by Sophina Khan | Aug 21, 2019 | Mental Health
Version 1 – ME All my life, I was ashamed to think I had any mental health issues. It wasn’t a choice whether I was crazy, I was told on a daily basis, that I was. These repeated affirmations bought me to a place of victimhood. It embedded within...
by Sophina Khan | Jul 28, 2019 | Mental Health, Reflection
I was first introduced to the aces model by Dr Andrew Coward (Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) lead west midlands combined authority) I first met Dr Coward, when I gave my personal story on the impact on a young person, if they are unable to access mental health...
by Sophina Khan | Jun 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Poems
I am not at my best when I suffer from mental unrest. Do I show others I can’t pass the test? ‘Your so strong’ they say as they wave my anxiety away ‘You can articulate’ they say as they turn and walk that way But I sit there and pray, for the day When someone will...
by Sophina Khan | Jun 13, 2019 | Mental Health, Poems
I sat there hungry not knowing what to do my bed was cold and empty. The silence pierced through. I was nothing without you…….. ‘Don’t be stupid’, my inside voices speaks ‘You were nothing anyway’, it squeaks. I sit there,...
by Sophina Khan | May 14, 2019 | Advocate, Body Image, Mental Health, Poems
I sit back and contemplate my philosophy. Am I as normal as normal can be? What does my body say about me? When I was young I could be me, wild and free. Not busy scanning my body, wondering if you desire me! so much comparison, no one wants to be me Not with this...
