Roberta Payne's Story of Success
Roberta is a retired professor and teacher, and a working artist and writer and this is her story.
Stories
A collection of 13 posts
My depression, a blessing in disguise
Our founder, Ridhima Bhasin pens down her story of getting diagnosed with depression and PTSD and what made her start Just Another Illness.
Sanisha Wynter, The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Sanisha Wynter is a Mental health BPD advocate and the founder member of Speakers Collective An Inclusion specialist, Queen Bi and a Survivor, this is her mental health story.
Deepika Shekhawat, The Warrior
Deepika Shekhawat fights the BPD demon everyday and inspires everyone. This is her mental health story!
Lyla, The Free Child
Lyla is a self taught artist. Her practice revolves primarily around understanding sexuality and gender behaviours and how cultural context, especially patriarchy and trauma shape the patterns and taboos associated with these. This is her mental health story.
Jon's Mental Health Story
Jon Salmon, father of two is a mental health campaigner raising awareness around mental health after his own struggles. This is his story!
Meri Kahani (Mental Health Stories in Hindi)मानसिक स्वास्थ्य की कहानियाँ
04th February 2021 ko hamney Time to Talk Day manaya. Is din par Vijay Nallawala aur Tushar Raj Luthra ne apni mental health ki kahani hamarey saath share kari.
Time to Talk Day (Mental Health Stories)
On 04th February 2021 we celebrated Time to Talk Day and were joined by Keith Winestein, Davina Thakur, Angelos Georgakis and Sarah Hollebon who shared their mental health story with us.
Rebirth Through Art: Dorota's mental health story
Dorota Chioma, a self-taught artist and poet/writer is based in London, who after years of self-suppression, which was sabotaging her wellbeing and leading to a massive mental health breakdown, rediscovered her creativity. This is her mental health story.
मेरी मानसिक स्वास्थ्य कहानी।
Trigger warning: talks about suicidal thoughts. This is my mental health story in Hindi. For anyone who is suffering from a mental health condition, I hope this helps you in finding hope and also explaining to your friends and family about what you are going through.
Living successfully with Bipolar Disorder for 36 years and counting...
Trigger Warning: talks about bipolar disorder and manic episodes but provides hope of managing the condition and living a successful life.
My diagnosis, my journey and my recovery
Trigger warning: talks about mental health conditions: depression and PTSD including self harm and suicidal thoughts