This is about hope and happiness and good things. It might seem like this isn't a happy story in places, but I promise it is. Tomorrow, it will be a whole year since I was admitted to hospital. I'd been in a severe depressive episode for six months and didn't see a way back from… Continue reading Hope
Author: Hello Sophie
Twenty-something university dropout. Passionate about food, fiction, social justice, mental health and body positivity.
Conversations with… Thomas Wolfe
Thomas Wolfe is a 25 year old spoken word poet from London. Thomas shares his journey into writing and performing poetry and the influence that experiencing depression has had on his work. How long have you been writing poetry? About 10 years. I started out writing hip-hop and then moved onto poetry when I was… Continue reading Conversations with… Thomas Wolfe
Conversations with… Ben Dixon
Ben Dixon is a 25 year old full-time street musician in London. Ben is diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, characterised by repetitive and involuntary tics, and Asperger's syndrome, an autistic spectrum disorder. Ben shared some of his journey through being diagnosed as a teenager and the influence the conditions have had on his life as a… Continue reading Conversations with… Ben Dixon
Advance Crisis Planning
I wanted to write a little bit about advance crisis planning: what it is, who it's useful for, how to do your own. I'd like to clarify some terms that appear in this post or might be useful otherwise: Capacity: having capacity means an individual is able to make decisions for themselves and about themselves. Lacking capacity means… Continue reading Advance Crisis Planning
Dear Bipolar
Dear Bipolar, I've known you for a while now and I feel like I can call you my friend. I know you've always thought that we've had a good friendship, but I haven't felt the same - until now. You're one of those people that no one likes to acknowledge they hang out with. Sorry… Continue reading Dear Bipolar
