End The Stigma Poll Results Thanks to everyone who took part in our end the stigma poll. We asked you 10 questions to indicate how much stigma exists around the topic of mental health. The results are as follows: 1. Would you date someone who suffers with a mental health condition? 1. Would you date […]
Is Enough Being Done To ‘End The Stigma’? Its May the 8th 2017 and Mental Health Awareness week is in full swing. The term #mentalhealthawarenessweek is trending – from celebrities to sports stars, politicians to authors, just about everybody is talking about this topic. At first I was amazed that so many people are supporting […]
The Daily Mail’s (Tasteless) Headline On Aaron Lennon and His Mental Health Yesterday I saw the news that Aaron Lennon had been detained under the mental health act. My first reaction was why? Details seemed to be very limited so I left the subject until further notice. I go on twitter this morning and see […]
The Damage Fake Friends Can Have On Emotional Health What are fake friends? Someone who acts like their your friend but in reality stabs you in the back at every opportunity. Those who care more about how they are perceived than their relationship with you. Their day to day routine is like keeping up appearances. They […]
What is Emotional Health? Emotional health is a state of psychological functioning, a concept synonymous with wellbeing and is vital to living a life of wholeness, balance, and contentment. It’s also an extension of mental health. It affects how we think and feel and how well we cope with life’s highs and lows. Emotional health […]
How The Growth Mindset Helped Me (Made A Bad Day Turn Good) Yesterday was a bad day for me so much so I was on the verge of giving up (yet again). My phone rang at 5am which woke me up in a panic. “Has someone died?” “Someone’s in trouble” “have PPI stooped to a […]
The Growth Mindset – Explained The Growth Mindset is a concept developed by psychologist Carol Dweck which was popularised by her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. According to Dweck, a mindset is a self-perception or “self-theory” that people hold about themselves. Believing that you are either “intelligent” or “unintelligent” is one example of […]
4 Ways to Stop People Exploiting You – We are living in a world moving at an increasingly fast rate, where the latest fads are already superseded by the time they hit the shelves. Where society is dominated by social media, which has unfortunately led to an influx in mental health and abuse cases. What’s […]
Welcome to the Unseen Project – a platform for people to open up and discuss real life issues. People often keep things such as mental health and abuse to themselves because they fear being alienated from their peers. Even though we are living in a society that is more open than what it was 10 […]