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)”
Category Archives: Feelings
#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 Being strong enough to be me
I know this great guy. He is funny and clever, likes to help others and share. He’s the sort of guy that always has time for you and knows just what to say when you are feeling down. He has a great imagination too that he loves to share with his children. Building dens andContinueContinue reading “#depression Being strong enough to be me”
#depression What men should learn from ladies
When it comes to being organised and having a support network of friends men and women are poles apart. Ladies have learnt that sharing a burden is best, something probably learnt over centuries if not millennia. Men on the other hand seem to have developed an isolationist approach. Possibly feeling they cannot appear weak orContinueContinue reading “#depression What men should learn from ladies”
#depression Tears over chocolate
Funny how the simple gesture of someone giving you a bar of chocolate can reduce you to tears! In this case it was my mum giving me a simple bar of chocolate and whispering that it was just for me so that the girls didn’t hear and want their ‘fair’ share! It doesn’t seem muchContinueContinue reading “#depression Tears over chocolate”
#depression – Friends and family
The importance of keeping in contact with friends and family cannot be under valued when you are feeling down. I know it is easy and seems better to stay away and not burden them or upset them. That your troubles and challenges are yours and yours alone. This feeling is another insidious aspect of depression.ContinueContinue reading “#depression – Friends and family”
Reworking Joseph 