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”
Category Archives: Depression
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”
#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”
Reworking Joseph 