Step it up a notch

Trigger Warning- References to suicide and self harm, this is a poem I wrong months and months ago before today, when I found it in saved drafts, I decided to publish it, due to the poignance and the power of the ; and itโ€™s meaning, and significance, worth and hopeโ€ฆ

I found myself issuing unnerving questioning to my โ€˜selfโ€™โ€ฆ

Am I โ€˜allowedโ€™ to post about NOT being ALRIGHT?๐Ÿ’™โ€˜Itโ€™s okay not to be okayโ€™๐Ÿ’š I wonder why I felt as though this even had to be considered a questionโ€ฆ self doubtโ€™s reliable โ€˜onโ€™ switch, quickly reminded me, as the champion over thinker I am, YES- clearly, self doubt might be pulling too many of my … Continue reading I found myself issuing unnerving questioning to my โ€˜selfโ€™โ€ฆ

Explore Original Artwork, poetry, and Latest Updates

New updates and original Artwork! Enjoy! https://mindinmotion.home.blog/2024/07/13/sketch-your-emotions-free/?page_id=3969 Poetry Yet poetry can forge lyrics from mere words, and be sources of support, for when people- myself included- need that extra art of words and reframing of the fight- to help them through darkness coated mental health journeys, where relentless depression and delusions, dissociation and trauma can … Continue reading Explore Original Artwork, poetry, and Latest Updates

The birthday I never thought Iโ€™d live to see

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http://www.facebook.com/share/1YdfoAejCw/ (Please use the link above to access more to my story and this whole story, and the fundraiser page itself!) Remarkably, I experienced my 35th birthday yesterday (16th June). Whilst many of us, including myself, face the natural shock and aversion to advancing digits of age, feeling โ€˜oldโ€™ and fretting naturally, for the cosmetic … Continue reading The birthday I never thought Iโ€™d live to see

How could I ever hold back the absolute magnitude of gratitude I have to Mind HEY- Your Crisis Pad has saved my life

Smiling is always possible again I know Iโ€™ve posted about this before, and rightly so. This time though Iโ€™m going to be more to the point, and the title has already basically said it all. All thatโ€™s left to add to it, is the highlight of the entire reason Iโ€™m still here to be writing … Continue reading How could I ever hold back the absolute magnitude of gratitude I have to Mind HEY- Your Crisis Pad has saved my life

Hard workโ€ฆ Not a headline many people will warm to!

In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? *First of all- Credit for the featured image set for this post goes to the wonderfully talented Artist Ella Dorson, who created the portrait of myself and my dog, blended spoken words exchanged between us beautifully, and used her Artwork of me alongside and part … Continue reading Hard workโ€ฆ Not a headline many people will warm to!

The Echoes- Sounds that in fact always reverberate, even if to human ears they โ€˜fadeโ€™โ€ฆ My song which was not โ€˜my lastโ€™ after all.

One of the most heartbreaking songs I ever improvised, singing out what I genuinely believed to be my last goodbyes, feeling lost to the dark and dreadful lure of suicide, I found myself singing this song because I couldnโ€™t say the words โ€˜helpโ€™ any louder than I already had been doing for years in my … Continue reading The Echoes- Sounds that in fact always reverberate, even if to human ears they โ€˜fadeโ€™โ€ฆ My song which was not โ€˜my lastโ€™ after all.

Pressing the issue further

Mental Health No more tolerance for preventable mental health related deaths by Suicide, Homicide, Self Harm, lack of capacity to remain safe and/or protected by law and human rights to the dignity and equality of access to urgent and emergency care and intervention, to prevent tragedies- So many tragedies does our UK modern day era … Continue reading Pressing the issue further

A thank you to a previous team, at Mindโ€™s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives.

Iโ€™ve just had a really beneficial, possibly life altering conversation, with a volunteer who works for Hull Mindโ€™s โ€˜Crisis Padโ€™ service- which I probably wouldnโ€™t have had a need or chance to do if certain preliminary and pre-existing NHS services, tasked with the rather voluminous task of saving peopleโ€™s lives within crisis mental health servicesโ€ฆ … Continue reading A thank you to a previous team, at Mindโ€™s crisis pad- praises well worth singing for those who genuinely save lives.

