Trying to keep my unborn child from possible harm made me very ill. I learned the hard way that I don’t have a choice, but I accept that now

More and more young people are being spat out of hospitals, or waiting three months for therapy when they can’t even make it through the day

She tells me she’s got inoperable cancer, and for the first time goodbye becomes a meaningful word. Should I be feeling this grief even before she dies?

Suicide is still the leading cause of death for men under 45. I can only hope that talking about my experiences will help more men live to see another day

Research suggests eight out of 10 doctors in England have experienced mental health issues. Here, some of those who are suffering tell their story

Losing your parents means the loss of unconditional love. I miss them every day and hope they have given me the grace, love and empathy to face this

Mental illness and how we treat it is back in the spotlight – but confusion and false distinctions create problems for both doctors and patients

Anxiety seems to be a common complaint among Generation Y. Our writers discuss contributing factors such as underlying instability around housing and careers

We all use the internet as a distraction, but for people like me who suffer panic attacks and anxiety it can become a digital rabbit hole that’s hard to escape

After two years of struggling to conceive and an ectopic pregnancy, I finally became pregnant. Women must not be made to feel that infertility is their fault

I am lucky to have supportive employers, but many people are afraid to reveal their illness. Instead of fear, there should be acceptance and support

I thought that my line of work shielded me from mental challenges, but it turned out that even psychologists get the blues

The NHS was a revolution for postwar Britain that restored my wife’s mental health, and our marriage

Any human interaction was tortuous to me. I felt suicidal, but then I got a job in the City and my life started to change

I lost my father to alcohol, in every sense. We still live in fear for his future, but we finally have a relationship again

Having accepted a life of lows, it was a breakdown then admission to hospital that made me realise it didn’t have to be that way

I stopped going out after my best friend died. People told me I was depressed and I couldn’t see the point in life – until I started going to tea parties

SSRIs may not be for everyone, but when anxiety dominated my life, they brought me into a world of relief

Two decades in the Special Forces caught up with me when I developed post-traumatic stress disorder