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Gardening and Depression – Garden Envy
As the warm weather returns (and hopefully stays!) I start to wish that I had a garden for me to go and enjoy the sunshine in. Alas I am stuck on the top floor (2nd or 3rd depending how you count them)...
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Guest Post – Rose Returns!
I am interested in what distractions people use when dealing with their mental health. I asked on twitter if anyone was willing to write a guest post about distractions and Rose sent this in! Rose also...
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Why Do You Share EVERYTHING?
A question I was asked earlier today based upon a tweet I sent. As I walking home from the shop earlier today I was lucky enough to shit myself! So why tweet about it? share it on facebook? and blog...
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Rose is Back For a 3rd Time
As always I am happy for people to get in touch if they wish to write a post about depression. The more people we can get talking about it the better it becomes for everyone. Don’t be shy get in touch...
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50k!!
My blog has just had its 50,000th viewer! Thank you all so much for your support of me and my little blog. Apologies for the lack of posts recently but I am in the midst of a personal crisis that I...
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All Cried Out
Apologies for the lack of posts recently! The past week has been incredibly difficult for me and writing was the last thing on my mind. It started off last Saturday when Mrs Moose went and stayed with...
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You Go Yoga?
I do indeed go to Yoga classes twice a week. As part of my quest for distractions from depression, and to help with my knee issues as well I took the plunge 4 weeks ago and attended my first yoga...
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Only a Dream?
It is not often that I remember my dreams, usually if I do it is because they are so ridiculous that they stand out. For the past few months I have a recurring dream of opening a meeting place for...
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Nothing to Aim for…..
Now the runs that had kept me busy for the past few months are over my mood has completely bottomed out again. The excitement of pushing myself towards the finishing line has been replaced by the sense...
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Decisions and Depression
If you have decisions to make how do you separate the logic from thinking with the thought that it is actually the depression talking and holding you back? Spending time thinking, in turn, time over...
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Down But Not Quite Out
It appears I am much better at helping other people than I am at dealing with my own shit! But even then I tend to fuck things up so all round I’m pretty damn useless around people. So a quick apology...
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An Update for You
I am still wifeless – she wants space so I am leaving her in peace. I am coping pretty damn well though if I do say so myself. The flat have been hoovered, there is no dirty laundry and all washing up...
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But Men dont get depression…
I was asked by the Mental Health Foundation to write something for them as it is “Men’s Health Week” see more on their Facebook page here It always struck me as strange that woman are so much more...
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Finding Me(mo)
I cant explain why but something just clicked within the last 24 hours within myself. The old Garry has come out of hiding and kicked the other one into touch. I feel so good today yet seeing as I was...
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Help! I think I have Depression…
Of all the messages I have received from people since starting this blog the thing that is asked most to me is the question of whether that person has depression. This stems from recognising a lot of...
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10 Days of Happiness
Guess who’s back, back againMoose’s back, tell a friendGuess who’s back, guess who’s back,Guess who’s back. Guess who’s back? For as long as I can remember I have not felt this strong mentally. The...
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The New Old Garry
As written before the old Garry is back and 2 weeks later still going on strong. Not a single depressive thought or negative feeling in all that time either although obviously alongside the old me is...
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Couldnt Stay Away Moose
Ok so I really tried to stay away but in the words of Michael Corleone “everytime I think I am out they pull me back in”. So an update for you as to what has been going on since last we saw each other....
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Moose meets Celebrities and Talks Medication
Yesterday I attended the Sapphire Stigma Summit where he was pleased to be able to listen to talks about stigma, discrimination and other aspects of mental health. Along the speakers were Frank Bruno...
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You Don’t Have To Worry
Every now and again words come to me, a poem might form in my head and I have to get it out and share it. My Facebook wall is home to examples of things like this that may well give people cause for...
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