friend who when I first met, I admired so much that she terrified me. I think of her at least once a day;…
The Euphoria of the Vivid Dream
One of the side effects of taking Venlafaxine as an anti-depressant is the experience of vivid dreams or nightmares. Put it this way – take your worst insecurity, and then…
That ol’ metaphorical brick wall
Spike Milligan wrote that his most inventive material was written during his depressive phases. Dostoevsky is credited with writing most of his work in mania – long tracts written in…
Panic Attack!
Panic Attack. Sharp shocks sound loudly just under my heart. I can feel the beats increasing, like a never ending dandia raas. Thoughts of how I don’t want to exist….
Silence the Stigma. Talk.
My mental health problems shape me. They are part of me – like a broken nose can change a face. As much as I want to run away from it,…