{"id":52390,"date":"2020-03-05T15:36:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=52390"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:36:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:36:47","slug":"holys-pombombs-be-more-brave-and-open-to-face-the-mental-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/holys-pombombs-be-more-brave-and-open-to-face-the-mental-problems","title":{"rendered":"Holly\u2019s Pombombs: Bravery in the face of mental health Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Around million people are affected by mental health issues worldwide. Holly Pombombs&#8217; story reminds people to care about mental issues. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9284.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The pompoms were made by Holly&#8217;s parents this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Holly\u2019s Pombombs started in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is that people make pompoms, hang them somewhere with a poster and people who come across the pompoms could also take a picture and post it on social media.<\/p>\n<p>They put up woollen pompoms with a poster telling Holly&#8217;s story, in the hope that it might encourage people to see suicide in a new light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In July 2018 my younger sister Holly, 28, took her life a week after being diagnosed with depression and prescribed anti-depressants,&#8221; said Anna Cessford, the campaigner of &#8216;Holly\u2019s Pombombs&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Holly&#8217;s unexpected demise left Anna and her family to cope with their loss, shifting their attitude towards mental health issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1.jpg 642w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1.jpg 642w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9283-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Holly and Anna were at a party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anna realised that she had had a very naive view of &#8216;the type of person&#8217; that would commit suicide and thought that this opinion is probably shared by several others who don&#8217;t understand the seriousness of mental health issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She felt that there is still so much fear and misunderstanding surrounding depression, suicide and mental illness in general and she wanted to do something that would get people talking about it more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Holly and I came from a creative family and enjoyed a lot of different crafts and we had made pompoms together.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are simple to make &#8211; anyone can do it, they remind me of Holly and they look so cheerful and bright which is how I would like to remember Holly,\u201d said Anna,&nbsp;explaining her inspiration behind the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>By using social media to share the picture and to spread the message, Holly\u2019s Pombombs successfully promotes their purpose &#8211; which is to raise people\u2019s awareness of mental health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you so much for sharing and so sorry that you have had to experience suicide too. It really is such an important message, thank you for helping us get it out there! \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P5KHGpjIeE\">https:\/\/t.co\/P5KHGpjIeE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hollyspombombs (@hollyspombombs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollyspombombs\/status\/1228413179929210880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>Holly&#8217;s pombombs in Roath Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Made us stop in our tracks as we walked in Bute Park, Cardiff today. What a lovely and timely reminder to take the time to check on loved ones&#8230; you never know what someone is struggling with. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hollyspombombs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hollyspombombs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/bekindalways?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#bekindalways<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MentalHealthAwareness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MentalHealthAwareness<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IDlYlSmhMM\">pic.twitter.com\/IDlYlSmhMM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; yvonne (@YbreareyYvonne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YbreareyYvonne\/status\/1229455304229883907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>People in Cardiff post the pictures on social media and share their experience.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Holly\u2019s Pombombs&#8217; is not only popular in the UK but also takes place in Singapore, Dubai and Malaysia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It encourages families, friends and people with mental illness to share their mental problems bravely and work through it positively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am really proud that we have started conversations about mental illness and suicide,&#8221; said Anna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One grieving family decided to decorate their loved ones grave in a similar fashion after knowing the story about Holly and &#8216;Holly&#8217;s Pombombs&#8217; to celebrate the birthday of another suicide victim.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were really happy to celebrate the day in a unique way and said it was a special way to remember him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/IMG_9282-1-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52664\" 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