Gaming addiction is a major issue Warcraft and games like it can be addictive, addictive beyond the point of obsession and off into the scary realms and genuine risks of destroying your health, schooling, job, […]
I’ve flagged this as medical rather than general mutterings but I’ll soon start work on my sites again so perhaps it will be in a ‘personal’ category. We’ll see. My wife and children think I’m […]
These notes have been in a box for I don’t know how many years and are perhaps a measure of the person I was or maybe could have been, had I not lost my path […]
‘Shoot the damn dog : a memoir of depression‘ by Sally Brampton If you have long-term depression yourself, or know someone close suffering from it, this is recommended reading. There are many different types of […]
End August 2011 : I am 49 this week, the years go fast! Still waiting to see the NHS psychologists but doing what I can to keep my moods in check and avoid the really […]
Home : updates for February through August 2011 Has not been a good year so far. Spent most of it so far crippled with depression (even worse than usual) and then hospitalised for blood clots […]
This is a subjective review by a chronically depressed bloke that’s close to had enough. Defeat depression: 52 brilliant ideas for healing a troubled mind by Dr Sabina Dosani I read this yesterday but felt […]
This is a subjective review of: Coping with Depression. A guide to what works for patients carers and professionals by Dr Costas Papageorgiou, Dr Hannah Goring and Dr Justin Haslam After a brief introduction the […]
I am sorting out my life and clearing out all the junk – actual, physical and emotional – and moving on. After an epiphany yesterday I am a better and much stronger person and this […]
This will be a long, rambling post. This is for my benefit, to find my center again and where I need to be in life to heal. If you get something out of it, great. […]