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An Introduction to Mental Health

I’ve decided to write a blog about lessons learned in mental health, and been informed I ought to provide some context to them. To explain…

5 min readMay 18, 2020

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An Introduction to Mental Health

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 10: Antidepressants Can Make You Want to Die

One of the more important issues around mental health I feel it prudent to discuss, is medication. Antidepressants in particular. Fair…

9 min readFeb 14, 2022

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Lesson 10: Antidepressants Can Make You Want to Die

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 9: Go to Fucking Therapy (Yes, You)

Really this should be lesson number one. Therapy, therapy, therapy, therapy, therapy. Therapy. Are you a person? Have you got issues? Yes…

5 min readDec 15, 2021

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Lesson 9: Go to Fucking Therapy (Yes, You)

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 8: Night Driving Makes Me Feel Both More and Less Insane

So I have learned to drive relatively late in life. My main reason for finally doing it was to provide myself with an escape from my…

4 min readOct 15, 2021

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Lesson 8: Night Driving Makes Me Feel Both More and Less Insane

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 7: Easy A Cures Panic Attacks

Years ago I was at a festival writhing and suffering and tugging my hair out, alone in a tent one evening. No, it wasn’t a bad trip or drug…

5 min readJul 12, 2021

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Lesson 7: Easy A Cures Panic Attacks

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 6: Your Life Coach May Not Resemble Terry Crews

Anxiety isn’t really very funny most of the time. Retrospectively, sure, but not at the time. It’s hard to be overly comical when you…

4 min readJun 21, 2021

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Lesson 6: Your Life Coach May Not Resemble Terry Crews

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 5: Becoming a Sad Bastard Is Actually a Good Thing

Often to overcome hurdles in mental health, we must allow ourselves to delve into realms of sad bastard-dom. Really, these realms don’t…

4 min readJun 15, 2021

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Lesson 5: Becoming a Sad Bastard Is Actually a Good Thing

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Lesson 4: Keep a Diary Instead of Killing a Bunch of People

Journaling has figuratively saved my life. Perhaps literally. I know what you’re thinking, ‘journaling? Gaaaay.’ Well that simply makes you…

5 min readJun 7, 2021

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Lesson 4: Keep a Diary Instead of Killing a Bunch of People

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

11 Films About Loneliness to Make Us Feel Connected

Someone once said (For the life of me I can’t find the quote, so this may be butchered) that all the greatest stories are about loneliness…

8 min readMay 22, 2020

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11 Films About Loneliness to Make Us Feel Connected

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Mindfulness: Don’t Let the Buzzword Put You Off

In my last post, I briefly mentioned how beneficial mindfulness can be. Everyone knows this, it’s been shown in studies, it zips by you in…

5 min readMay 21, 2020

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Mindfulness: Don’t Let the Buzzword Put You Off

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Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

Henry Collard: Lessons In Mental Health

I’m an anxiety and depression veteran. Occasionally I learn things about mental health and wellbeing. Here I benevolently share my wisdom.

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