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Tag Archives: Mental health

#keepitkindonline

Posted on June 15, 2017 by writehanded

Keep It Kind Online is a campaign that looks to address bullying and harassment online, and asks participants to pledge to not participate in, and to confront, these behaviours.

Posted in Mental health | Tagged keepitkindonline, Mental health, social media

This woman stopped taking her medication

Posted on May 29, 2017 by writehanded

… you’ll never believe what happened next!!!

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged antidepessants, health, medication, Mental health, New Zealand

Beastly

Posted on May 25, 2017 by writehanded

Ok, so first of all, let’s just clarify: I am not the Sarah Wilson who wrote ‘First We Make The Beast Beautiful.‘ 

Posted in Feminism, Mental health | Tagged anxiety, health, Mental health

Five lies about antidepressants

Posted on May 16, 2017 by writehanded

I see a lot of misinformation about antidepressants and how they work., so I wanted to try and address some of that.

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged antidepressants, health, medication, Mental health

Lifeline: It literally is.

Posted on July 2, 2016 by writehanded

Several weeks ago, I experienced a crisis. It was following the suicide of a friend, and I was struggling to cope. I called Lifeline at about 2 o’clock in the Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health, Politics | Tagged Lifeline, Mental health, New Zealand

Toxoplaswhat?

Posted on December 5, 2015 by writehanded

A couple of weeks ago I was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. I’ve kind of been dealing with the news on my own, and I don’t know what’s going to happen next. Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, chronic illness, chronic pain, Mental health

Tears, me, and Warehouse Stationery

Posted on October 22, 2015 by writehanded

I often ask myself why I bother blogging. Who reads it? Does anyone care? I guess the answer is, I do. I need a place for my thoughts, and if Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Financial hardship, Mental health, WINZ/IRD | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, depression, disability, Mental health

The high risk of loneliness

Posted on September 11, 2015 by writehanded

The other night I was mucking round on Twitter and I came across this blog about loneliness. It says that being alone – or feeling alone – carries a mortality risk as high Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness | Tagged loneliness, Mental health, New Zealand

Progress update – living with AS

Posted on September 18, 2014 by writehanded — 2 Comments ↓

When I first found out I had Ankylosing Spondylitis, I had a mixture of reactions. Fear, resignation, and a bit of weird excitement about what this knowledge would mean for Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Mental health | Tagged ankylosing spondylitis, Arthritis, Mental health | 2 Comments ↓

I’m not your “problem”

Posted on February 3, 2014 by writehanded — 7 Comments ↓

Time To Change is a UK organisation operating under the tagline “Let’s end mental health discrimination.” Ok, cool. No issues with that. On February 6, they’re running an awareness-raising campaign Continue Reading →

Posted in About illness, Feminism, Mental health | Tagged #timetotalk, givealittle, Mental health, stigma, Time to change, wounded gazelles | 7 Comments ↓

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