i am three months into a long course of anti-depressants. While dosage is about as low as you can go I wanted to share my experience of what anti-depressants have done for me. If you’ve read my other post on anti-depressants you will know that I was very reluctant to start. Fearing a permanent needContinueContinue reading “#depression – Chemical Ali – what do Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants really do for you?”
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#depression – Meaningfulness, how it can help
Have you ever suddenly started to notice detail on your surroundings? In my fight with depression there have been several moments when my awareness of what is around me seems to sharpen. Colour floods back into the world. My skin becomes more sensitive to the soft touch of a gentle breeze. I can smell theContinueContinue reading “#depression – Meaningfulness, how it can help”
Day 2 – Why did your last friendship end – 31 Day Challenge
Now this is another challenging title to write for. How do you define a friendship that has actually ended? I have several really good friends who I have lost touch with. Whilst our friendship is not active it does still exist. Should the opportunity arise to rekindle that friendship I am sure we would beContinueContinue reading “Day 2 – Why did your last friendship end – 31 Day Challenge”
#depression – Lighthouses in the dark
When the lights seem to be going out that is the time for lighthouses in the dark to shine their guiding light and guide those lost in the darkness away from the rocks and toward safer seas. So let us light the beacons … Let our lights shine out in the darkness … If yourContinueContinue reading “#depression – Lighthouses in the dark”
#depression – What becomes of childhood dreams
When I was young I had dreams, I’m sure you did too. The things I was going to do and places I wanted to go in my life. What becomes of these childhood dreams? Where do those dreams go and why ? We seem to lose track of them. Meandering off course, buffeted by theContinueContinue reading “#depression – What becomes of childhood dreams”
#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Two
Self-confidence Exercise Two By Ellen Prue Modelling self-confidence One of the quickest and most effective ways to understand how someone else goes about things is to ‘model’ them. This means copying their outward appearance and so getting an idea of how they feel on the inside. This is so effective that some sports clinics haveContinueContinue reading “#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Two”
Day 1 – Think of the last time you were really angry. Why was that? 31 Day Challenge
This is a difficult topic to start with as I tend not to be a hot angry character. A little too laid back and chilled out for my own good at times. The last time I remember being very frustrated, I guess that could be described as nearly angry, was when someone tried to lieContinueContinue reading “Day 1 – Think of the last time you were really angry. Why was that? 31 Day Challenge “
#depression – Chemical Ali – Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants
After two years of resisting vehemently the anti-depressant route I finally succumbed and took the advice of loved ones and the doctor. The reason I have been reluctant is that I do not want to become the stereotype hooked on my chemical crutch. Unable to live a full life without the regular hit of whateverContinueContinue reading “#depression – Chemical Ali – Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants”
#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Five – Practising self-confidence
Self-confidence Exercise Five of Six By Ellen Prue Practising self-confidence Although this might seem like ‘revision’, it’s important that you give it some time. The stronger the roots of your self-confidence, the more likely it will stand up to the next storm! You heard about the three biggest myths of self-confidence. If you can’t rememberContinueContinue reading “#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Five – Practising self-confidence”
#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Six – Putting it all together
Self-confidence Exercise Six of Six By Ellen Prue Putting it all together Now we’re going to do some work to consolidate all that you have learned over the previous exercises. To truly learn something in this field, conscious understanding is usually not enough. We need to experience a new skill or feeling in order toContinueContinue reading “#depression – Knowledge Base – Self-Confidence – Exercise Six – Putting it all together”
Reworking Joseph 