I’m not sure if I understand the concept correctly but it seems to be about praising people and organisations that do good.

I normally complain here about various options of support that seem to be available in the UK, but when one reaches out, it turns out there’s nothing substantial there or even, possibly, the support is harmful; but then I certainly had an experience of people and organisations who deliver what was promised, possibly slightly more at times, and that worked hard to help me through various life difficulties.

I suppose like with everything else, we need to apply 80/20 rule. If the organisation takes money from the government for 100 percent of their activity but somehow only 80 percent has been delivered (uncovered staff sicknesses and such) we should decide they’re doing well.

Sometimes an organisation may be doing well in general but is worried about their funding and therefore refuses to participate in anything new. Which is a shame but we need to look at things from their perspective too. Funding is the thing, unfortunately. If it wasn’t, we would be living in a communist country.

But I believe I know people and organisations that deliver 95 percent of the time while working with me and I’m going to list them here:

NHS is great. I was always complaining that NHS doctors never diagnosed me ‘with anything’ – but maybe it’s because I am generally healthy? Guess what, after going on aripiprazole my levels of energy improved dramatically and now I have too much of it. Maybe it was all what it was then? Anxiety and extreme mental exhaustion?

Also, during my stay in the hospital I was always treated well and there was no misunderstandings between me and the staff. I feel I was listened well, my views were taken into consideration and I was given the chance to try the medication that I felt will work best. I’d actually say NHS exceeded the 100 percent. Maybe because they don’t have to worry about funding that much?

Georgina – a young lady from Swindon Advocacy Movement. She always remembered what I said, confirmed everything before acting on my behalf and was very down to earth while extremely committed at the same time.

Nothing came out of my complaint at the time but I guess that still gave me confidence to act on my own behalf now.

Richmond Fellowship – a service that supports me with employment. They used to be called IPS so that is somehow confusing but Access to Work service I tried after my first episode just really wasn’t doing it for me.

Ipsum – they are charity that provide support for people with mental health problems through art and music. I tried them briefly after my first episode and loved art therapy sessions. Unfortunately pandemic hit shortly after, so I only attended a few sessions.

I tried to come back later but I was already doing my digital patterns and traditional art sessions didn’t give me the same feeling.

But you know what I liked the most about Ipsum? That they delivered more than promised. I was told I’d be having art therapy sessions but I knew it didn’t mean we will be discussing each other problems. I knew ‘therapy’ was just a keyword. However, the sessions actually felt very therapeutic.

Also I was never told or even hinted the service is there to support me with any real life problems. If I decided to discuss any, the opinions of staff and other service users would be just that, options to consider and I’d be aware I need to use my own judgement; not like what happened with my autism diagnosis.