Hello one and all… Normally I try hard to tinge whatever I write here with a sense of optimism and hope. However, today I find that little four letter word, hope, a real challenge. I am faced with a real challenge that is difficult to see the seeds of hope within. The saying goes thatContinueContinue reading “#depression – How do you find hope when you are blind to it?”
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#depression – Facts, Figures and the power of Knowledge #mhw13
Here are some facts from the Mens Health Forum, some make interesting reading, some are rather chilling… Men and mental health – the numbers Despite men and women experiencing mental health problems in roughly equal numbers, men are much less likely to be diagnosed and treated for it and the consequences of this can beContinueContinue reading “#depression – Facts, Figures and the power of Knowledge #mhw13”
#depression – Plans for the weekend..?
So what are your plans for the coming weekend? For me it includes a long weekend with my girls hopefully full of adventures, fun, laughter and love… I know we have a birthday party to attend, maybe one nights camping out (weather dependent), a fairy princess castle to finish painting, a bbq to enjoy andContinueContinue reading “#depression – Plans for the weekend..?”
#depression – Tales of painting fairy princess castles, bows and arrows and friends!
After a slightly challenging day of work this evening has been lovely! It started with the collection of my two little girls, after picking up fuel (and some chocolate for my eldest) we headed for home and tea. The plan for the evening involved the painting of the fairy princess castle that my eldest toddlerContinueContinue reading “#depression – Tales of painting fairy princess castles, bows and arrows and friends!”
#Depression – It’s Friday, raining and I am smiling lighting up the world around me
Well that was the week that was! There have been highs, there have been some very challenging lows but I continue to strive. Forging my way through some serious adverstity and after all that, still able to help people when they needed me. So this week, in the words of one I love dearly, IContinueContinue reading “#Depression – It’s Friday, raining and I am smiling lighting up the world around me”
#Depression Two months on… an anniversary to celebrate?
Well hello again and how time has flown! I have been thinking about this post for several days now… whether to do it or not… would it be useful … or not… So I am thinking that it would be pretty useful for people to see how I am getting on, what progress I haveContinueContinue reading “#Depression Two months on… an anniversary to celebrate?”
#depression Happy Easter One and All!
A very happy Easter to you and I hope like me you are able to enjoy a day full of love, laughter and happiness. I am lucky to be in the bosom of my family with my two girls playing with their Auntie and Nana while a lovely lunch is being prepared. So I wouldContinueContinue reading “#depression Happy Easter One and All!”
#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”
Reworking Joseph 