Mental Health And Me
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Mental health is something we should all be interested in. After all, we know that 1 in 3 GP appointments in Liverpool are related to it. But, whilst statistics can be dull and impersonal the writing in this book is anything but – it’s engaging, entertaining, funny, heart-breaking and alive! Read it and celebrate the talent and creativity of these writers as they tell you about mental health… and them!
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Mental Health And Me - Mental Health and Me Competition Winners
MENTAL HEALTH
AND ME
Competition Winners
Liverpool Mental Health Consortium
Writing on the Wall
Contents
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Foreword i
Letters 1
Short Stories 11
Journalism 27
Poetry 37
Blog / Diary 43
Tweets 51
Afterword 55
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Foreword
Liverpool Mental Health Consortium has worked for almost 20 years to make sure that the voices of people with direct experience of mental distress are heard. Whether these people are current or former mental health service users, carers for loved ones who are going through difficult times, or individuals trying to take care of their mental wellbeing without accessing support services – we know they have stories to tell and experiences to share.
We aim to help people to tell their stories, sometimes directly to the people who commission or provide mental health support services, sometimes to the wider public. We do this because we believe that the best way to raise awareness and tackle stigma is to talk openly and honestly about the issues that matter and because we know that the people who experience emotional distress are experts about their own lives and a fantastic resource for all of us.
I’m delighted to introduce the inspirational writing included in these pages - in all its wonderful variety of form, style and content. The writers who entered our competition demonstrate how central mental health is in all our lives and how talented and creative people with personal experience of mental distress are and can be.
Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and congratulations to everyone who was shortlisted or won prizes!
Claire Stevens
Development Manager
Liverpool Mental Health Consortium
LETTERS
Letters To Myself
Gemma Rogers
1st place and overall winner
To my 11 year old self
This is the year when you pick up a razor blade for the first time and cut yourself with it.
I’m not going to sugar coat things for you. You’re young, but you’re going to have to grow up fast so sit down and listen to what I have to tell you.
Pretty soon you’re going to get ill. Not a cold or a stomach bug, but something much worse and harder to recover from. I can’t stop it from happening; this sickness isn’t like that. It can’t be prevented by happy thoughts and a positive attitude. Our brain is messed up. Learn to deal with it.
Your illness is ugly. It steals all the happiness out of your life and makes every single day a struggle. Just getting out of bed will at times seem impossible. Prepare to be lonely because it tricks you into thinking being alone is the best way to survive, and you’ll push friends away until they stop coming back. We make it a long time without anybody.
I bet you have a great relationship with mum right now. I envy you for that. I miss her. You can’t tell her you’re sick. It’s a secret. You won’t be able to speak a word until it’s almost too late. The pills don’t work and talking about it doesn’t help either. Self-medication is even less effective, so don’t be fooled by the high of a different kind of pill, because it won’t last forever.
Get ready to hate yourself. I mean to really hate yourself. You’ll cut and burn your skin to match the mess you feel inside to the outside. You won’t eat for days to look like the