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Trigger warning: This article is about the subject of suicide. This isn’t an easy article to write, but if it helps just one person it will have been worthwhile publishing it. Suicide is such a difficult subject to write about and it is something that I’ve both considered many times and also attempted. I’m not going…
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Trigger Warning: The article below includes mentions of self-harming and suicidal behaviour. I’ve written about mental health many times and I never find it an easy subject. However, I know just how…
Apologies to Lionel Bart for taking the title of his song from ‘Oliver!’ but it fits this article perfectly even though I’m more Scrooge than Fagin. Ever since I was diagnosed with autism and then…