Firstly insomnia is driving me barmy. I was up at 3am eating toast - and if I could have got a bag of chips I would have done. I got some sleeping tablets from the GP last week and I took one over the weekend....I still woke up during the night and I was inches... Continue Reading →
Hooray for the weekend
I'm sitting here listening to Storm Brian howling outside, we've already lost half of the fence. It's been such a hectic week, at this stage I'm beyond tiredness and I really need to look after myself. Every time I sit down I want to go to sleep, I really must get a blood test done... Continue Reading →
Shattered Dreams and Sunday Reflections
A bit of a mishmash of a post so bear with me. I 'had' to write this post and I haven't had breakfast yet so this is probably going to be all over the place. One of the things that came up in my counselling sessions was my grief at having to give up dancing... Continue Reading →
Feeling grateful for depression
Yes I know you'll all be wondering about the title of this blog post but I can honestly say that I'm grateful I have depression. It hasn't been easy, in fact most of it has been very, very, hard. I'm still not my old self but I think that's a good thing. I'm a much... Continue Reading →
Friday Feelings
I've started having sessions with a new counsellor. So far all I can say is wow! This person has found out more about me in two sessions that I probably knew about myself. She seems to look into my soul and see everything. That's all very deep isn't it? It's certainly making me re-evaluate myself.... Continue Reading →
Yesterday
Well the blog took off big time yesterday. I had the second busiest day with blog visits since I started the blog 8 years ago! Most importantly I'm just so struck by how kind and supportive the majority of people are. My 'poisonous parrot' (as it's called in CBT) is working overtime at the moment.... Continue Reading →