It's the start of Mental Health awareness week, in the past month I've realised that "raising awareness" and "talking about it" aren't enough. It's great that the barriers of stigma are being crushed, but it's simply not enough #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

I need to work at it. They say it's like a broken leg, but you can't fix a broken leg by coming on twitter and saying "I have a broken leg". You need to reset the break, take pain killers, wear a bootie, get crutches and then rehab the injury. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

We also need to look past the acceptable faces of mental illness. You can't claim to be a mental health ally or advocate in one breath and condemn the homeless or addicted with the other, in the Venn Diagram of our society there's a lot of cross over! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Our government to step up on a local and national level to do more. We need to also accept that sometimes talking about Mental Health and Mental Illness isn't nice, or kind. We need forums for family & children of those who are struggling to vent safely #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Mental Illness is horrible, having bad brain SUCKS but we try and we need to keep trying. I thank the people around me for their patience and compassion on the days I can't show myself those things. @JaneyGodley #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

And I thank the people, some I know and some I just follow in awe, who share their stories and experiences with good humour and make me feel less alone. @VickyPattison @GavsterNo1 @mrtomurie @DarrenConnell87 @BeffernieBlack and so many more. #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek