All your stories

Grief and loss is a difficult part of life that we will all experience. While each individual will cope with it differently, there are a range of emotions and reactions that we will all share. This week, Marketing Communications Executive, Ellen shares her story.

Since September 2015 I have been suffering with anxiety which led to panic attacks. They made me feel so low and I didn'...

I had two very difficult parents, both of whom had personality disorders. Throughout my childhood, I'd had my confi...

When I reached the age of 50, I felt like it was time I really sorted out my feelings about my traumatic childhood so th...

I was finding things really tough and got to the stage where I'd had enough of life. I knew I had reached crisis point a...

I sought counselling on the advice of a very close friend after separating from my husband of eighteen months, and comme...

I have sought many counsellors over the years but, I guess, I was never really 'ready' each time. It was 2014. After sep...

I was offered counselling through an NE charity and, happily, I took up this opportunity. I saw a fab counsellor called...

I entered therapy a few years ago. I thought I was going to deal with my issues of anxiety and depression. To rid myself...

I decided to look at the Counselling Directory website after being on a waiting list, and time was running out. I studie...

I started self-harming in June 2010. I don't quite know why, but I had just lost my Auntie who I was very close to in th...

During the past few years as a Project Manager working on various assignments for large global multinationals has been e...

I'm a victim of incest and was also abused in a 'ring' where images and film were made. Two years ago, my personal life...

I was bullied for 11 years and it had a really damaging impact on my mental health. I think my depression started w...

I went for counselling in 2012 due to being an emotional wreck. I was crying, worried and close to a breakdown. I sought...