I received this by email from Daniel Howarth, who some of you will know from Auckland DHB. I will be sending my postcard this week and encourage you to do the same. The results will all be collated into a book in due course.

Read on for your instructions….

A big group of young teenagers with diabetes were given a postcard and told they could write anything to, or about their diabetes… obviously there were a few “I eat sweets without my mum knowing” type responses but there was also a huge amount of heart wrenching deep ones…”I think I let my family down so I lie about my blood sugars” and so on…

All of the group responded well to this activity and not only did it give us a focus on what needs to be covered in psych support for these young ones, but also a chance for them to vent – to release anything they may have been keeping hidden – they were allowed a moment of confession, without being judged and without fear.

Something I feel we could all sometimes use.

As part of this new approach to psychological support, my colleague (Dr. Gudie Court) and I, have set up a facility for these very confessions of ours, and I would like your contribution.

Here’s what you do -

Get a postcard (any kind will do, if its a blank one you may wish to decorate it). Write your diabetes confession. No need to put your name as this is totally anonymous, and your chance to let free your inner confession about your diabetes. Post it to -

Sweet Confessions
PO BOX 16069
Sandringham
Auckland 1351
New Zealand

All confessions gathered will be arranged into a collection of worldwide sweet confessions.

You can send as many as you like. Thanks all for your support.