In over a decade in and out of mental health services, I have been asked am I suicidal more times than I care to count and I always find it a very interesting question to consider.
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I always like to think I come across as a confident, outgoing and extroverted person. As a local politician, I can interact with hundreds of people over the course of a week with a big smile and grin, but what the majority of those will never see is a dark void inside me, and a deep disconnect I have with the world. (more…)
The role of CLP secretary in The Labour Party is probably one of the most unenviable roles in politics. If you are doing everything right, nobody will notice however you so much as breathe in the wrong direction and you have the entire weight of a local constituency on your shoulders. In addition to this you find yourself at the centre of every argument, bitter dispute or ruckus in a locality whether you like it or not. (more…)