Looking through an old journal I have found this short poem written roughly a month before being diagnosed with depression… On a Hope and a Prayer Joseph Hempleman-Jones 12 December 2012 Hope springs eternal, Or so they say. Well I hope and pray for the coming of another day. I love my girls with allContinueContinue reading “Poem – On a hope and a prayer – #depression”
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In the news – Austerity cuts are causing mental distress and are linked to rise in suicides, health professionals warn – #Depression
But for government cuts, Mark Wood, a mentally ill young man, might not have died. And with suicide rates continuing to rise, austerity measures are costing more minds and lives every day. Mary O’Hara wonders why the system doesn’t care When Mark Wood was found dead in his home in August 2013 it could have beenContinueContinue reading “In the news – Austerity cuts are causing mental distress and are linked to rise in suicides, health professionals warn – #Depression”
#depression – In the news – Movember is nearly here!
Most of you will have heard of Movember… in case you are one of the few who haven’t it is a charitable event that happens annually where men grow moustaches to raise money for good causes linked to mens’ health. Initially aimed at raising funds and awareness of prostrate cancer the charity foundation has branchedContinueContinue reading “#depression – In the news – Movember is nearly here!”
In the news – What the music you listen to could say about your mental health
The study has revealed that those who frequently listen to sad or aggressive music may experience higher anxiety The music people listen to could give a clue as to their mental health. Researchers tested the neural activity of participants as they tuned in to happy, sad or fearful sounding music. After recording the results, theContinueContinue reading “In the news – What the music you listen to could say about your mental health”
In the news – One-fifth of youngsters suffer from ‘high anxiety – BBC
Almost one in five young people lives with high levels of anxiety, according to figures on wellbeing published by the Office for National Statistics. The study looked at the wellbeing and mental health of 7.5 million young people in the UK aged 16 to 24. The figures also show a rising proportion of young peopleContinueContinue reading “In the news – One-fifth of youngsters suffer from ‘high anxiety – BBC”
#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”
Reworking Joseph 