“Treat me as a person, not a label” – What it’s really like getting crisis support with a BPD diagnosis
By Selina Armitage This blog is about my positive and negative experiences of getting support in a time of crisis. I am writing this as a person that has been given a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), but I find that ‘complex trauma’ is a more accurate way to describe and understand my struggles... Read More
Are we really a nation “hooked on happy pills?”
The nation is facing a mental health crisis, but the media sadly doesn’t help, often misrepresenting and misunderstanding mental health issues. We therefore weren’t surprised to read one such headline, “Hooked on Happy Pills” by the Daily Mail on 29th December. There was much sensationalist hand-wringing about how patients are demanding more medication, backed up... Read More
LSLCS Christmas and New Year Opening Hours
All our services will operate as normal over the Christmas and New Year period for people in crisis in Leeds. Look out for our #NotAlone Christmas campaign on social media – follow us on Twitter at @lslcs or on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/leeds.survivor.led/ LSLCS Christmas and New Year Opening Hours Dial House Saturday 23rd December Sunday 24th... Read More
The D-Word
Why do mental health services fear dependency? If you have ever been a user of mental health services, you will probably have noticed that most of them are time limited. In fact, it can sometimes feel like even as you are beginning your journey with the service, you’re already having to think about the end.... Read More
Can you really spot a “personality disorder” in the workplace? (a person-centred perspective)
Dr Mary Lamia, who wrote Personality disorders in the workplace: how to spot them and what you can do this week for The Guardian, clearly thinks you can. As a survivor-led service, we have staff and volunteers working within our team who have received this diagnosis, as well as the support we offer to callers... Read More
The LSLCS Blog is open for submissions
Well, here we are in the 21st century…with a brand new website and a blog! How about that? We’re really looking forward to getting our blog up and running and getting lots of interesting content on here for people to read and watch. So if you’re a budding writer or want to try your hand... Read More
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service blog. We are a mental health charity based in Leeds and we provide out of hours support to people in acute mental health crisis, to prevent people going into psychiatric hospital, A&E and statutory services. We were founded in 1999 by a group of campaigning mental... Read More