#LockdownVoices

"Lockdown for me is a living hell. Monday before Xmas I tried to take my own life, mid January I tried again.

If this carries on much longer I can’t guarantee I won’t succeed in doing it...
"I’ve been a sufferer of anxiety and depression for many years, I went through lots of counselling and therapy but the way I handled it was having my friends around me and doing the things I enjoyed.

When I went through bad times I used the things I enjoyed as milestones...
"...to look forward to, to help me get through.

I’d have four music festivals a year booked which were my happy places, they were spread out between March and September meaning any time I struggled I only had a short while before I could be back in my happy place...
"I haven’t been able to attend anything like this since the end of festival season 2019.

I now have nothing to help me get through the tough times, I can’t see my friends, I can’t go to my happy place so I’m stuck in my head."
▪️ 25% more people had suicidal thoughts in lockdown 1 (British Journal of Psychiatry study)

▪️ Biggest killer of under 35s in the UK? Suicide: even before lockdown a life lost every 90 mins

▪️ @Ldn_Ambulance attends 60% more suicides or attempted suicides per day than in 2019
'Lockdowns' come with terrible costs, not least to our young people. Covid 19 is serious but we believe the 'cure' is far worse than the disease.

There *is* an alternative.

If you haven't already, join our campaign now to back a better way, at: https://timeforrecovery.org/ 
The Recovery Campaign: Leading The UK Out Of The Covid 19 Crisis

Join Recovery, the campaign to lead the UK out of the Covid 19 crisis, away from destructive ‘lockdowns’ and into a positive future.

https://timeforrecovery.org/
...and if you are personally struggling right now, we urge you to please pick up the phone and talk to @samaritans
- more info: https://samaritans.org 
You can follow @T4Recovery.
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