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A thin, pale creature is down a dark pit of depression. A bearded, smiling person is crouched at the top, extending their hand down with the words 'I know a way out'. There are flowers and stars around the top of the pit.

Cards On The Table


  • Date: 10th August 2023

  • Written by: Dave Marston
  • Edited by: Anna Lodwick
  • Image by: LiquidCultureShock

  • Content Warning: Self Harm, Drug Abuse, Suicide.

I live with complex mental health issues and I want to share the benefit of my experience with you.

That's why I'm writing this series of essays: to show what it looks like to be an older adult who has survived these issues and provide you with practical insights.

But to do that, you have to feel confident that I know what I'm talking about and understand why you should trust me.

So, who am I?

Hi, I'm Dave, and I'm a recovering drug addict with borderline personality disorder.

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About The Project

"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,"
- Emily Dickenson

These articles, stories and poems have been commissioned to cast light on the future for when the exact route is hard to see, it's often useful to hear from people who survived, much to their own surprise.

Contributors

Dave Marston

Anna Lodwick