Humans of Scotland

“I just wanted to offer peer support to people struggling. Because I knew it was something I could have used at the time”

“I manage MS, MS does not manage me.”

“I never give up hope and take all the pains and barriers as challenges in my life.”

"I had felt like a burden, but my diagnosis meant that weight was lifted."

"As an autistic parent I'm really hoping that my child grows up, confident, secure, better able to advocate for themselves."

"I think people get really surprised about the wider autistic community and autistic culture."

"We call Lyme disease the great imitator, because it mimics a lot of other diseases. It’s hard to diagnose, and even harder to treat."

"Because I have a learning disability, I needed support when I was younger, and now I’m older I want to give back to the younger ones. ”

"I was in pain every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every single day. I didn’t enjoy a moment of my pregnancy at all.”

"I'm grateful, and incredibly lucky, to have gotten out of the other side of my experience of conversion therapy."

"I enjoyed my brief stint with finally having a childhood and a young adulthood."

"I thought I just need to do this, to get through to 18, and I’ll deal with my mental health then. I’m almost out"

"With me it was done at the hands of one of my parents"

“We all feel better when Caroline is doing well, us, her, and her support workers”

“Often our service users just want us to stop and chat with them, but time does not always allow for this”

"I don’t recognise myself from back then. When I was in my late teens loneliness and depression took over."

"We have overcome snow, flooding, road closures, a pandemic, and whatever else nature has thrown in our way."

"I love my job and can say I have gained far more from the people I support than I have ever given to them."

"I have endometriosis but it does not have me. I have now accepted my endo journey."

"I have been through so much and I don’t believe endometriosis is taken seriously enough and this needs to change."

"I found a place where my intellect, opinions and lived experience were valued again. I can contribute something meaningful."

"It was challenging but we learnt a lot and were able to continue to support and care for our patients and their families."

"I love sharing my experiences as a lipreader with my classes at Forth Valley Sensory Centre."

"It was inclusive, I was just one other person. I wasn’t any different to anybody else."

"People make my job, absolutely... my job would be nothing without people"