Mental health is a bit part of everyone's life. Some struggle with it more than others. I never thought I did until I was diagnosed with Health Anxiety. During numerous doctors visits before I was prescribed medication to help me out life was very tough. Luckily it was picked up very quickly before I went completely nuts! As with all anxiety there's comes more than just the worrying thoughts. There's the restless legs, sleepless nights, nervous habits, stuff I never even noticed before! I was lucky enough to have a gp who took the time to sit down and talk to me. I'm lucky enough to have friends and family who support me through the bad times. I was lucky the medication worked so well for me! 

Alot of people don't understand mental health. DORSET MIND is trying to change that! Dorset Mind is a pioneering mental health charity that educates, challenges stigma and inequality and promotes recovery from mental ill health. We empower individuals to understand the recovery process and assist them to develop resilience.Dorset Mind provides recovery and resilience-focused support groups across Dorset that aim to educate people about the mental ill health and support people to identify and develop coping skills. We also run an accredited befriending service and offer volunteer roles.Thank you for your support!