Joseph H-J

Day 6 – How’s your love life? 31 Day Challenge

Hmm now this is an interesting and poignant topic. All I will say is that I am fighting very hard to support my soulmate, the lady I love completely, for she has given me so much of the last few years. It is now my turn to take up the torch and lead us onContinueContinue reading “Day 6 – How’s your love life? 31 Day Challenge”

Day 5 – Have you ever written a suicide note? 31 Day Challenge

Nice easy answer today … No, I have not written a suicide note. I did as a child write a running away note for Mum and Dad. Leaving it under my pillow overnight while I literally slept on it! Come the morning light I saw the light and discarded the note along with any intentionsContinueContinue reading “Day 5 – Have you ever written a suicide note? 31 Day Challenge “

Day 4 – Have you ever attempted suicide ? 31 Day Challenge

wow these challenging topics are coming thick and fast lol. Have I ever attempted suicide. Easy answer is no. Definitely not. To truly want, need and then go through with the act would surely take an act of either imense bravery or desperation. I have heard said that it is one of the most rationalContinueContinue reading “Day 4 – Have you ever attempted suicide ? 31 Day Challenge”

Day 3 – Do you self-harm? If so how? 31 Day Challenge

For the record and to get this straight from the off I do not have any desires through my fight with depression to cut or harm myself physically. Now having cleared up that stereotype I can confess to a different form of self harm. In a warped way a positive self harm that if inContinueContinue reading “Day 3 – Do you self-harm? If so how? 31 Day Challenge “

#depression – Chemical Ali – what do Pills, Potions and Anti-Depressants really do for you?

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?”

#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”