I'm Depressed! There won't be many of us who haven't had those words roll off our tongues at some stage in our lives, its a much over used statement, but what is the difference between having a crappy day and deep rooted Depression, clinical depression. Am I Depressed? The first issue is to work out if it is actually depression or [...]
Can we compare or prioritise a tear to bleeding, if the person we care about is hurting in any way, don’t we feel it and hurt too. There’s nothing worse than not being able to help someone we're close to when they are in any kind of distress. I’d like to write a little about the top 3 things which [...]
Rut - To be stuck, and repeating the same behaviors, not moving forward. The saying 'stuck in a rut' actually refers to a car stuck in its own tracks, we have all done it, tried to floor the pedal and get out of it, only to deepen the rut and become stuck. It usually takes a lot of effort to [...]
Alcohol and Abuse went hand in hand I was a married woman with four children, two boys and two girls my ex and myself were hard workers bringing up our children in what I can't say a happy home as such, but we did have some good times. My ex had always had a temper and this did reflect on [...]
Are you a middle aged man in mid-life crisis or has your partner been acting strange lately? You or your loved one might be at risk! The shocking fact is 'middle aged men are more at risk of attempting or completing suicide'. Samaritans, a confidential emotional support service, raises this awareness in their current campaign 'We're in your corner' free (pdf) research [...]
There are some problems which we face in our lives that just don't seem to shift or get any better, at least not in the time frames we would like them to. Feeling stuck can be a real downer. I am thinking of a very difficult time a few years ago when, with the benefit of hindsight I can now [...]
