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Twitter Chats - Coolio or No No No
Twitter chats are you involved in them? Do you like them or hate them? Theres an array of views out there. Some people love them, some...

Mike Douglas
Jun 29, 20174 min read


Depression & My Desire to Self Harm
Wow I'm learning to deal with my episodes much better, I'm typing away before I started to do anything this time. Trigger Warning I'm...

Mike Douglas
Jun 9, 20173 min read


Szen Zone - Positive Change
Last week I was lucky enough to get to speak to the Author of Szen Zone, Gary Szenderski. Following that chat I wanted to write a short...

Mike Douglas
May 22, 20172 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week - My BPD
What even is BPD? That is what I imagine most people would think when first hearing of this illness. I know that was my reaction when I...

Mike Douglas
May 9, 20175 min read


Male Mental Health in the Media
This week there was a fair amount of talk about a 'well known celebrity' (rolls eyes) talking about male mental health and how men should...

Mike Douglas
May 7, 20173 min read


Saints Vs Stigma Event
Today I made my way into Southampton for the Saints Vs Stigma event in Guildhall area of Southampton City Centre. I had heard about the...

Mike Douglas
Apr 29, 20173 min read


13 Reasons Why
Its 8.30pm and I have just finished watching 13 Reasons Why. I started watching this morning at about 7am and have watched the whole...

Mike Douglas
Apr 15, 20177 min read


Is Therapy Worth It?
Well, is it? Is therapy worth it? It is what some people spend weeks, months, sometimes years waiting for. After all that time is it even...

Mike Douglas
Apr 10, 20174 min read


Cant see my dick, maybe its diet time?
So yes, earlier this week I went to the toilet and realised that I couldn't see my dick. This was a bit of a wake up call for me. For a...

Mike Douglas
Mar 29, 20174 min read


My Favourite Mental Health Quote
My favourite mental health quote, is possibly my favourite anything quote too. I guess that is easier to say because its not really a...

Mike Douglas
Mar 6, 20173 min read


Cyberbullying
I love social media and the modern world of technology. But it does come with its dangers. Let me be clear, social media itself is not...

Mike Douglas
Feb 27, 20173 min read


Lego Batman
I recently went to the cinema to see the Lego Batman Movie. I was excited to see the movie because the trailers looked so good and...

Mike Douglas
Feb 20, 20173 min read


#MHBSouthCoast Meet Up
I am so pleased to be writing this #MHBSouthCoast happened! It still seems a bit surreal, I hugged Laura N (still waiting for our food...

Mike Douglas
Feb 2, 20173 min read


Back to Work
Going back to work has been such a mixed few days. It has been great to get back into the routine of getting up in the morning and...

Mike Douglas
Jan 5, 20175 min read


Reaching for the pen
When you find yourself somewhere between having an episode and wanting one to take over your body. I just can't deal with this I am...

Mike Douglas
Nov 2, 20161 min read


Talking about Mental Health at Interview and in the Workplace
This morning I read a blog post by Kayleigh (@veryberrycosmo) about mental health and employment and I started to write a comment at the...

Mike Douglas
Oct 16, 20164 min read


My first tattoo!
So today happened, and I got my first tattoo! I am still in a bit of shock about the whole thing hahaha. For a while now I have wanted to...

Mike Douglas
Sep 3, 20166 min read
I have a Care Worker
Today I had my first meeting with Malcolm, I forget his exact title but I think he is my Care Worker. I found it beneficial to go in the...

Mike Douglas
Sep 3, 20164 min read
My Episodes - a Mental Health Story
I can feel myself zoning out, my consciousness changing. My eyes become fixed on one point. It's a struggle to move my focus, but I am...

Mike Douglas
Sep 3, 20162 min read
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