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Psychologists, lived experience and self-disclosure

Like everyone, Psychologists can experience mental health issues and also have other areas of their personal lives which they decide whether or not to talk about. Here, we collect coverage from the archive.

13 September 2021

'Knowing when to ask for help and doing so is a sign of competence' - statement and guidance from November 2020. See also 'We hurt. We suffer. We can sometimes cause harm.'

Who looks and sounds like a psychologist - Khadija Rouf in November 2020 on prejudice and discrimination against 'survivors'.

'Are you ok?' - Annie Hickox with her account of being a clinical psychologist with a daughter struggling with depression. She followed this with 'The threat is coming from inside the house', based on the response to that original piece.

'I'm not the only one' - Jeremy Cripps on opening up about his past.

Nick Little in 2021 with a personal perspective on loss and resilience.

Does it help to be a psychologist if you develop a mental health problem? Vanessa Moore, October 2021

Opening up to disclosure - Anna Ruddle and Sarah Dilks, June 2015

This October 2016 letter led to a lively debate in our pages on the merits or otherwise of self-disclosure as a Psychologist.

Honest, open and proud for mental health professionals

Managing and coping with sexual identity at work

'This early experience of being the outsider has shaped my perspective' - we meet Joanna Wilde

The 'tree of work-life' exercise

'Neurodiversity is not just for those we work with' - a group of autistic psychologists write

'People erase my existence' - on biphobia and bisexual erasure