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Should The Future Recording of Patient's Information Be More Effective?
Writing Your Life Story - Why she'd recommend it to everyone
Invisibility - Living with a (usually) invisible disability
Be Kind To Yourself In 4 Easy Steps - positivity and acceptance
Service User Led Training - A few of the issues I’ve encountered
Good Medicine - Why medication isn't a cure-all answer
Do Yourself A Favour - On why we should give ourselves a break
Top 10 Tips For Workers - How you can really help people like me
Self Acceptance - It is possible y'know

Pick & Mix Diagnoses - The madness of psychiatric labelling
Making A Bad Situation Worse - My views on the 'daft' mental health bill
It's Them! - Ignorance about schizophrenia on TV
About Hospital Admissions - When it's all false promises
Experts By Experience - Why our views and experiences matter
Michael Barrymore Syndrome - Is distress the price of being funny?
One Wave Short Of A Shipwreck - The stigma surrounding mental illness
Quick Fix - Other people's (not so helpful) advice
Locum Schmocum - When continuity of care is a dirty word
Asking For Help - And not being taken seriously
'Back To Normal' Shampoo - A humorous look at a stupid slogan
Advocacy In The UK - What it is and why we need more
Not Mad, Not Bad - And not all that dangerous to know
The Great Divide - Where's the line between sane & mad?
My Bill Of Rights - Some of the things that I think are essential
A Dangerous Game - Some unhelpful attitudes to suicidal distress
The Problem With Psychiatrists - Are they really qualified to help?
Medication: Is It Enough? - I need more than drugs can offer
Being A Patient: Becoming the cure - Beginning to take control
Being A Patient: Sanity in numbers - What's so good about being 'normal'?