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These rooms are designed to calm & soothe as well all stimulate & inspire those experiencing a difficult time with their mental health. They will aim to encourage everyone to engage with their creativity and talk openly about what is bothering them. You’re invited to share experiences & tips that have helped you along your journey. This is a service which will be accessible any time, from anywhere. There is no judgement here, and you can stay as long as you like.
Previous Testimonies:
Articulating feelings of low mood and anxiety can help with understanding and identifying triggers and external contributors. Sharing this with others helps us to feel less alone.
“I feel a constant pressure from feelings of disappointment and lack of self belief and nothing I do ever alleviates that pressure and it becomes very tiring to deal with. I get anxious about things I used to enjoy and do with ease. It makes me want to give up and retreat to a place where I’m numb and don’t have to deal with the feelings.”
“When I was 20 I was really badly depressed without even knowing it. It was my first year of university and most of my mates had gone to other towns… It took me awhile to find the social people at my uni as well. A few months before my banter affectively broken up, and I felt really down about it as I felt I’d put a lot of energy into it. On top of this my parents divorce battle had really started to heat up and I was living at home with mum who took out her many issues on me. I was also incredibly resentful of my father who I felt had consciously destroyed our family in pursuit of a younger woman (although I was wrong, this younger woman later revealed herself to be the archetypal wicked stepmother). I had very limited sources of affirmation at the time, but I wonder if I’d known that my mental health was struggling and I let people know… Would I have found that affirmation at the time?”
“Feeling like I’m stretching myself too thin, but it’s still not enough. If I’m doing loads of fun stuff, I get stressed about money, if I’m relaxing for a weekend, I feel lazy. I compare myself a lot”
“I have felt like I’ve not been good enough for a long time. You feel frustrated with yourself that you can’t achieve the high expectations you set for yourself. I have certainly felt not good enough or worthy enough in multiple occasions, often relating to work circumstances.”
“ Living with OCD can drive me to feel anxious, socially anxious, scared and frustrated because part of my problem is I want a perfect world. I want everyone to be okay. I want to be good to everyone. I want there to be no arguments or sadness. I want everything to be okay. But in reality this cannot happen. At times my deep thinking has caused depression because I cannot control or perfect all problems. I just need to understand at times that these situations are out of my hands. But if I try and help as much as I can at least I am doing my bit.”
“my parents got divorced when I was young and I suffered an abusive relation with my mother‘s new husband. I was depressed and with suicidal thoughts”
What helps with feelings of depression and/or anxiety?
Looking for trends in what may help to lift mood, relieve pressure or clear the mind of dark thoughts.
“I love to be in nature and find that pure connection with my inner self. Music also inspires me”
“Asmr, YouTube videos to take my mind off things, reading a book, sometimes going for a walk if I can convince myself”
“There’s nothing like watching a really great motion picture. It leaves me feeling like I could take on the world, but I’m not talking about the trashy ones I’m talking about the all-time greats where you can feel the humanity and the passion of the filmmakers bleeding from every frame. Also, there are certain songs that really hit me deeply in my soul and can save me from my darkest hour.”
“Listening and playing music, being outside in the sun, eating and cooking, sitting in peace, having time to process how I feel by myself and at my own pace.”
“I love going on walks, listening to old music, I like to be immersed in art galleries. Speaking to family and friends helps a lot. Working in the media industry, often watching a classic film helps me to feel relaxed and often inspires me to work on my own projects.”
“Speaking to my mum. Seeing my family. Listening to music. Running. Writing. Learning.”
Can you help to shape this support network for yourself or others? Ses has added some of her own answers in here so you do not feel alone in your struggle.
(you may choose to remain anonymous)
