Get it off your chest-find a friend
For some reason this week I found myself battling a low-mood which hasn’t been this severe for a while. With lots of things whirling around in my head a mass of confusion and despair I eventually...
View ArticleDepression Awareness Week- Friends
Over the past difficult couple of months I have been privileged to receive the support of some great mates. What a difference it makes when someone genuinely cares enough to see through the “OKs” and...
View ArticleDisappointment
In my eyes, the word “disappointment” doesn’t sound damaging. It’s just sad. But disppointment can be the most destructive and long-lasting emotion clouding relationships for hours, days, months and...
View ArticleI am blessed
I am truly lucky to have a small band of very loyal and thoughtful friends who seem to know the right time to appear to provide support and encouragement just when I need it, even when I don’t realise...
View ArticleUncharted territory indeed
My readers will be aware that I use the online do-it-yourself mood monitoring tool Moodscope which I find invaluable in helping manage my mood swings and lifestyle. Another welcome feature for...
View ArticleHouse of Commons
You’d have thought that a gathering of depressives and their supporters (not sure what to call a gathering of depressives?) would have been a rather sombre affair but you couldn’t have been more wrong....
View ArticleFriends and my two-selves
I am really struggling with my latest bout of depression at the moment and am just about getting by but only because I am leading two lives. I don’t think I am unique but maybe a little unusual in the...
View ArticleJust keep going….
Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to get out of the house. Most people take this for granted, but if you have low mood, fatigue and apathy, just getting out of bed in the morning is a trial. This is...
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