Many Downs, Time To Get Up

Many Downs, Time To Get Up cardiffs no 1. barn owl support animal and cardiffs treasure! My personal blog about my struggle with my mental health, and the stigma still attached to it.
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Cardiff based mental health & suicide prevention community support group.
finalists in the cardiffian awards made to make difference in many aspects of the community. Through this page, I want to raise the awareness of the issues surrounding it. One of my first steps, is to ride from Anglesey to Cardiff, to raise awareness and vital funds for an organisation called SANE, who have been instrumental in helping me on the road to recovery.

13/06/2026

2am and jaylos signing out!!
Goodnight all
One shattered owl!

12/06/2026

Good evening barney army
What can I say at 8 50 this morning a case worker came and took the case on and ive not had a update since!
Its been a long nerve racking day and the end of the week id hope ive not gotto do again
Sometimes my passion for this gets the better of me . I Can't help it I'll argue black is blue if it saves someone going through this!
As much as im thankful this has been picked up
I feel this may because im on there case or maybe 1 of my nurses seen my post and stepped in i don't know.
But I really really want you to know that this is why im here doing this for these situations just like this!
Six years ive been doing this ive taken calls from self harmers,addicts,people with the most severe scale of mental health but last night reminded why they call me.
Its not because im the best at what I do or because im world renound but because someone was desperate for help and nobody was helping!!
And feel someone was left struggling yet again!
When youve lived this situation you cant help but feel like if there was 1 thing I could of changed this was it!
And im gonna do my dam best to do so!.
Thats what you guys put your trust in me to do!

Unfortunately im not a miricle worker and I don't have a magic wand but I have passion by the bucket loads
And im still alive fighting everyday its sad a social media platform and fear of what or how I say something makes people do what they should of done first time!!
Again statistics are rising and they don't like my answer if it wasn't so difficult access these services we'd stand more of a chance to save people's
Having a professional available at all hours would be the biggest help!
Having trust in a service would also be a game changer the biggest problem ive occurred is nobody trust the current mental health system
A huge barrier before we even begin!

12/06/2026

While I rant at the current situation
Can I just say thankyou to those from other pages
that recommend and signpost to us!!
And speak so highly about us deep down this in itself blows my mind .
Ive not hid it its hard trying to create and do what we do And everything i do comes from a place of real hard work and my own struggles
So to see someone write & recommend me is one huge privilege so thank you know who you are.I did read what you wrote too I was very humbled!
Keep sharing us!
Keep talking about us!
Most of all because of you guys everyday we grow
So thankyou so so much for putting your faith in us!

12/06/2026

Good morning barney army
We was needed several times last night into early hours this morning so I am well and truely wiped out.
Im gonna share something i feel is important
I deal with some people who health is so bad that reality and what's actually happening are two very different worlds add mania and reactive behaviors to this it can be a long fustruaiting process.
There's no intention for this to happen but protocols and how the current services are run these people that suffer with this are often missed or services just are not able to provided a safe environment for it would appear to me that if someone's dealing with anxiety,depressionand don't pose a risk we can have a sit down with a nurse have a cup of tea but if your mental healths the other end of the scale it almost dam near impossible to find the adequate professional to get things done!

Last night consisted of a crisis team that didnt answer a phone a ambulance was over 1 hour wait
Out of hours g.p with 2 hour waits between phone calls and currently sat in a,e for the past 3 hours
As theres nobody present or available to do a full assessment and as per usual this family's been left to cope and deal with this alone!!!

Now I know theres gonna be the odd 1 or 2 that would love to argue and say that didnt happen!!!!
The crisis team always answer
But how many more times am I gonna highlight this when dealing with bipolar why is there not services available ,why are individuals being ignored and where are they suppose to contact and go?

Im tired,angry,fustraited yet again these are people's lives we are talking about the exact same lives I trying to stop becoming a statistic!!!

And people have the cheek to question if I know my stuff and if im qualified enough to deal with this answer me this would this person be here if I didnt answer i think not!!!!!
And thats the sad reality of running this page
The last resort and to some the only lifeline!!!

Sorry for the negativeness but believe me im raging this morning!!!

5 hours later and nobody will answer the most basic of questions !!!
5 hours of mania ,being threatened ,and a very very poorly and tired individual that deserves better!

Somebody's highly not amused or impressed with the weather man today!!We was off out walking till all this wet stuff cam...
11/06/2026

Somebody's highly not amused or impressed with the weather man today!!
We was off out walking till all this wet stuff came down!
Looks like its a bed and blanket kind of day for some of us!
Dont worry guys the sun 😎 will be back with his hat on over the weekend!

11/06/2026
10/06/2026

Hello and good morning all its a bad cptsd day today bashed my head in my sleep and had a awful night it part and parcel today im hurting all over
As for a slow start this morning im so slow ive almost stopped kim let me rest all day yesturday after walking as I came home shattered.

So today's im probably gonna need some rest and sleep to try level back up.
Its a wet wet wet day here in the diff 🌧
So get out abd sing in the rain if you can!
Thats my plan for today 1 goal walk and rest!
Wednesday done!

09/06/2026

No walking today not sure even louie lou would like our bipolar weather today!
We found out today after waiting a fortnight that my driving licence has had to go to a medical team
To see if they think im safe enough to drive.

09/06/2026

I love this clip of oscar ma moo he also loved me singing this song to him!
Im often found sat singing or talking to my boys!
Even today I still talk to oscar like hes here!

09/06/2026

Someone needs to read this today!
Thank me later!

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