Lowestoft, England

Author: John Durrant

There is no "I" in struggle

Challenging the Narrative: The Reality Behind NSFT’s Mental Health Services

IntroductionRecently, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT) shared an article in a local paper, claiming progress and improvements in their mental health services. To anyone working in, using, or supporting those who rely on these services, this portrayal feels worryingly out of touch with reality. ArticleThe article in the local paper that I’m responding to…
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A event with the restoration trust :)

Good morning, everyone. I hope you’ve all had an amazing weekend and enjoyed the sun shine. We went to the beach with our granddaughter, and made me be naughty 😄 we had chips, then went got an ice cream. The smell of fresh hot donuts won me over, and I had to have some 🍩…
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For the love of games

Good morning. Happy Monday, everyone! I hope you all had an amazing weekend and enjoyed the sunshine . Today I’m going to talk to you about another community I feel part of and have been welcomed into. So a few months ago I was talking to my local shop keeper about games on the PC,…
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Up close and personal 11

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all well and good and the weather is brightening up your mood. Hope the sun lasts, bring on the weekend. This blog may contain TRIGGER WARNING Today, for the second time in this series, I have my partner answering the questions, and we’ve gone a little deeper today. I just…
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I always feel like somebody’s watching me…

Happy bank holiday to my supporters in the UK 🇬🇧. Hope you’ve had a mega weekend just gone.Had a visit from one of my best friends Saturday and then had the granddaughter round for a sleep over. I then proceeded to be a tattoo artist, a surgeon and makeup artist lol, all in the space…
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Up close and personal 10

Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing well.Hasn’t the weather been amazing this week in the U.K.? I’m not sure what it’s like in the rest of the world, but yesterday I was out doing some weeding around 9am—and even in the shade, it was boiling! I hope you’ve all had a good week so far.…
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A Shock Thank you

Hey everyone, welcome to another new week, hope you all had a great weekend and the sunny weather continues in the U.K. Today I’m going to talk about a health professional I have been speaking to in the last two appointments I had. I got referred to a section of the local mental health team…
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Up close and personal 9

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all well today. This is my ninth new style of blog. So far, so good, I’m hoping you’re all enjoying it. I’m going to have guests answer some questions and hope it helps someone out there. Today, my ninth guest is a lady called Sam. Without seeming condescending, for a…
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An inspirational man

Hey everyone, welcome to a new week. I hope you have had an amazing weekend and you didn’t eat your weight in chocolate eggs, ha😆😅. Today, I’m going to talk to you about the strongest man I know out there. I am amazed with his strong spirit, after everything he has gone through. In 2018…
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Up Close and personal 8

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all well today. This is my eighth new style of blog so far, I’m hoping you’re all enjoying it. I’m going to have guests answer some questions and hope it helps someone out there. Today, my eighth guest on the blog is my friend from twitter, who i have had…
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