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This brand new website has been commissioned by Cornwall’s Primary Care Trust to provide access to all services that are involved with the emotional health and wellbeing of the county.
This is an interactive site and YOUR involvement will ensure its’ success. Not only do we have a growing directory of services available, but we also have articles, forums and podcasts to inform and entertain.
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Members Articles
Where I Lived For Forty Years
For forty years I lived in a town called Bideford, we lived on the outer end of town, away from the main part, which was a much nicer place all round. The surroundings were much more rural, with farmland, woods and walks. I spent a lot of time up the farm, and in the woods. we had two woods, one called...
Read More...Gardening With My Uncle
I enjoy gardening and watching the seasons come and go. The garden season usually starts in late autumn when you start preparing the ground. My Uncle and I decided to look after a disused allotment, although we took a chance doing this. As no one seemed to use it, we set about finding who the owner was,...
Read More...Life's Changes
I have always been in the surroundings of sad and lonely people for a long time. My friends were ill-treated too, one was sexually abused many times by her father. Her father has since died and she didn’t go to his funeral. Another friend of mine was also sexually abused, this time by her Uncle and...
Read More...Johnny's Farm Land
Johnny’s Farm Land Johnny had a wooded area in parts of his farmland. He had badgers, foxes, a stream running through it and water voles were known to live there, although I never saw them. There must of been fish in there as well, as I often saw a heron stalking the water. Johnny's land was private...
Read More...Drawn to Life
Drawn to Life
4 years ago I had my first panic attack. It seemed to come from nowhere although it later transpired that there were several possible factors that may have brought this on but unfortunately I wasn't educated enough at that stage to realise that these things could have been and...
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Gaining confidence and self-esteem
I first heard about Pentreath while I was in hospital recovering from an episode of psychosis but didn’t engage with the service until much later when a doctor recommended I give Pentreath a try. I felt a little apprehensive and sceptical at first but decided to give it a go. I knew roughly the...
Read More...New Horizons
I was forced to take early retirement on health grounds after 21 years of teaching due to a burnout and what could only be described as a ‘nervous breakdown’. This resulted in anxiety and panic attacks, all brought on by stress and initially, I was agoraphobic. Pentreath began to work with me...
Read More...Inspiring Others
Prior to getting in contact with Pentreath, Viv’s MS (multiple sclerosis) had caused her to get to the point where she felt she could no longer leave the house. Her self-esteem and confidence had been eroded due to the symptoms she was displaying. The symptoms would include falling over or wobbling,...
Read More...Improving Social Inclusion
I am now able to leave the house so I go out a lot more and can now go outside alone. I have the confidence to be able to walk to lessons alone. I can go out shopping with my mum and am able to pay for things myself and talk to the cashier. I am much more self sufficient. I'm learning cooking and take...
Read More...Winning the War at the Door
I had suffered years of abusive relationships and subsequently ended up hiding in a bottle. I have lived a shadow of a life surviving from one disaster to another “as long as I had a can next to me I was surviving, it’s all I cared about” I was living a life as an empty shell. Alcohol had taken...
Read More...Top Headlines
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Young People Shape Mental Health Services For Their Peers - Guardian.co.uk Young people with poor mental health could soon have access to effective...
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Police Need Proper Training In Mental Health - SE Smith - Guardian.co.uk In April 2009, Indhira Reyes contacted a social worker to request...
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Vitamin D Supplements May Protect Brain - Shadra Bruce Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with depression, winter...
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