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'For months after giving birth, I was convinced my baby wasn't mine'
PTSD from a traumatic birth, a severe lack of sleep and isolation from Covid created a ‘perfect storm’ that led Helen Miller to lose touch with reality
'I want other men with an eating disorder to know you can get better'
More than half of men with an eating disorder have never received treatment, according to new research from the charity Beat
'At 15, I was urged to self-harm by strangers online'
Alex says: ‘An adult man portraying himself as a personal trainer preyed on my vulnerability and tricked me into undressing on camera and threatened to send the images to my friends and family’
From angry outbursts to not washing, parents share their teens' lockdown struggles
A recent survey of home-schooling parents found three-quarters report their children are now more demotivated or disengaged
When coronaphobia turns into agoraphobia – 'I struggle to even go for a walk'
With the easing of lockdown restrictions, some are struggling to overcome their fear of going outside
Money worries during coronavirus as people deal with breakups and panic attacks
i spoke to people who are suffering panic attacks and relationship breakdowns and turning to drink during the pandemic
'Smoking has always been my crutch for anxiety – it's time for a mindset shift'
For National No Smoking Day i writer Claudia Tanner shares how she’s combating her on-off 25-year cigarette habit
'Getting outdoors in nature saved my life when I felt suicidal'
Eli Bishop had a breakdown after work got on top of her – here she shares how hiking was so therapeutic she’s made it her full-time job
'I tried to jump off a building – now I'm grateful the fire door was locked'
Rob Goddard, who hit rock bottom after losing his income and wife within a few months, shares how he rebuilt his life and now helps others
'The pressures of working as a nurse left me suicidal – we need more support'
As statistics show alarming suicide rates among nurses, one who worked in A&E reveals the pressures he was under
'Feeling rejected by my father as a child caused me to have a breakdown'
Mother-of-one Gemma Ray, 37, explains how she forgave her father who had an alcohol problem for his shortcomings
'Months of insomnia left me feeling trippy but I beat it with help and routine'
Michelle Rushton, 45, a mother-of two and communications officer for the NHS who lives in Liverpool, tells Claudia Tanner about her battle with insomnia and how she overcame it
Me and my mental health: 'I felt suicidal after I had my baby'
Lizzie Dudeney, 40, says the stigma needs to be removed from post-natal depression
'I felt suicidal and turned to drink': London Bridge PC on his PTSD
Leon McLeod ran after the jihadis who went on a stabbing rampage in Borough Market in June 2017
'I was told I had bipolar disorder when I had a severe form of PMS'
Georgia Steed, 24, didn’t know what was wrong with her until she later learned her mental health problems were linked to her monthly cycle
'I may not have caught HIV if I'd been helped with my mental health'
Graeme Lavery says he was fobbed off with medication for years and it took reaching crisis point before he was given any therapy
Man with OCD who feared he'd RUN people over cured with MAGNETS
A man whose 28-year-battle with obsessive compulsive disorder saw him tormented daily thinking he had harmed others claims he has been effectively 'cured' through the use of magnets