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    Mental Health And Me
    Mental Health And Me
    Mental Health And Me
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    Mental Health And Me

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    Mental health is something we should all be interested in. After all, we know that 1 in 3 GP appointments in Liverpool are related to it. But, whilst statistics can be dull and impersonal the writing in this book is anything but – it’s engaging, entertaining, funny, heart-breaking and alive! Read it and celebrate the talent and creativity of these writers as they tell you about mental health… and them!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWriting on the Wall
    Release dateOct 10, 2014
    ISBN9781502249456
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      Mental Health And Me - Mental Health and Me Competition Winners

      MENTAL HEALTH

      AND ME

      Competition Winners

      Liverpool Mental Health Consortium

      Writing on the Wall

      Contents

      ––––––––

      Foreword         i

      Letters   1

      Short Stories   11

      Journalism  27

      Poetry   37

      Blog / Diary   43 

      Tweets     51

      Afterword        55

      ––––––––

      Foreword

      Liverpool Mental Health Consortium has worked for almost 20 years to make sure that the voices of people with direct experience of mental distress are heard. Whether these people are current or former mental health service users, carers for loved ones who are going through difficult times, or individuals trying to take care of their mental wellbeing without accessing support services – we know they have stories to tell and experiences to share.

      We aim to help people to tell their stories, sometimes directly to the people who commission or provide mental health support services, sometimes to the wider public. We do this because we believe that the best way to raise awareness and tackle stigma is to talk openly and honestly about the issues that matter and because we know that the people who experience emotional distress are experts about their own lives and a fantastic resource for all of us.

      I’m delighted to introduce the inspirational writing included in these pages - in all its wonderful variety of form, style and content. The writers who entered our competition demonstrate how central mental health is in all our lives and how talented and creative people with personal experience of mental distress are and can be.

      Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted or won prizes!

      Claire Stevens

      Development Manager

      Liverpool Mental Health Consortium

      LETTERS

      Letters To Myself

      Gemma Rogers

      1st place and overall winner

      To my 11 year old self

      This is the year when you pick up a razor blade for the first time and cut yourself with it. 

      I’m not going to sugar coat things for you. You’re young, but you’re going to have to grow up fast so sit down and listen to what I have to tell you.

      Pretty soon you’re going to get ill. Not a cold or a stomach bug, but something much worse and harder to recover from. I can’t stop it from happening; this sickness isn’t like that. It can’t be prevented by happy thoughts and a positive attitude. Our brain is messed up. Learn to deal with it.

      Your illness is ugly. It steals all the happiness out of your life and makes every single day a struggle. Just getting out of bed will at times seem impossible. Prepare to be lonely because it tricks you into thinking being alone is the best way to survive, and you’ll push friends away until they stop coming back. We make it a long time without anybody.

      I bet you have a great relationship with mum right now. I envy you for that. I miss her. You can’t tell her you’re sick. It’s a secret. You won’t be able to speak a word until it’s almost too late. The pills don’t work and talking about it doesn’t help either. Self-medication is even less effective, so don’t be fooled by the high of a different kind of pill, because it won’t last forever.

      Get ready to hate yourself. I mean to really hate yourself. You’ll cut and burn your skin to match the mess you feel inside to the outside. You won’t eat for days to look like the

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