We are delighted to present the first post in our Age and Wellbeing series from writer and mental health activist, Angela McCrimmon. How has changing age affected my mental wellbeing?……..Getting older is a privilege denied to many and there have been a few times in my life when I didn’t think or even want it […]
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‘At my very lowest I had somehow found myself many miles from my own land’ – how Outlander helped Holly’s recovery
A post from one of our very first ever Community Correspondents, Holly McCormack. This piece was originally published on Holly’s own blog in December 2018. I’d fallen into an unknown world and sitting in a room very much at the wrong end of the country. I couldn’t be more Scottish yet I found myself out […]
“Being with my family and friends makes me happy and well” – John #HumansofScotland
Being with my family and friends makes me happy and well. Being alone and shutting myself away makes me sad. There’s not really a normal day for me. Every day is different. I think my health would be better if I could become more mobile and lose a bit of weight. Sometimes I waste time […]
“My happy days are when I feel good in my head” – Christina #HumansofScotland
My happy days are when I feel good in my head. It depends how I wake. Some days I can get so angry, for good reasons. I was forced to come here from Africa when I was 17. I see things about trafficking on the TV and I get angry. It’s still happening to other […]
“I do struggle with a lot and I get frustrated but I really try to be positive” – Lorna #HumansofScotland
Spending time with my two grandchildren makes me so happy. The love I have for them overwhelms me. I do believe being a granny has changed me for the better. Suffering chronic pain holds me back to doing a lot of things and this saddens me as I can’t do things I would love to […]
“I’ve seen a big change in myself. Life hasn’t got easier, but I feel stronger” – Vivienne #HumansofScotland
Being happy and healthy goes together. When I am unhappy, it causes a lot of health issues for me. Sometimes, when I feel emotional, it’s like I can’t breathe. I came here from China more than 20 years ago. Scotland is my home now, but I’ve had a lot of problems to deal with, with […]
“Maybe my health would be better if I was less stigmatised”-Maureen #HumansofScotland
What is normal? A usual day for me can vary. On a good day I can get up, dressed, get out with a friend. On a bad day, I stay at home in my jammies, eat rubbish and see no one. Maybe my health would be better if… if I was normal? If I had […]
“I feel happy when I can be myself, when I can do something that matters to me” – David #HumansofScotland
A normal day for me would having a nice coffee and reading something that matters to me. I feel happy when I can be myself, when I can do something that matters to me. I feel happy when I stand up for myself and when I can stop worrying about what other people think about […]
“Getting up and doing one thing, no matter how small, pleases me” – #HumansofScotland inspired stories from our Community Correspondents
There is no normal day, but getting up and achieving one thing, no matter how small, pleases me. What I need is financial security, a warm roof over my head and food to eat. The simple pleasures: sunlight through the trees, the moon on a misty evening, a snuggle from the dog. My health would […]
Raising Awareness of Health Inequality #CoProWeekScot
It is Scottish Co-Production week. Co-production is about the redistribution of the balance of power between service providers and users, something the World Health Organisation tells us is needed to change health inequalities. Co-production is pretty important and it has huge benefits for not just health service users, but friends and relatives too. Ultimately its […]