What are the different types of anxiety disorder? This section provides an overview of the most common types of anxiety disorders. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) Panic disorder Social anxiety disorder Phobias Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) Skin …
This October, we're inviting you to join us for the Rethink Relay, a nationwide movement to support those living with mental illness by running or walking as far as you can. Whether you're an experienced runner or enjoy a peaceful stroll, this …
The Guardian has today reported that 40% of Britons think a 10-minute slot with their GP is not enough time to talk about all of their health concerns, according to a poll by Ispos. The study showed that, while 51% of people felt they could talk about “ …
For World Suicide Prevention Day, Karen shares her experience of losing her husband to suicide. With the patience and understanding of her support worker from our Swindon & Wiltshire Support After Suicide Service, Karen has been able to better process …
People with lived experience of mental illness and suicidal thoughts played a significant role across all three aspects of this work, including participating as active members of the grant awarding panel, and chairing Suicide Prevention Network meetings. …
For World Suicide Prevention Day, Karen shares her experience of losing her husband to suicide. With the patience and understanding of her support worker from our Swindon & Wiltshire Support After Suicide Service, Karen has been able to better process …
Florrie has been supporting her son through treatment resistant schizophrenia for 20 years. With the help of family, friends and peers from a Rethink Mental Illness support group, Florrie is able to cherish the positive moments. Caring for someone with a …
After forty years of experiencing the condition, Lucy was finally diagnosed with autism. She reflects on her neurodivergence, social anxiety and involvement with our Wiltshire Inclusion Service. I was born in 1973. Then, autism wasn’t even “a thing”. It …
Hanna has been diagnosed with EUPD (emotionally unstable personality disorder), depression and anxiety over the years. With support from art therapy, her loved ones and Rethink Mental Illness’ Sheffield Crisis House, she has been able to build a joyful …
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report highlighting the fundamental failures in Valdo Calocane’s mental health care, which contributed to the tragic deaths of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, Barnaby Webber, and Ian Coates last summer. Brian Dow, …
Rebekah has experienced depression, anxiety, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) and anorexia nervosa since her teenage years. Despite her challenges, she now works in mental health and advocates for positive change. My mental health is something I’ve …
What services can help someone who is having suicidal thoughts? People who have suicidal thoughts can experience them differently. Some might actively be planning to end their lives. Others might have the thoughts without planning to act on them. There are …
I had so much time to think and it became obvious that it’s something I've been neglecting for years. Then my mental health got worse after the challenge. I’d bigged up those marathons so much that, once they was over, I had nothing to hide me from my …
Accredited bodies for therapists British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP is a professional association representing counselling and psychotherapy. Phone: 01455 883300 Address: BACP House, 15 St John’s Business Park, Lutterworth, …
After accessing Rethink Mental Illness’ Advice and Information Service, Izzy discovered she had health anxiety. Learning more about her condition and managing it through art has given her the peace to move forward. At the start of 2017, when I was in my …
I had so much time to think and it became obvious that it’s something I've been neglecting for years. Then my mental health got worse after the challenge. I’d bigged up those marathons so much that, once they was over, I had nothing to hide me from my …
Four ambitious influencers are taking on the huge challenge of completing six half marathons in one year for Rethink Mental Illness. The team, made up of Esmee Gummer, Sam Tomlinson, Ethan Smith and Omar Mansour, will be travelling Europe to complete the …
Olivia-Mae explores what it’s like to live with a disability, as well as severe depression and anxiety. After recovering from a suicide attempt, she now lives independently and is proud of her resilience. When I was young, I was diagnosed with dyspraxia, a …
For National Schizophrenia Awareness Day (25 July), we asked people living with schizophrenia to share the misconceptions they sadly still hear about their condition. Here are the shocking replies. Names have been changed for anonymity.
After serving time in prison, Paul experienced a psychotic breakdown which later manifested into schizophrenia. For National Schizophrenia Awareness Day, Paul reflects on his long, yet inspiring journey. I’m a 55 year old Christian writer, filmmaker, actor …
