mental health Archives - Women Writers, Women's Books http://booksbywomen.org/tag/mental-health/ Sun, 28 Feb 2016 12:24:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 39938774 Why I Decided To Write About Mental Health https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/ https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2016 09:09:47 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=15021 I decided to write a memoir about my own experience of debilitating depression because I felt that I had something to say that might help someone. Although I was desperately ill, had suffered two major depressive episodes and been hospitalised, I did recover. I now consider myself well, and wanted to share what I had […]

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]]> https://booksbywomen.org/why-i-decided-to-write-about-mental-health/feed/ 4 15021 On Memoirs: Writing About Abuse and Difficult Topics https://booksbywomen.org/memoirs-writing-about-abuse-and-psychosis-by-author-judith-haire/ https://booksbywomen.org/memoirs-writing-about-abuse-and-psychosis-by-author-judith-haire/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:19:44 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=1269 I’d always loved writing. I’d kept journals, written poetry and short stories and had ideas for books. I’d never thought about writing my own story but there came a point where I wanted to share it to try to release myself from the past and its haunting memories. I should explain that I grew up […]

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