We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.

MINDS ARE UNIQUE. They go wrong in unique ways. My mind went wrong in a slightly different way to how other minds go wrong. Our experience overlaps with other people's, but it is never exactly the same experience.

There is no standard normal. Normal is subjective. There are seven billion versions of normal on this planet.

A child's mental health is just as important as their physical health and deserves the same quality of support.

Mental health can be just as important as physical health - and major depression is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental illnesses.

And for three weeks I was trapped in my own mind again. But this time, I had weapons. One of them, maybe the most important, was this knowledge: I have been ill before, then well again. Wellness is possible.