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Mental Health - My Story
by John Wozniak
Finding A Way Back
@JWozniak16
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Mental Health My Story: Finding A Way Back
Mental health a?ects 1-in-4
it is indiscriminate…
it is widely 尘颈蝉耻苍诲别谤蝉迟辞辞诲…
it is a subject that is often
dismissed within society
I have a moral obligation to tell
my story, to give hope to others
Mental health severely
a?ected 尘别…..
Why?
No speci?c cause….
Professional diagnosis;
General Anxiety Disorder
Moderate to Severe Depression
Recovery
It took time, effort….
……and huge amounts of
COURAGE
..but it started with…….
1. Self acknowledgement…
that things weren't right
My symptoms of mental health;
Unable to sleep
Paranoia
Lack of con?dence
Unable to switch o?
Mistrust of others
Lack of motivation
Observations from my line manager
2. Having the courage to
seek professional help
was a…
huge step…
it was a two-way path to
recovery…
…me working with the mental
health professionals and vice
versa…
…that evolved in to a four-
way process over time
Me
Family&friends
Work
Professional health care
Cohesion through talking
was it easy?
NO!
The early stages after
diagnosis
…medication supplemented
weekly appointments with my
practitioner…
How did I 蹿别别濒?…
confused and
disorientated…
迟颈谤别诲…
颈苍蝉别肠耻谤别…
relieved that I had been
diagnosed…
time became a
healer 产耻迟…
I needed to act upon what I had
been taught during my
mental health sessions…
listening to audio books
helped me to stay calm…
anxiety spikes and panic
attacks were frequent…
high intensity
CV workouts
aided in burning
o? anxiety
spikes…
the needs of my
dog encouraged
me to leave the
house and get
some fresh air…
Getting back to 飞辞谤办…
was enormously di?cult…
occupational health intervened with a
gradual get-back-to-work programme,
ranging from 4 hours a week to full-time
employment…
the senior executives gave me space and
time to recover, they deserve credit, not
every employee gets that kind of support…
3. Pressing on with recovery
led to an urge in to doing
something productive…
Mental Health My Story: Finding A Way Back
as my concentration levels
returned…
I was able to focus on and digest
short pieces of information, such
as text messages…
that soon evolved into
reading sports articles…
which eventually increased
my 尘辞迟颈惫补迟颈辞苍…
to writing for
footballnation.com…
and launching my own blog
@inthestandsport…
the blog created a voice not just
for me, but for other sports
fans…
the community spanned from
North America to Australia…
it provided me and the team
with a sense of achievement…
4. Signs of improvement
As my con?dence started to return
I began to attend public events such
as the NFL International Series
(right), London and the 2014 edition
of the Tour de France (above).
my work hours increased
until in the Summer of 2014…
when mental health services
declared me ?t for full-time
employment…
during my rehabilitation I never
once reached for the bottle…
life seemed di?cult enough, and
having to nurse a hangover was
out of the question…
产耻迟…
the journey didn't end
there…
I have a constant battle with
trying to keep my mind healthy…
my urge and desire to learn
grew and grew…
I enrolled with the
University of Northampton..
my MBA Dissertation gave me
a huge con?dence boost…
learning and education proved to
be a healer for me, it can be for
others…
and this is just the
beginning…
Will I ever be free from
mental health issues?
of course not…
5. Helping others
I have publicly addressed my
story on separate occasions,
with more to follow…
I have been approached by work colleagues
for guidance in ways to overcome their
respective mental health issues…
it is not about sympathy…
it is about helping others to
overcome their battle with
mental health…
it is about promoting a positive
culture in the work place…
mental health stigmas are
not welcome in society…
Summary
? Acknowledge the problem
? Seek help
? Work with professionals
? Stay focussed
? Tackle the issues head on
? Help others
Look out for my next
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