Camhs Stories

this first poem was inspired by a professional who believed you could tell so much about a Childs relationship just by observing the way they sat in a waiting room

Rosie has a secret, a secret that she knows if she tells anyone then she'll end up somewhere she doesn't want to be. But maybe the place she doesn't want to be is actually the place she needs to be

My new diary , recording my life , thoughts and feelings. And I'll overreact and feel like I'm messed in the head when I'm not, but I want to be someone worth talking about, probably.

flossie is a quiet 16 year old with badly bleached hair she tried to dye blue, more piercings than she can count and a lot of problems join her on her journey through hospital trigger warning for self harm, suicide and eating disorders based on personal experience

TRIGGER WARNING My name is Amy, I'm now 16 although this diary starts when I was 15. I started writing this diary as an outlet for my thoughts and struggles with depression, self-harm and an eating disorder. May sound clichéd that I'm experiencing these things as a teenage girl but it shouldn't be clichéd because these things shouldn't happen to anyone. This tells the story of events leading up to and my first admission to inpatient. We all need resilience to survive.

These are some things that I wrote and felt at some of my darkest or most trying moments. Please remember there is always someone there to listen, you just have to find the right person.

Just a little log welcome into my thoughts ☹️😖😕😭🥳🤨🤪🏳️‍🌈🤪🖤🌙😭🏳️‍🌈😣🧐🥰🥳🤷🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

The struggles of a world renown psychiatrist in overcoming her mental health to help others. Loosely based on my experiences and future ambitions, hope you enjoy!

So then ,where were we , oh yeah I got discharged from hospital. Woah that's so far I've come but how can I even bare to think about that horrific time. This diary belongs to : Lily Johnsons If found please return immediately for a tip on how not to be anorexic but want to be

A collection of poems mainly about hardships through life. But with the occasional positive poem.

TRIGGER WARNING My name is Amy, I'm 16 and I have severe depressive disorder. Of course, that's not all there is to me but the diary entries I am going to share with you centre around my second admission to inpatient.