Monthly Archives: Oct 2015

What price mental health?

A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), states that mental health ‘issues’ cost Britain £70bn a year. That is equivalent to 4.5% of GDP lost through missed working days, increased benefits for those unable to work and costs … Continue reading

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Bristol/Bath Marathon

I am running my 2nd Marathon this year for Bath Mind/Greenlinks having completed the London in April raising nearly £500.00. Now, I have a Virgin Just Giving site to continue my quest to try and raise a bit more. I … Continue reading

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Psycho Poet

I gorged myself on death tasting the poison in the air with ink blood on paper Just as I succumbed to subliminal messages at dawn each day Jigsaws echo across the land on the long march since pre-history, times on … Continue reading

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Bipolar blogging

I’ve been blogging about what it’s like to have bipolar disorder for a couple of years. I was very nervous at first, worried about the stigma if anybody found out who I was. Also, I was terrified that people out … Continue reading

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Jack

Just a short piece this time fellow readers and strangely no angry stuff for a change … I’ve been very busy the past week building an up market bird table with all the trimmings (since building it I’ve acquired another … Continue reading

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A Message from The Right Worshipful The Mayor of Bath – Honorary Patron of Bath Mind

It gives me great pleasure to ‘open’ Bath Mind’s ‘Your Voice’ by writing the first blog post. Having suffered from the mental illness depression myself, I have chosen ‘Mental Wellbeing’ as the theme for my year as the 778th Mayor … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Your Voice blog!

Hi, this is Bath Mind’s blog, Your Voice. Bath Mind feels passionately about giving the community of Bath and North East Somerset a voice, a place to share your views, thoughts and ideas on subjects you feel strongly about and … Continue reading

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