Depression and AnxietyMental Health Awareness Week 2016
Depression and anxiety affect nearly 400,000 young people in the UK alone. According to
YoungMinds, that's around 1 in 15 of us that have experienced depression or anxiety. Living with either or both of them can seriously impact day-to-day life.
TSR is running a campaign all of this week for Mental Health Awareness Week 2016 to promote and inform others of the state of mental health and to try and reduce the stigmas associated with mental health.
So as part of it being Mental Health Awareness Week, I thought I'd share the story behind my diagnosis of depression and anxiety; I've already shared my story of living with a mental illness at university (my story and those kindly shared by few other users can be found here) but never tale behind the mental illness I live with on a daily basis:For more information on depression and anxiety (including more treatments that I haven't mentioned), the Mind webpages can be found here: for depression and here: for anxiety.
If you need some support outside of your friends and family:
The Samaritans, Childline and
Nightline are also great if you need someone to speak to, and also have email and instant messaging services if you can't or don't want to speak out loud to someone. If you're struggling, your GP is always a good first point of call though!
Don't be afraid to ask to change GP's if you don't feel as though the one your currently seeing isn't helping you! I changed and it made the world of difference to how I felt because I felt as though someone cared and I wasn't just a 'patient' who they wanted to get out of the door as soon as they could
We're holding various events and writing about lots of different themes throughout the week. Take a look here!