‘Swimming in freezing cold water is better than drugs for my constant pain’
An London based thrill seeker says swimming in freezing cold water has been her salvation from constant pain due to ...
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Tag: Mental health
Netflix Afterlife: London family given bench to help grieve death of dad, 48 after fatal heart attack
Netflix has donated 25 benches to British families up and down the country to help them grieve their loved ones. ...
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‘I was in so much pain I slept upright in a chair but was told I had to wait eight months for surgery’
A woman who was in agonising pain with a severe spinal condition said she was forced to sleep upright and ...
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NHS lists 20 most painful conditions people in the UK are living with right now
Over the past couple of years, we have all had to focus on our health a little more than usual, ...
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‘Menopause left me seconds away from taking my own life – it’s so much worse than a few hot flushes’
The NHS describes the menopause as a “natural part of ageing” that tends to occur between the ages of 45 ...
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How one Brixton boxer, 27, is using the sport to steer men away from gang violence and crime
"Boxing keeps us out of trouble; it’s changed my life around," says Keano, a 26-year-old from Brixton who took up ...
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Disabled woman who passes out from pain has to crowdfund to get a wheelchair
A South London woman living with a number of complex health conditions is fundraising for a wheelchair she desperately needs. ...
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Woman, 22, sectioned 4 times in one year after friend took own life is still waiting for therapy
A woman with Borderline Personality Disorder is still waiting for therapy despite being sectioned four times in the last year. ...
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BBC Richard Osman’s House of Games: Ben Miller’s life off camera from Inbetweeners star ex and how he conquered his OCD
Ben Miller is an actor and comedian known for his appearances in The Armstrong & Miller Show, Death in Paradise ...
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Mum-of-two found dead after not arriving to school to collect children
A mum-of-two was found dead at home after she never turned up to collect her children from school. Hannah Jean ...
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Why these people are wearing giant pants around London
The idea of mass, legally enforced isolation in the UK sounded absurd not so long ago. But across the globe, ...
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London’s Naked Professor who strips off at iconic landmarks for a very important reason
It's not uncommon to snap a picture for your Instagram page when visiting London's iconic landmarks. However, posing naked by ...
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‘My skull was fractured in London terror attack but didn’t know what happened until I watched the CCTV’
A man who was among the victims of the Westminster Bridge terror attack with his wife, has said he couldn't ...
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‘It’s about being human with them’: Hero railway worker who prevented teenager from taking his own life is ‘just glad I was there to help’
A ThamesLink staff member who intervened to prevent a 15-year-old boy from taking his own life has said he is ...
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‘She was the love of my life’ says fiancé of Battersea mum-of-two who died suddenly at 48
Heartbreaking tributes have poured in for a 'beautiful' mum-of-two from Battersea who died suddenly on August 28. Michelle Sparman, 48, ...
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Camberwell woman so scared ceiling could collapse she sleeps in living room because water ‘pours from lightbulbs’
A South London woman says she is living in a 'fire hazard' where the ceiling leaks and water pours in ...
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