In January 2019 I had an appointment with my lovely psychiatrist Dr S. Upon his advice I slowly titrated off my anti-psychotic. I had been well, stable and in recovery for 18 months so it seemed the right time to come off it. I was also discharged from my CPN. I happily titrated down to …
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Small Talk Saves Lives: The Samaritans Campaign
In 2017 the story about my then partner/now fiancee jumping over the railings to save me (back in December 2016) featured in a new campaign by the Samaritans ‘Small Talk Saves Lives’. Of course, they didn’t advocate that everyone should do what my partner did but simply shared the message that a little small talk …
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2000-2018: The Background
After a troubled childhood involving divorce, disability and sexual abuse I started self harming at the age of 12. In early adulthood I encountered domestic violence, several bereavements including one of my own child, rape, stalking and battled a heroin addiction whilst all the time struggling at University. I ended up graduating with respectable honours …
20 Things About Me
My name is Tracey, I often get called ‘T’, Lou Lou and many other things besides! I have many qualifications including a law degree and an Access to Nursing as well as pharmacy qualifications. I am a mental health warrior and have several diagnoses that I will go into more in my blog. I have …
The Warrior Within 