Well after a bit of a wait I have finally been for the first session with a counsellor. Now before I sound like I am made of money, would be nice but not true, these sessions are private and paid for by the company I work for. I am lucky and I know this. SoContinueContinue reading “#depression First visit to a professional”
Category Archives: Fear
#depression Release the real potential in you
Do you dream or imagine what you might be if only you could break free of your inhibitions ? I know I do. I can clearly view the me trapped inside. Held back by my innate fears. So what are these invisible shackles? When I think of those rusty old chains that challenge me, restrictingContinueContinue reading “#depression Release the real potential in you”
#depression The long wait for the professionals
One of the biggest challenges the depressive faces is the long wait for the professionals. Since being diagnosed it has been a month and a half of waiting for a CBT spot. So what to do in the mean time… Get proactive. Start working to take action to help yourself. The last thing anyone wantsContinueContinue reading “#depression The long wait for the professionals”
#depression Who am I ? (Glue required)
Who am I but a flag blowing in the wind. I dare not say candle for the candles flame can be blown out. I fear that one of lifes gusts may blow a little too hard and extinguish me. The me inside buried deep yet exposed and afraid. After a good weekend with my girlsContinueContinue reading “#depression Who am I ? (Glue required)”
#depression – Relate and men .. the report
Relate, the British charity, recently conducted some research into how they deal with men when providing relationship guidance. The findings make for grim reading for men… 1. As many as four in ten children being brought up by their mothers have no contact with their fathers at all 2. Men are at greater risk ofContinueContinue reading “#depression – Relate and men .. the report”
#depression If you fall.. stand up!
We all fall or fail. The question is what do we do when we do fall or fail? It is very easy to blame ourselves or others or the weather, even putting the wrong coloured socks on in the morning. Sometimes things just happen and we get blown off course. When this happens it isContinueContinue reading “#depression If you fall.. stand up!”
Reworking Joseph 