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Honestly okay
I could really do with a cuddle. Let me preface the rest of this post with the following: I feel absolutely fine. I’m low-level scared quite a lot, but I’m feeling really happy. So why do I need a cuddle? … Continue reading
Posted in Normal life, The dream, Therapy
Tagged challenge, demons, depression, fear, feedback, inspiration, normal life, the dream, The possibilities are endless
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“Oh, if only they knew what it means”
– Mork to Mindy, when she says kids everywhere will be saying “Nanoo nanoo”. Depression is not sadness. Depression is not self-pity. Depression is an illness. It affects everyone who suffers from it differently, but many of us feel disconnected … Continue reading
Tunnel vision
Almost without noticing it, I’ve been gradually focusing in on fewer things, and lo! I’m feeling anxious again. I’m not sure how it happened. I get the feeling that despite promising myself the summer off, I’m still concerned enough about … Continue reading
Posted in Normal life, Shopping lists, The dream, Therapy
Tagged challenge, Crab Bucket, daydreaming, demons, fear, feedback, normal life, The possibilities are endless, tunnel vision
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Not pretty enough v2.0
I’ve mused on this a lot lately, especially on the beach. At some point recently I’ve gone from accepting myself and believing I’m okay, to feeling quite supervixen-ish. Actually, to feeling pretty damned sexy. It predates the change in dosage, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Normal life, Therapy
Tagged depression, feedback, feminism, normal life, relationships, self-image, therapy
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“Over me? When were you under me?”
You know how I said I was calm again? Sometimes you feel like you’re through the angst only to be slammed sideways by something else, and you realise that maybe the something else wasn’t a symptom but a whole separate … Continue reading
Posted in Normal life, The dream, Therapy
Tagged depression, fear, feedback, relationships, therapy, vulnerability
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Small things
There’s a brilliant little campaign running on the radio at the moment, from Time To Change. People who have been, or are, depressed talking quietly and matter-of-factly about the little things that make a huge difference to them when they’re … Continue reading
The Hangover (reboot)
I feel almost sorry for January. Almost, because it’s been hard to feel sympathy for it in the past. It used to be a nightmare – a long, waking, Munch’s-The-Scream, agonising, futility-wracked nightmare – of a month for me. December … Continue reading
Posted in Bicycles, Normal life, Therapy
Tagged boredom, depression, feedback, normal life, tea, the dream, therapy
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Sorry mate, I didn’t see you
This week I told someone I’m ridiculously keen on that I was done with him until he could treat me with some respect. I realised before Christmas – the day after my birthday, in fact – that I was fed … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Normal life, Therapy
Tagged feedback, normal life, relationships, vulnerability
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The dark side of the sun 