Trauma is a complicated thing, one word that can conjure up so many different facets and contexts. I think it is fair to say there is no one definitive ‘traumatic experience’ as each individual will perceive and respond to it differently. In this blog post I want to talk a bit about my own trauma and how I was helped to process it through Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing therapy.
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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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Recently I have noticed a peppering of showbiz ‘personalities’ who express their frustration with people sharing their experience of mental health, they cry man up! One particular comment is from Piers Morgan, he states: “I’m not convinced by this new trend of male public soul-breaking. Time for our gender to get a grip, methinks. Life’s tough – man up.”