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Intrusive Thoughts, Recovery, and Finding...

I am an actor, writer and...

Paternal Postpartum Depression: Chris’s Story...

  “Oh man, how’d you do it? ...

Intrusive Thoughts, Recovery, and Finding Support

I am an actor, writer and director who has suffered with OCD throughout my teenage years and early adult life, and have often felt awkward about opening up about it to my friends, particularly male friends. This led me to wonder ‘why do men feel so much more awkward and uncomfortable about opening up about mental health?’ and ‘what can I do to help with this issue?’. The perfect opportunity came to fruition when my partner and I established our own theatre company in 2024 and set about writing...

I’ve spent 20...

My wife and I are in our late 60s. The past 20 years have felt like treading water, as all my funds are...

‘Should never have...

Oliver Robinson felt he had exhausted conventional therapies when he left the Priory, a private mental health facility where he was treated for...

The pet I’ll...

Merlin the sheep came to me by chance four years ago. A friend of mine had a lamb she was bottle-feeding, but she...

‘I thought, what...

I met my wife in Queensland in 2001. She’s from Bern, but was in Australia to study marine science. She needed help collecting...

Unemployment Has Doubled...

(image: Bipolar UK) Data from NHS England Digital’s latest Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS) has been analysed by national mental health charity Bipolar UK, revealing...

“Why am I...

Writing about the scientific aspects of emotional and mental illnesses is important. Maybe more so — sharing thoughts, feelings, fears, and vulnerabilities. I...

Climbing Through Depression:...

One foot down, then the other. Just one step at a time, I have always told myself. I have to be stronger than...

Study links children’s...

Children who are on social media for more than three hours a day are more likely to develop depression and anxiety as teenagers,...

GLP-1 diabetes drugs...

Diabetes drugs could prevent anxiety and depression from worsening, according to research.Type 2 diabetes affects more than 800 million people globally and research...