A.C. “Being patient with myself”
I started Arty-Folks just before Christmas together with a few friends. Perhaps not surprisingly my Arty-Folks mentor felt that I…
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B.S. “Beating Depression – It’s my life!
I just couldn’t figure out what was holding me back. I had found Arty-Folks on the internet and I hadn’t…
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S.M. “Living with Schizophrenia – I am doing my best!”
Don’t you think I am trying? You are telling me that I don’t live in the real world, that my…
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R.H. “Feeling at home again”
I first came to Arty-Folks after a prolonged period of turmoil experienced while living in the north of England. During…
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H.MW. “A roller coaster ride”
To someone who has never experienced these depths of darkness I would like to say ‘Don’t try to understand, you…
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Stick by Me !
During Mental Health Awareness Week May 2016 we asked our members “Who has helped you through dark times and how…
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S.B. “Always just an odd ball”
I have been with Arty-Folks for exactly 2 years and my mental health hasn’t increased much. Yep, that’s me all…
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B.H. “I will just ride it out!
I was referred to Arty-Folks by the crisis team because they saw one of the paintings I had done at…
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Y.K. “Definitely the right one!”
I started attending Arty-Folks not quite three years ago but I didn’t attend regularly probably for the first two years.…
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J.C. “Sometimes dreams come true”
I still remember what things were like when I first started coming to Arty-Folks. I wasn’t going out much, I…
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