depression

An Interview with Ben West

After creating an Instagram profile based solely on this blog, I gained followers that were sufferers themselves; professionals working in this field and people who had indirectly been affected by mental illness. One of these people was a man named Ben West. He is an 18-year-old who tragically lost his younger brother Sam to suicide…

Post-Natal Depression: Part 1

This segment is based on post-natal depression (PND) and I will be doing it in two parts. I hadn’t actually thought about writing a post relating to this condition; despite knowing people who had suffered, it totally slipped my radar. And so when it was suggested by someone I jumped at the chance of helping…

There are varying degrees of depression – some may experience mild depression that doesn’t impact their lives for a long or significant period; but others may experience depression that overshadows everything. And both circumstances are important and valid. Whether you’ve suffered for depression for a brief moment of your life; or the entirety of it:…

Recovery

This time of year is always very poignant for me. Two years ago I was struggling with my mental health worse than I ever had before; and ever have since. It was an extremely stressful and frightening time for me and it still remains a fear of mine that it could happen again. But this…

Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania is a condition in which people have a compulsion to pull out their hair. They feel an intense urge to pull out hair from their head, eyebrows or eyelashes and feel a sense of relief once they have done so. Some people pull out their hair in response to a stressful situation but others…