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Category Archives: Depression
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
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
Posted in Depression, Film
Tagged Alfred Munnings, biopic, Cornwall, criticism, ending life, film, Florence Carter Wood, Manic depression, mental health
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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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Some kind of death wish
So there’s an aspect of depression that is very difficult to talk about. Yeah, I know, like the rest of it isn’t, right? Well. That’s true. But I manage ok with talking about the rest of it. I think. At … Continue reading
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My family, and other animals
I feel it’s about time I write a post about my family. I was reminded the other day by a friend and blogger (a more experienced one than I) that this blog need not be solely about me and my … Continue reading
I love to hate me – apparently
So after many many weeks of therapy I, together with my therapist of course, have unearthed a biggie. Before I say what exactly, I want to say up front that I kind of both agree and disagree with the conclusion … Continue reading
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Tagged CMHC, illness, low self-esteem, medication, self-hate, therapy
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Guns or minds – where does the trigger get pulled?
So many things have been written in the aftermath of that most tragic of events that happened in Connecticut. For many of us the horror of those events is almost too much to think about. We fear for the mortality of … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Politics
Tagged gun laws, mental health, Newtown Connecticut, shooting
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Like a magnifier for everything bad
With the best will in the world I wanted this blog to be about many things – things that interest me. But as I may have mentioned before, quite a big strand of my life right now is my battle … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Ramblings
Tagged criticism, feedback, low self-esteem, mask, thoughts, triggers
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Our mental health service is crumbling
A quick update on where I am first – following my post last month regarding my depression. Truthfully? I have no idea where I’m at. When I first started this post a little over a week ago I really felt … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressants, Anxiety, CBT, CMHC, Doubt, drugs, GP, NHS, pregabalin, support, venlafaxine
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Loony Afternoons 