Working in Mental Health Is Not An Easy Feat Recently, I quit my role as a support worker for several reasons: Lack of organisation within management. Long hours, limited time for actual breaks. The job was not as advertised. Underpaid for the amount of work that I had to do. But I may go into the ins and outs in…
Finding your voice It is safe to say that this world has changed tremendously. The influx of social media makes people more interconnected to pandemics changing how we work, live, and conduct ourselves. It is safe to say that we live in a crazy, chaotic world. It can be pretty scary and can cause people to quiet their voice as…
What Is Depression? Depression is classified as a mental health disorder whereby an individual experiences a constant low mood that may impact daily routines. At some point, we all may experience a time when we are not feeling our best mentally, but when it comes to depression, the low moods may last a considerable amount of time. How many people…
Do you lack motivation? I do. At this moment, I lack the motivation I used to have. Motivation is key to get a lot of things done; we need it to get up and go to work when we don’t want to. For a couple of months now, I have struggled with being motivated as I was used to. If…
Do you have a chaotic work life? Recently, I started working as a support worker, working with young people with an experience of trauma and, in some cases, mental health conditions. The job itself is not for the weak. It is consuming and at times quite emotionally draining. If you would like to know about the importance of support workers,…
Do You Have A Bunch Of Regrets? Having many regrets can be the thief of joy. Super optimistic people may say that you can live a happy and carefree life, which is easy to obtain. Let me break it to you. It is not! It is possible to live a great life, but we will all come across situations that…
What Is The Role Of A Support Worker? The role of a support worker is to look after and provide care to people in need to cater to their overall well-being. A support worker aims to enable individuals to live as independently as possible. In some cases, support workers have to provide personal care to those who cannot do it…
How The Pandemic Changed My Life Pandemic- you can leave now.Let’s keep it really real. The pandemic has caused so much chaos: jobs, life and everything in between.Why is the pandemic still here?!I thought we would have left the pandemic in 2020. But here we are still with the bullshit. Little did we know how things would go as we…
What Is Mental Health? According to the World Heath Organisation (WHO), mental health is “a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community”. It is the psychological part of an…
What is Anxiety? Anxiety is a mental health disorder that impacts millions of people. According to Mind, 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health each year in England alone. Anxiety causes negative feelings and thoughts that can create physical and emotional symptoms in the body. If you would like to know more about anxiety, click the…
