Distressing condition leaves woman trapped in her room and forced to pee in a bucket
A woman who regularly stands for eight hours completing a 16-hour ‘phone ritual’ and finds bathrooms ‘overwhelming’ has…
‘I’ve spent decades listening to people in psychological crisis’
Now retired, he reflected on the realities of supporting people experiencing severe mental health difficulties. This is Norman…
‘A common bout of pneumonia led to a collapsed lung and a two-week coma – then I got a chronic diagnosis at 14’
A mother who contracted pneumonia at 14 that led to life-threatening sepsis, a collapsed lung, and a two-week…
I was sure my mother-in-law poisoned me — but I was the one who got sectioned
Adaure Dankwa, 38, suffered from postpartum psychosis and became extremely paranoid after her first pregnancy (Picture: Adaure Dankwa…
‘Sit By Me’ app launches in Milwaukee, featured on Project Pitch It
‘Sit By Me’ app launches in Milwaukee, featured on Project Pitch It Brad Steckart created ‘Sit By Me’…
Cork girl who had ‘hundreds of seizures’ a day diagnosed with rare condition
A mum-of-two is using her art skills to team up and raise money for the vital charity that…
‘I was so big my body couldn’t breathe on its own’: Athlete who hit 27st after bereavements loses third of bodyweight
An athlete who quit sport following a series of bereavements and gained weight to the point where she…
‘Pruritus ani’ is a surprising bum issue men experience but don’t get checked out
Now, this is awkward, but it’s important to talk about. A new study has revealed that a whopping…
I had electric shocking therapy – but it was a deadly brain bug, not depression
Lucy was sectioned for over three months after suffering from headaches and hallucinations (Picture: Samuel Binstead) It was…
Woman who fought cancer twice was told her heart was 48 hours away from giving up
Charlotte, who fought cancer twice before she turned 30, is raising awareness of the condition and she is…
I felt so insecure – then I got my diagnosis
I couldn’t open up to people and show the ‘real me’ for fear that I’d be too vulnerable…
I was so depressed I couldn’t even drink water
One of the worst aspects of my episodes was the shame that accompanied those days of lying in…