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Living with Depression: Patient Stories and Support

Read stories from people who live with and manage depression and other mental health challenges. Each story gives a first-person account of living with depression, with tips for finding the right mental health support and coping with depressive episodes.

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How the Pandemic Fuels My Compulsive Social Media Usage

How the Pandemic Fuels My Compulsive Social Media Usage

What I Need to Hear as a Mum with Anxiety

What I Need to Hear as a Mum with Anxiety

5 Physical Symptoms of Mental Illness

5 Physical Symptoms of Mental Illness

4 Breakthroughs I Had During a Global Crisis

4 Breakthroughs I Had During a Global Crisis

5 Ways to Distract Yourself in Difficult Times

Sarah Alexander-Georgeson

5 Ways to Distract Yourself in Difficult Times

4 Things I Need from My Friends During a Mental Health Setback

4 Things I Need from My Friends During a Mental Health Setback

How to Handle Social Media with Depression and Anxiety

How to Handle Social Media with Depression and Anxiety

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health

COVID-19: Managing your Mental Health

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges

My First Year of Motherhood: Looking Back on My Mental Health Challenges

I Reduced My Working Hours to Protect my Mental Health

Martin Gallagher

I Reduced My Working Hours to Protect my Mental Health

Surviving a Heart Attack and Learning How to Live Again

Surviving a Heart Attack and Learning How to Live Again

Surviving – and Thriving – Through the Last Stretch of Winter With MS

Surviving – and Thriving – Through the Last Stretch of Winter With MS

5 Ways to Manage Mental Health Issues in Winter

5 Ways to Manage Mental Health Issues in Winter

5 Ways Caregivers Can Help After a Heart Attack

Kimby Jagnandan

5 Ways Caregivers Can Help After a Heart Attack

9 Tips to Get Active With and Beyond Cancer

Alice-May Purkiss

9 Tips to Get Active With and Beyond Cancer

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack

How to Help a Loved One through a Panic Attack