Month: February 2016

  • What happened when I couldn’t work anymore (claiming ESA)

    At the moment, I’m not well enough to work. In the past I have managed both part time and full time jobs with my anxiety, and worked both 9-5 hours and shifts, in busy places doing physically demanding and customer facing work. Having a mental illness has not stopped me from working, and I’m confident…

  • Time to Talk Day 2016

    If you haven’t heard of it before, Time to Talk is an anti-stigma campaign run by the charities Rethink and Mind and it aims to encourage conversations about mental health. 1 in 4 people in the UK have some kind of mental health problem / illness / whatever you want to call it (I swap…