“It felt embarrassing. You don’t read about people in their 40s with eating disorders”
— Sadie*, 50, lives with type 1 diabetes and an ED
“"I used to feel broken and embarrassed. Now I know everyone deals with things differently”
— Ruth*, 20, has an EUPD diagnosis and recovered from a suicidal crisis
“At times, I can’t face leaving home at all. Even going to post a letter can be overwhelming”
— Liz, 54, volunteers as an advocate for Mind
“I’d always felt very intuitive with my own body. But all of a sudden, it let me down”
— Sophie, 38, was diagnosed with MS aged 29
I have over 12 years’ experience sourcing and writing sensitive case studies about life-changing diagnoses and lived experience of conditions including depression, anxiety, traumatic experience, personality disorders, stroke, MS, cancer and heart disease.
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