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Read more about the article Antidepressants: My Story

Antidepressants: My Story

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:30/07/2019
  • Post category:Mental Health

I’ll always remember the day I started my antidepressants. It was Monday 5th January 2015. That was the day I hit rock bottom. The previous weeks…

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The Great Pretender

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  • Post published:30/07/2019
  • Post category:Mental Health

I don’t know why I do it. I must be a glutton for punishment. The rage I feel when I read the comments section on Mail Online…

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Read more about the article Ignorance Isn’t Bliss

Ignorance Isn’t Bliss

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:06/10/2017
  • Post category:Mental Health

I'm angry. Really fucking angry. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I’m incandescent with rage. I’m going to caveat this post before…

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Read more about the article Is Someone’s Health Public Property?

Is Someone’s Health Public Property?

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:21/06/2017
  • Post category:Mental Health/Opinion Corner

I was really sad to learn of Ant McPartlin’s recent admission with regards to his addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol and his diagnosis of…

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Read more about the article Night Time Nostalgia

Night Time Nostalgia

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:13/03/2017
  • Post category:Mental Health

Sleep and I have always had a love/hate relationship. Usually it’s the case that I love sleep but often it hates me. I make no…

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Read more about the article Leave Our Bodies Alone

Leave Our Bodies Alone

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  • Post published:11/02/2017
  • Post category:Opinion Corner/Social Media

If there’s one thing the media have become obsessed with over the last decade or so then it is weight. More specifically; women’s weight. I’ve…

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Read more about the article It’s Time To Listen

It’s Time To Listen

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  • Post published:04/02/2017
  • Post category:Mental Health

Earlier this week a National Mental Health campaign took place. The Time To Talk initiative is an annual promotion advocated by the Mental Health charity…

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Read more about the article So, You Wish You’d Had An Abortion?

So, You Wish You’d Had An Abortion?

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:22/12/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health/Opinion Corner

The topic of abortion is one that seems to have been discussed a lot more in recent months. With the soon to be inauguration of…

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Read more about the article Adele; I Love You

Adele; I Love You

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  • Post published:01/11/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

Just when I thought I couldn’t love Adele any more than I already do, this week I read excerpts of an interview she has recently…

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Read more about the article Living With….Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Living With….Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:14/10/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

I first had the idea to write about my OCD back in November 2015. I’d just published an article about my Generalised Anxiety Disorder. A condition…

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Read more about the article Post Natal Depression: Is Time A Healer?

Post Natal Depression: Is Time A Healer?

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:07/09/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

This week is Post Natal Depression Awareness Week, an illness that many of you will know strikes a chord with me. I suffered from PND…

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Read more about the article Living With…..Emetophobia

Living With…..Emetophobia

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:29/06/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

It was a Sunday afternoon. I can’t remember the year, I want to say 1993 but I can’t be certain. Most unlike me, my long…

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Read more about the article Swan Syndrome

Swan Syndrome

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:26/05/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

I’m not much of a crier. Life doesn’t really make me cry, the only times I’ve ever really been known to cry is whilst watching a…

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Read more about the article Maternal Mental Health Matters

Maternal Mental Health Matters

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:04/05/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

I popped into Sainsburys last night for a few post work purchases, while I was trying to negotiate the self-service checkout without kicking it out…

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Read more about the article Alcohol, Anxiety & Me

Alcohol, Anxiety & Me

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:18/04/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

Look up the definition of the term binge drinker and you’d probably see a photo of myself staring back at you. Glass of wine in…

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Read more about the article Abortion: A Woman’s Right

Abortion: A Woman’s Right

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:06/04/2016
  • Post category:Opinion Corner

Opinions. They’re like arseholes; everybody's got one. Talking of arseholes and opinions lets discuss Donald Trump. With the US election drawing ever closer there’s barely…

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Read more about the article How I Tackle Anxiety

How I Tackle Anxiety

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:05/01/2016
  • Post category:Mental Health

I must make it abundantly clear here that I am in no way a qualified therapist/counsellor, merely someone who has suffered from (at times) severe…

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Read more about the article Caesarean Section…..Let’s Dispel Some Myths.

Caesarean Section…..Let’s Dispel Some Myths.

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:01/12/2015
  • Post category:Opinion Corner

Scrolling through Facebook yesterday afternoon, something caught my eye. The post in question, caught my attention because I noticed it was a photo of a woman…

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Read more about the article Living With….Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Living With….Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:19/11/2015
  • Post category:Mental Health

I've had issues with Anxiety and Mental Health disorders for as long as I can remember.  When I was aged 8 I was diagnosed with…

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Read more about the article What Do I Want…..?

What Do I Want…..?

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:07/10/2015
  • Post category:Mental Health

......Aside from a never ending pot of cash, eternal happiness and the ability to eat my body weight in chocolate without gaining so much as…

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Read more about the article Breast Is Best…But At What Cost?

Breast Is Best…But At What Cost?

  • Post author:Our Rach
  • Post published:23/09/2015
  • Post category:Mental Health/Opinion Corner

I'm on a mission.  Let me tell you why. Regular readers of my blog will know I wrote a post in August explaining my experience…

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