Young woman who blogged about mental health battle dies in 'serious incident' at Cheadle Royal

A young woman who shared her mental health battle on social media in a bid to help others has died.

Beth Matthews died following a "serious incident" at the Priory psychiatric hospital at Cheadle Royal, in Stockport, on Monday (March 21). It is understood that she had been a patient at the facility for several months.

The 26-year-old, from Cornwall, blogged her mental health journey following a suicide attempt in April 2019. She fell from a bridge and was taken to hospital by air ambulance having sustained multiple major injuries.

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She shared raw accounts of her recovery and helped others who were experiencing mental health issues. Beth, who loved spending time outdoors, had amassed 26,300 followers on Twitter and built a following of her own through her brutally honest blog posts.

She gave people the courage to speak out and continuously signposted anyone struggling to support groups, Plymouth Live reports. In a blog called Life Beyond the Ledge and on her twitter account, Beth opened up.

She bravely told her followers what led her to take her own life. In one of the last messages she posted on her account, she said: "It’s ironic that the injuries I sustained from a suicide attempt (nerve damage, broken bones, paralysed bladder, paralysed bowel, paralysed foot, chronic pain etc) are the reason I’m now suicidal.”

In her very last tweet, which has now gone viral, Beth told how she was 'struggling so much' and apologised to her followers for 'being so negative'. Hundreds of people have since shared their condolences on the thread.

Beth's pinned tweet praised the 'brave police officer who saved' her life in 2019. She wrote: "Today, I got to thank