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Jan 15, 2025 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
A few words on some pet peeves, and unsupportive social media comments, in this week’s mental health spot. Many people are going to try and avoid letting others make them feel bad, this year. This primarily seems to involve ignoring or counteracting body shaming. And I absolutely applaud that attitude. However some harmful elements can come from the unnecessary comments of social media posts, and it peeves me off to no end.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
filmstories.co.uk | James Harvey |Ryan Lambie |Mark Harrison |Sarah Myers
Our regular mental health chat returns for 2025, with a few thoughts on lowering expectations of ourselves a bit. 12 mini tubes of acrylic paint, one roll of cling film, and a 20cm x 20cm canvas board. Those were my main tools, a couple of days ago, as I watched reruns of Young Sheldon. It was not only the most relaxed I had felt in a long time, but it also made me realise a few things. The main lesson; we don’t take time to enjoy The Moment, enough.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
Huge trigger warnings for this piece, as our mental health chat this week goes into the topic of suicide. Yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of my brother’s death. He was 17 at the time, and he died by suicide. Having battled my own mental health, trauma, and more over the cough-cough years of my life, I too have made some attempts at checking out of life a little early. However, the fact you’re reading this means I failed, clearly.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
In our regular mental health chat, a few words on the smaller things that really get on our nerves. Feel free to add to the list…We’ve all heard the variations of the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ phrase, indicating that just one final small frustration was too much. The one thing that overwhelmed our emotions, frayed our nerves, and made us lose our shit. While doing some shopping, a few days ago, I heard two people talking.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
A few thoughts on the weeks of festive build-up, and the pressure that seems to go with them, in our latest mental health chat. Okay, here goes; Christmas Day is in exactly four weeks, and New Year’s Day is in exactly five weeks. Regardless of how you feel about Christmas, or whether you celebrate or not, it is undoubtedly a stressful time of year.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
Is it really a bad thing to once in a while, stop to help yourself? A few thoughts in this week’s mental health spot. A couple of weeks ago, I posted on social media that I wanted ideas for an advent calendar for myself. I gave a price limit, and stated that I wanted to avoid the standard chocolate or alcohol suggestions. So many very wonderful ideas were put forward, from herbal teas to puzzles.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
secularhumanism.org | Sarah Myers
If you think of yourself like any normal person does, you might think that youâre a pretty decent person. You do your best to play your part in bettering society by being better for your friends and family, trying to seek âtruthâ (whatever that means), taking care of reasonable responsibilities such as family and housekeeping, and staying on top of bargain deals so you save money. All this is an assumption of being a functioning adult. I barely call myself that, although Iâm starting to.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
TikTok, music, reality TV and more: in this week’s mental health chat, some words about things people tend to judge us for liking. People often have a lot to say about the habits, hobbies, and activities of other people, and we need to learn to ignore them. I don’t actually believe in the concept of having ‘guilty pleasures’. As a woman in her 40s I am very open about my eclectic tastes. Growing up, my entire family was into music in one way or another so I was exposed to a variety of genres.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
How much of a day are you awake for? And why can’t you spare yourself 10 minutes? A few thoughts in our mental health spot. There are 1,440 minutes in a day. The average person is awake for a good 960 of those. Putting aside standard work or schooling commitments, a lot of us struggle more than we care to admit with doing many daily chores, often for health reasons. These could include cooking, or cleaning, or even basic hygiene.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
filmstories.co.uk | Sarah Myers
In our regular spot where we chat about mental health, a few words on the days when the brain just isn’t going to play ball. This week, I would like to talk about being introverted. Actually, no – let’s discuss procrastination. Then again, it could be helpful to start acknowledging the end of Spooky Season and the run up to The Festive Season. Although, insomnia is also begging to be discussed. But what I actually want to say is… I don’t know what I want to say.
