by eFriend | Dec 6, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
Talking to men about mental health Has this ever happened to you? You look at a mate and you see he doesn’t look right. You ask, ‘are you OK?’ and he says, ‘all good here’. However, you can clearly tell that he’s not right, and that’s not the whole story. You...
by eFriend | Dec 6, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
When I was a teenager, I was both mentally and physically unwell. I was so depressed I didn’t want to get out of bed, and so exhausted that I couldn’t if I tried. However, in the years before my issues were eventually diagnosed, my parents thought these issues were...
by eFriend | Dec 6, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
In today’s society, being busy is seen as a stamp of success. Inspirational instagram accounts will encourage you to “hustle harder” or “always be grinding”. Sleep is a waste of time. Sleep is for the weak. I’ll sleep when I’m dead. But is it time to change our...
by eFriend | Dec 6, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
For me, mental health supports have included a whole range of resources and lots of people. I always had a longing to meet with other people that were like me, who would understand me. I wanted to have friends and I wanted to be connected to services – I wanted...
by eFriend | Dec 6, 2021 | eFriend Blog Posts
Learning to “Friend” For many years of my life, I felt like a complete outsider. Struggling with mental health issues from an early age meant that I isolated myself – wrapped up in anxiety and terrified of saying the wrong thing. I ended up far behind my peers...
