‘Pay attention, for fuck’s sake!’ Picture the scene. You’re on your way to pick up the kids, or to a meeting. Traffic is busy (it usually is) and you are hitting Every. Single. Red. Light.[…]
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Category: Depression & Mental Health
I Had a Black Dog – Revisited
This is one of the first posts that I wrote and it remains one of the most popular, receiving regular visits. It can be very difficult to understand just how depression feels unless you have[…]
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7 Myths About Depression That Can F**k Right Off
Depression myths Despite the growing awareness of mental health, thanks to the brilliant work of organisations like Mind, Time To Change, and to all of the individuals that share their stories in the hope of[…]
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Vlog: Frazzled! Time Out
Coming off antidepressant medication has brought challenges, and a realisation that I have been running myself into the ground. My brain is fried right now and I need a break, to look after myself and[…]
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Vlog: Antidepressant Withdrawal – Tablets & Tantrums!
To quote the lyrics of ‘Marblehead Johnson’ by The Bluetones, ‘Tonight I’m wound tighter than a watch spring, tonight you owe my patience quite a debt…’ Well, that’s not strictly true, because right now I[…]
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Let’s Talk About Men’s Mental Health
I was recently invited to contribute to a post focusing on the issue of men’s mental health. As you would expect, I consider this to be a hugely important issue, and I was very grateful[…]
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Vlog: Coming Off Antidepressants – Not a Barrel Of Laughs!
I posted a couple of days ago about coming off anti-depressants. I felt great. The last couple of days… not so much! In trying to raise awareness of issues around mental health I think it’s[…]
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Vlog: I’m Coming Off Antidepressants – and Look, I’m Still Me!
There are a many misconceptions about antidepressants. People seem to think that they turn you into a different person. Well, they helped to turn me from a very ill person to a well person, but[…]
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Vlog: It’s Coming Home Kids! – What We Can Learn from England’s Lions
World Cup 2018 – hope, glory, passion – who’d have thought it?!? No achievement comes easily, we can face fear, adversity and even humiliation along the way. For Gareth Southgate it was missing a penalty[…]
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Vlog: Come on Lads – Let’s Talk Mental Health!
42% of men in the UK aged 18-45 have considered suicide. That’s nearly half of us, yet it is still such a difficult, taboo subject to talk about. But talking is only half the battle,[…]
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