James O'Brien meets Bryony Gordon | LBC

Bryony Gordon is a bestselling author, mental health campaigner and founder of Mental Health Mates. She has been a columnist for the Telegraph for over twenty years where she has written honestly and openly about her experiences of mental illness and addictions. Her latest book, Mad Woman details her experiences of OCD, binge eating and the endless battle to stay sober. Bryony tells James about the realities of living with dark, intrusive thoughts and how exercise became her salvation.
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[@laulau194]

Bryony is only a couple of years older than me, and I remember my mum talking about her columns and wondering if I was moonlighting as a journalist because we sounded so similar... unfortunately neither she nor I realised that Bryony and I have chronic mental illness in common as well as a sense of humour. She's so right about it getting harder to treat as it becomes more entrenched... if you're struggling, please don't wait to look for help, and advocate for yourself as best you can when dealing with the shitshow that is mental healthcare.

[@nlumby]

...Spike Milligan wrote (in a field hospital in Italy suffering from shell shock and flu) about wondering whether he'd caught the virus or the virus had caught him

[@nlumby]

...and when people persist in making you out to be the worst person in the world?

[@scottandcoke1342]

I wash myself with a rag on a stick

[@nlumby]

...James (excuse my personal approach) you looked very defensive throughout that - I wonder how this interview made you feel? ...GREAT interview though