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Second National Conference Sexual Abuse & Mental Health Reducing the impact of abuse on mental health Monday 12th November 2018, London Following the June 2018 government commitment to ensuring victims of sexual abuse will receive a lifetime of mental health care to cope with the trauma, this conference focuses on the important issue of sexual abuse […]
My breakdown, when I hit the wall, was about 3 years ago; since then I have been in recovery. The ‘wall’ was the realization I had been abused as a child. When I say ‘realisation’ I mean … I mean an all-consuming melt down (I could attempt to re-iterate this last sentence too but I […]
I have started watching Thirteen Reasons Why on Netflix. I feel inspired by the show to write this blog, to tell my story, to prevent others from committing suicide. I want to tell people who are suffering from guilt, depression, loneliness etc. that life does get better, and that it is worth living it. However, […]
It’s impossible to have missed the comments made by 50 Cent in response to Terry Crews speaking up about his experience of sexual assault. The rapper mocked Crews stating that he didn’t “look like a victim”, and in turn reinforced the rape myth that ‘real men’ cannot be victims of rape. These remarks encapsulate many […]
Is stigma like fear? Just a hologram. Allow me to be frank with you if I may. I need to tell you something. I may not be what I seem. I want to tell you that I feel like a fraud. I want to be open with you. I want to share a deep dark […]