Sketch your emotions free

Words can sometimes deceive us, despite their brilliant potential, they also have a power to constrain us, and lack the power to enable certain things to be expressedโ€ฆ We could write and speak, mask and pretend all we like, if only we could, and also, if only we didnโ€™t inadvertently do our mental wellbeing harm, … Continue reading Sketch your emotions free

How about this for a bit of raw reality, shed a little light on โ€˜Great Britainโ€™sโ€™ plight

I donโ€™t care anymore about holding back, this is what โ€˜Great Britainโ€™ looks like today, I am not scared to share situations which others will resonate with, silently. Confession time: Yeah, cheers government emergency crisis loan, I actually ended up using the ยฃ348 you to pay for my suicide. Rather than use it for the … Continue reading How about this for a bit of raw reality, shed a little light on โ€˜Great Britainโ€™sโ€™ plight

This soul has seen enough. This time, I am saying my final goodbye.

The end of the road, a draft I have published too soon, about my mental health journey, and the consequences of abominable mental health failure in Hull, UK. Suicide- Iโ€™m not the only one.

FYI- I ranted myself to life, reflecting on recent posts

We will see where this goes So yeah, you may have stumbled upon my posts which pertain to serious intent upon giving up. I still feel deeply afflicted by the pain of knowing I could have, and would have, fulfilled a potential, helped others through my lived experiences, go on to be one of the … Continue reading FYI- I ranted myself to life, reflecting on recent posts

I am a disgrace, and my field of fucks is barren. This is my Potential farewell.

Absolute TW on this one, donโ€™t read it if you think your biggest threat to life and stability might be dark humour which mentions matters of mental health specifically. Many people may well be outraged. But you canโ€™t say โ€˜outrageโ€™ without the inclusion of the โ€˜outโ€™, and so use that paradox to find your way … Continue reading I am a disgrace, and my field of fucks is barren. This is my Potential farewell.

Suddenly, crushed again. Mental health crisis UK- youโ€™re even killing me.

Literally tell the mental health professionals on a psychiatric ward, I need some help, Iโ€™m on the verge of my final goodbye letterโ€ฆ โ€˜alright then goodnight, out of the lounge, we have to clean nowโ€™โ€ฆ โ€˜Iโ€™m scared I might dieโ€™ โ€˜Alright Iโ€™ll help you unlock your room.โ€™ Are. You. Fucking. Kidding. Me? Iโ€™m not attention … Continue reading Suddenly, crushed again. Mental health crisis UK- youโ€™re even killing me.

Tooting my own horn without shame ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŒˆ

Who is the most confident person you know? Guess my answerโ€ฆ The answer to this daily prompt question, asking, โ€˜who is the most confident person I know?โ€™ Well, I reckon, that despite having had the privilege of meeting some incredibly confident people in my lifetime, and taking inspiration from the their unwavering shine, I find … Continue reading Tooting my own horn without shame ๐ŸŽบ๐ŸŒˆ

Top tips for people in dips- Save yourself from suicide

In crisis? You are definitely not alone. This post is not a cure all, just based on my own lived experiences with mental illness and suicidal crises, I hope that some of the ideas Iโ€™ve learned from myself and others, in order to survive, might be able help you when you need it so baby too. Please share the word of you can โค๏ธ

Letโ€™s unite for better mental health services

Mental health matters, so damn much! We need to do something to save ourselves, and our mental health systems in the UKโ€ฆ. If you donโ€™t have time to read the full article, then please just tap this link and take 5 minutes to read the cause, then decide to sign or not. If you can … Continue reading Letโ€™s unite for better mental health services

To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue.

I want to take your hand in mine, then together, try and pull us through. A photo taken when i travelled in Indiaโ€ฆ I think it fits well with the topic I realised itโ€™s going to take more than just written words and spoken testimonies, which match like mirrors, the same actions others have tried … Continue reading To all the lost, the survivors, the families the friends. My mental health is a journey, I too must pursue.

The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health

The mental health crisis extends beyond treatment accessibility and quality, intersecting with justice and correctional systems with punitive โ€ฆ The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health I had to re-blog this brilliant post, as it addresses the key issues facing the future and the challenges which impact the widely and fatally underrepresented, ignored and … Continue reading The Need for Systemic Reform in Mental Health

Political parody – A call to action to address the real issues of mental health

โ€˜Order, order, in the house!โ€™ The MPs jeer, MPs gloat Eventually, they take their seats Mr Speaker, after all, he calls the shots You may hear the PM clear his throat They might well be thinking, as speeches are prepared Our people are fuming But we can still talk and scheme and scam Do we … Continue reading Political parody – A call to action to address the real issues of mental health

Suicide Prevention & Education: Debunking the Myths

**In honor of September being Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, I will be focusing my blog posts on Suicide Prevention & Education. The topic โ€ฆSuicide Prevention & Education: Debunking the Myths