"I felt empowered again by the knowledge I gained—how to deal with it from the contagious, stigmatic viewpoint, and to know it isn’t that bad."

Angie* first contacted Karma Nirvana (KN) aged 15. She was experiencing Honour Based Abuse from her family

'I felt listened to, not judged and was spoken to with respect.'

I have used the Epilepsy Action helpline on a few occasions over the years when I just needed someone to understand and reassure myself of how to cope.

Suicide doesn’t just take one life; it sends shockwaves through everyone affected, writes Caroline Roodhouse.

There are moments when everything feels heavy at once: responsibilities, expectations, the quiet pressure to keep going even when I’m tired.

I have used IFCA’s National Helpline Service many times throughout the years to navigate difficult situations in foster care

I caught genital herpes before the internet. I knew nothing about it and was not particularly bothered… Then I was sent an American magazine with a long article that taught me to think that ‘genital herpes was terrible and it would ruin my life.

I’ve struggled with my mental health since a traumatic childhood, still do, but the night I rang the Samaritans, I was at my lowest.

I reached out to The Migraine Trust support services at a point when my chronic migraines with visual aura were becoming increasingly debilitating.

In 1991, I underwent surgery. Three years later I was informed by the Transfusion service that during a transfusion, I had been infected with Hepatitis C