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I lost my mother and brother in a car crash when I was a child... my father married again to a woman who physically and emotionally abused my sister and I for 12 years untill we left after secondary school. We were too frightened to tell him and he didn't see it... grief I think destroyed the man and he should have had counselling. But I, now in my 40s, have started counselling after years of on...

Louise Thompson, known for the glamour and glitz of Made in Chelsea, is more than meets the eye. In this honest interview with Happiful, Louise opens up for the first time about her battles with anxiety, depression, codependency and what was a self-destructive drinking streak. Louise, now 27, has been in the public eye for the majority of her adult life. Joining BAFTA-winning reality show Made...

I was very skeptical of psychology and stuff - also, I didn't trust telling a stranger personal things about myself, but it got to the point where I literally had no one to turn to and it was all getting too much to handle by myself. I ended up scared and completely alone, with very bad depression and drinking and drug problems... I tried seeing a couple of different counsellors, and I think...

I was a really weird kid. I had this internal energy in abundance. I remember spending hours playing and staring at these little action figures, playing with animals and staring at the television too closely. I spent many hours in my own head. A lot of the other kids seemed to define themselves with things that were happening externally, while I always believed the person I am when I’m...