“When I was diagnosed I felt isolated. Now I want to say to others ‘look, me too. You’re not alone.’”

Acaycia had her first episode of psychosis two years ago. Since then, alongside support from the Trust’s Early Intervention in Psychosis team and Asperger’s service, she has found writing – something she enjoyed before her illness – has helped her through some of her most difficult times.

Here she explains how her life has been affected by hallucinations and delusions - symptoms of her psychosis - and how writing about it is helping her recovery.

Taking Early Intervention in Psychosis to Africa

Community Psychiatric Nurse Tammy Palmer is traveling to Zimbabwe later this year to develop a pilot Early Intervention in Psychosis service.  Here, she talks about her motivation and hopes for the project and why she is embarking on the trip...

Working with the Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Team has really shaped my life and passions within mental health nursing. I’ve worked with and seen so many young people experiencing psychosis for the first time and have been so privileged to be part of a team who help those young people, along with their families, to discover that there is a hope and a future, despite this really scary experience that can have so much stigma attached to it. It’s so inspiring, watching someone go from feeling extremely nervous and distrusting of themselves and others around them, to developing a new sense of confidence, supporting others, and moving on to succeed in their lives… so much so, that I have been inspired to take this specialist way of working to Zimbabwe - the place where I was born.