I was talking with a friend recently about the power of making lists of stuff we’ve done – just for ourselves, to fight against the inner negative voices that put us down. There was a phase when I was struggling … Continue reading
Tag Archives: fighting depression
I can’t – but I can
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waking up feeling despondent pressure of stuff that I expected myself to have got done by now pressure of stuff that others are expecting me to be able to do even though I just can’t pressure feeling that I’m not … Continue reading
Wow, last night was really horrible
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So grateful to wake up today in a different place. Last night I got to a really really low point, and I’m sharing this here because I feel it’s good to record what happened and to say, to myself and … Continue reading
So what’s the pay-off?
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As I struggle with this crazy procrastination tendency, every now and again I hear a voice in my head which goes back to my counselling training – if you keep repeating a behaviour pattern that seems so very clearly unconstructive, … Continue reading
Spoon Economics
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I read the Spoons Theory article last night and got up today with a whole load of thoughts about it, wanting to blog all these thoughts but, guess what, I didn’t have enough spoons at that stage of my day. … Continue reading
Walking the tightrope
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Sometimes my life feels like I’m walking a tightrope So many different things to try and do So many challenges – they won’t look big to most people, but to me they’re huge I look at my day, at what … Continue reading
Me and Sam – a journey
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Sam the camera came into my life in May 2010 and changed it in ways that I could never have imagined. All I knew was that changing over to digital would mean I could post pictures online without having to … Continue reading
Can’t afford to listen
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Wrote this a few days ago. It worked. I wake with depression all over me It speaks to me of hopelessness it wants me to
Useful weapons
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I wrote earlier about my battle with SAD, about choosing to listen to the voice of experience as opposed to the voice of doom and gloom – depression tells me I can’t do anything, depression calls me to give up, but … Continue reading
Learning not to listen to the lies
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once again waking up feeling tired, feeling like I need time out, I can’t do anything today, I need to just curl up on the sofa with the Saturday paper and – – – but experience tells me that the … Continue reading