Category: Share your story

  • My OCD Story

    By Gary Webster When I was around 13, I started to get really bad OCD. My mum was always a worrier, and I probably learned that from her, and as I had always been quite shy (i hate that word!) and kept myself to myself, I wore glasses, I had ginger hair, a brace, I…

  • Stop Procrastinating, Fight For Yourself

    Stop Procrastinating, Fight For Yourself

    by Joao A lot of people do not know the power a single decision sometimes has. In a way or another, we’ve all been there. Misery, despair, suffering, people go through it a lot in their lives. When things do not go our way, we always get bummed out. When life it’s not sunshine and…

  • Finding Strength in Darkness

    by Lauren Himes Appearance vs. RealityLife isn’t just the pictures we see on Facebook, and the happy faces we put on in our daily lives. All we see are the smiling faces and all the fun things everyone is doing and the cool places we’re going. That’s all we want to show the world. We…

  • Share Your Story – the King

    Tell us a little about yourself I call myself the king.  Living with a Mental illness for as long as I have,  is not fun.  It is like living with a constant image…  I’ve lived in the dark , I grew up in the darkness shrouded in violence from a early age. Mental illness will try…

  • Share Your Story – Benny Emerling

    Share Your Story – Benny Emerling

      Tell us a little about yourself My name is Benny.  I was diagnosed with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), drug addiction and Borderline Bipolar Disorder. What mental health challenges have you experienced?

  • Share Your Story – Mike Logan Stubbs

      Tell us a little about yourself My name is Mike Logan Stubbs. I’m a 28-year-old. I am a musician/songwriter. I am challenged with depression and mental health issues which I believe have haunted me for nearly six years now. The experience of attempting suicide inspired me to not only help myself, but to help others…