Thinking is not a bad thing. The skill is knowing when to engage with it and when to step back.This is so very true. Headspace yet again have the nail hit on the head. It is a difficult concept to really grasp. Trying to take control and know when to engage or step back isContinueContinue reading “Do you have the skill of thinking?”
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Into the storm, again..
It’s been month or two now since coming off the antidepressants again … maybe longer, I’m not really sure. It wasn’t an event I have marked on the calendar. Things have been ‘ok’. Life throws little challenges on a day to day basis and you deal with them. Using the proverbial toolbox to keep thingsContinueContinue reading “Into the storm, again..”
#depression – Exercise of the Week – New Feature #fitness #health
To help focus attention on the importance that physical fitness in fighting depression I am starting an Exercise of the Week category to help…So check back each week to find out about a specific exercise, how it will help you physically, how to do it correctly and build up a realistic exercise programme. As withContinueContinue reading “#depression – Exercise of the Week – New Feature #fitness #health”
How to make some more money?
I am wondering how to make a little (or a lot) more money. So I thought I would ask you guys for some ideas as I tend to be rather stale in my traditional hard work and graft approach… To paint the picture I have a regular 9 to 5 office job which I supplementContinueContinue reading “How to make some more money?”
#depression – Yesterdays triumph breeds today’s success #mentalhealth
Yesterday, Wednesday, was quite a challenging day for me. It started with a disturbed night that was far to short… Then I missed most of my breakfast through gettting the girls ready. A busy morning going over my annual appraisal form depressed me somewhat, which wasn’t helped by the unsteady start… … negative thoughts beganContinueContinue reading “#depression – Yesterdays triumph breeds today’s success #mentalhealth”
#depression – Men’s Health Week 10-16 June 2013 #mhw13 #timetotalk
This one has crept up on me but now it is time to spread the WORD! Week of the 10-16 June, leading up to Father’s Day is Men’s Health Week.Focus this year is men’s mental health and the promotion of mental well-being and help-seeking in men. It is spearheaded by the Men’s Health Forum YouContinueContinue reading “#depression – Men’s Health Week 10-16 June 2013 #mhw13 #timetotalk”
#drepression – Men and Depression Help – Royal College of Psychiatrists – #mhw13
Having just found this ‘leaflet’ I thought it best to share it’s content and raise the profile further regarding men and depression, read, digest, learn and put to use… Depression and Men About this leaflet This leaflet is for: any man who feels depressed anyone whose husband, partner, brother, father and male friend seems depressed. MenContinueContinue reading “#drepression – Men and Depression Help – Royal College of Psychiatrists – #mhw13”
#depression – He slipped through my fingers while I held him!
You are NOT alone… YOU .. are .. NOT .. alone… Less than five minutes ago I learn that a guy I helped a few weeks ago, when he fell from his delivery van and injured his ankle, has commited suicide. The thing that makes me feel sad, a little angry with myself and wishingContinueContinue reading “#depression – He slipped through my fingers while I held him!”
#depression – Inspiration – Theodore Roosevelt, President
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better… The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; whoContinueContinue reading “#depression – Inspiration – Theodore Roosevelt, President”
#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 