Suicide
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Russell Brand is right – we need to talk more openly about suicide
“The line then that separates people who kill themselves and people that don’t is vague and uncertain, it is a line within each of us, not between us.”
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- Mary-Jane Wiltsher
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Life
Don’t ever judge someone for grieving in their own way
Laura Whitmore has been criticised for attending the Brits so shortly after Caroline Flack’s death. This grief shaming needs to stop.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
The conversation we need to have about Caroline Flack
Love Island’s Iain Stirling has called for people to “be kinder” in a spine-tingling tribute to his co-star.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Life
Stacey Dooley’s On The Psych Ward reveals reality of being sectioned
“Things have to get a lot worse before they decide to help you. And, by the time things are worse, you don’t actually want the help.”
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- Kayleigh Dray
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- Kayleigh Dray
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Jeremy Clarkson’s cavalier attitude to mental health is damaging AF
Here’s why you should never tell someone to “get a grip”.
Books
Late Prozac Nation author Elizabeth Wurtzel’s legacy
In 1994, no one talked about depression... until this woman did.
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- Anna Fielding
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Life
What is gaslighting and could it be happening in your relationship?
From a belittling partner to a boss who shuts you down, gaslighting can happen anywhere.
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- Megan Murray
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Long Reads
“How a therapist helped me through my mother’s suicide”
“When I turned 30, a decade of stoppering my grief caught up with me.”
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- Mary-Jane Wiltsher
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People
What it’s like to be diagnosed with ADHD as a 30-year-old woman
ADHD is usually associated with hyperactive schoolboys. Here, blogger Penny Jarrett reveals what it’s like to be diagnosed as an adult woman.
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- Penny Jarrett
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Life
This Twitter thread by Matt Haig is a powerful reminder of why we need World Suicide Prevention Day
An incredibly important read.
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- Lauren Geall
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Long Reads
“What volunteering for a suicide helpline taught me about loneliness”
“The majority of callers were lonely, and simply craved hearing another human voice that wasn’t from their TV.”
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- Natalie Cornish
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- Lauren Geall
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Jesy Nelson opens up about the impact Little Mix’s “strong women” narrative had on her mental health
“I felt I had to be this person who was like… ‘I don’t care what people are saying about me, I’m this strong woman.’”
Long Reads
The Maytree: “What happened when I checked myself into the UK’s only suicide sanctuary”
The Maytree is a respite centre that offers help and support for those in suicidal crisis. One woman checks in for five days.
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- Rachel Barber
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People
Robin Williams’ children want to teach everyone how to support someone struggling with mental illnes
Almost five years after the actor’s death, his son has spoken about the “helplessness” he felt watching his father suffer.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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People
“I Love You, Now Die shows the reality of the mental health crisis, and how we have to change”
The docuseries about Michelle Carter and Conrad Roy has been released on HBO.
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- Alicia Lutes
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Life
How reality TV affects the mental health of its stars
"It was the most toxic environment of my life"
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- Emily Reynolds
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People
Montana Brown apologises for contributing to Instagram’s “perfection myth”
“People have depression, people have anxiety and people are hurting,” says the former Love Island contestant.
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- Kayleigh Dray
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People
The conversation we need to have about Love Island’s Mike Thalassitis
“His death should make us wonder how much we really know about anyone, and what we could be doing to know more.”
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- David Whitehouse
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- Simon Gunning
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Male suicide: could this four-step action plan help to save lives?
“The simple truth of the matter is that if you are a man under 45 in the UK, the thing most likely to kill you is you.”
People
Poorna Bell on the vital importance of giving others a voice
The journalist's work in uniting men and women to tackle the stigma around mental health makes her truly remarkable
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- Sarah Biddlecombe
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