mental health - Yasemin Çakır

Why I’m Done Apologising for My Mental Health: A Manifesto for Radical Self-Acceptance

by Yasemin CakirMental Health October 12, 2024October 12, 2024Comments are Disabled

My personal journey with mental health first saw me pretending I didn’t have mental health problems and never bringing the subject up; to then only mentioning it to certain people I felt comfortable with, to shouting it from the rooftops and trying to educate everyone, to now reeling it back in and only mentioning it …

CBMP’s vs Traditional Medication

by Yasemin CakirMedicinal Cannabis, Mental Health September 29, 2024September 29, 2024Comments are Disabled

In 20 years, I’ve tried roughly the same amount of medications in an attempt to stabilise my conditions. While traditional pharmaceuticals have provided mixed results, medicinal cannabis has shown promise in addressing symptoms that other treatments failed to alleviate. In this post, I will share my journey and the pros and cons of both approaches. …

Cannabis and the ACE Study: Can Cannabinoids Mitigate the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Trauma?

by Yasemin CakirSafe Sleep September 27, 2024September 27, 2024Comments are Disabled

Since delving deeper into mental health I have learnt more about the ECS (Endocannabinoid System), trauma and adversity and the ACE study, so why not combine these into one blog and discuss my anecdotes also? We know that the ECS is a cell-signalling system that regulates many aspects of the body from sleep to appetite, …

The ACE Study: How Childhood Trauma Affects Our Physical and Mental Health in Adulthood

by Yasemin CakirMental Health September 26, 2024September 26, 2024Comments are Disabled

During the mid 1990’s, the MD of Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, a US based Health Maintenance Organisation Vincent J. Felitti and MD of the CDC Dr. Robert Anda conducted a study with over 17.000 patients for a two year period to delve into 8 different potential categories of childhood/household instability or abuse to view …

A Raw Look at My Current Fight for Mental Wellness

by Yasemin CakirMental Health September 25, 2024September 25, 2024Comments are Disabled

Trigger Warning: This post discusses topics of mental health and suicide. If you are struggling with these issues, please reach out to a mental health professional or crisis hotline. Throughout the isolation of mental health struggles, this blog was written for myself… I cannot verbalise how lucky I feel that I am being given the …

Fighting for Help: How the NHS is Letting Down Mental Health Patients

by Yasemin CakirMental Health September 10, 2024September 10, 2024Comments are Disabled

Although I’ve worked in healthcare for a few years, my experience with the NHS has mostly been as a patient. I don’t use the services often—maybe once a year, if that, for something small like a throat infection when I need antibiotics. The only service I’ve ever truly needed has been for mental health support. …