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Fear of death
The weird thing about depression is that, even though you might have suicidal thoughts, the fear of death is the same Matt Haig
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Conspiracy theory or reality check
I’ve always been drawn in by the subject of conspiracy theories. I’m not one of those howling-at-the-moon types of course and my mental breakdowns have never yet led me to camp out in the middle of the Nevada desert to … Continue reading
Do you *really* not get it?
A friend posted a FB status update the other day – acknowledging a tragic situation. Someone had thrown themselves under a train. A too often occurrence. “May they find the peace in death they couldn’t find in life,” he wrote. … Continue reading
The book is best
Well this is novel. Me actually fulfilling a commitment to writing something as promised in my last post. And btw it hasn’t taken me this long to finish The Silver Linings Playbook. I just needed time to consider what it … Continue reading
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The book after the movie
First things first. I KNOW I used the word “movie” and not “film” in the title of the post. You may argue that I’m British, it’s a British blog and therefore I should use UK English not American English. But … Continue reading
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Do antidepressants work?
Do antidepressants work? Following on from my last post it seems I’m not the only one with this question in my mind. See the link belowfrom The Guardian as part of a study into the experiences of patients (and doctors) … Continue reading
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Pills pills pills
I’ve been prescribed quite a few meds since I first encountered my monkey. Citalopram, sertraline and mirtazipine all fell by the wayside a way back. The first two gave me the shits and mirtazipine, although wonderful at getting me to … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressants, CMHC, drugs, lamotragine, medication, mental health, mirtazipine, Monkey, pregabalin, venlafaxine
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Summer in February: A beautiful film that lacks honesty
I grew up in Cornwall. I say “grew up” but really I was there only from age two and-a-bit to age ten. Just eight years in fact. Not very long in the grand scheme of things but in terms of … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred Munnings, biopic, Cornwall, criticism, ending life, film, Florence Carter Wood, Manic depression, mental health
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Hey, I’m Andy and I have…
Not quite sure of the point raised here by Ruby Wax in her article in The Guardian newspaper. The pessimist in me says ‘book promotion’ but then the narrative suggests a selflessness about the work Ruby has done. Click on … Continue reading
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Hitting it home
I went to see the stage adaptation of To Kill a Mocking Bird this week. Thoroughly recommend it. Anyway there was, for me, a very poignant line at the end of the first half. The girl, Scout, was asking her … Continue reading
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