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Really powerful and emotionally-affecting presentations from @seemescotland colleagues at the Mental Health Strategy Forum, emphasising the importance of shared lived experience and challenging stigma.
So, I& #39;ve been a bit unsure about this for a while...1/2
So, I& #39;ve been a bit unsure about this for a while...1/2
2/2, but what the hell...
I have 35 years of lived experience with mental health challenges, specifically anxiety, depression, and chronic stress issues. I& #39;m lucky in a lot of ways, but the last 12 months have been the worst yet. I& #39;m still here.
I have 35 years of lived experience with mental health challenges, specifically anxiety, depression, and chronic stress issues. I& #39;m lucky in a lot of ways, but the last 12 months have been the worst yet. I& #39;m still here.
3/2 I& #39;m still Daddy, husband, comic book nerd, son, brother, uncle, *awesome* cyclist, friend, volunteer, curmudgeon, source of obscure historical stories. So there.
#scottishmentalhealth2019
#scottishmentalhealth2019
4/2 obviously I am now feeling super-anxious about what I& #39;ve just publicly "owned up to", so the rest of the day should be awesome. But anyway, @seemescotland inspired me today, and I& #39;ll get over it. Eventually.
5/2 insert obligatory self-deprecating gif here.
Wee coda - people around you matter. Most recently thanks to @htcors1 for being there and being wonderful, and @clairesmith55, @FiWilsonMcEwan, @c_w_cartwright, @AllisterShort, @GJClinkscale, @patwynne70, @drfmccarthy, and a bunch of other people my ruined memory is blank on now.
Dammit. List should include @Simongasman and @EM_Doc_Caesar too.
