In the virtual world, we get multiple lives. But in the real one, we've only got the one. Thousands of us are struggling with our mental health, myself included and many suffer without knowing where to go for help. With 1 in 5people in the UK experiencing suicidal thoughts and 1 in 15 attempting to take their own life we have got to make sure everyone gets the support they need.

Shiny personally fights her demons everyday, in February 2021 she was hospitalised after the death of her father at the start of the year and life took it's toll on and the demons almost won. The most exhausting thing about having a mental illness is pretending like you don't. Know how to get help saved her life and this is why she is sharing my story and awareness of organisations like mind so others never have to feel like suicide is the only option!