I wander through those places like a ghost. Meandering about in the past, expecting to find some value I missed the first time. Up and down pathways I trudge, yearning to see a long dead relative or a friend to guide me, but they are not coming back. All that is left are empty streets …
Comparison is a useful way to expose the differences between a point of view, a product, a course of action or even between people. The thought naturally follows that a brief comparison between one person’s opinion of their life when they are well and their opinion when they are depressed is a valuable tool to …
Life is pleasant, Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.” Isaac Asimov Many people, from Shakespeare to virtually every Counselor in existence, have at some point broken human life down into stages. The idea being that we can define our goals in life by the stage we are up to. The seven life stages …
If you’re lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad compny John-Paul Satre Most of us have a special place where we feel safe. A place where we like to go to shut out the world and be alone. Whether it is at your favourite lookout or beach, alone in your room, hidden in your …
NB: Whatever gets you through the night discusses mental heath issues. I am a writer not a medical professional., so If this piece causes any concerns for you, please see a Doctor immediately. This is always the best thing to do. Many years ago, John Lennon wrote the song Whatever gets you through the night. …
You are driving along, minding your own business, when some dropkick swerves towards you and yells something rude as he passes by. On occasions like this, it is easy to let the bad behaviour of someone else upset you and drag you down. Whether it is a stranger or a friend, other people’s meanness and …
There is a great lookout in Australia at a place known as Sublime Point. From the safe spaces at the edge of towering sandstone cliffs, you can look down from on high at a town called Thirroul, nestled on the edge of the Pacific Ocean. It was from this lookout that I had an epiphany …
Many famous and clever people have had something to say about kindness. Kindness is an inspiring and noble ideal to aim for, no matter your circumstances. None other than Plato himself, said “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” Plato was a clever bloke. Mark Twain, that great American writer said …
I have learnt to appreciate small things. Depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) take so much joy from life. Important things that once gave you great comfort and pleasure, seem meaningless when you are in the grip of the maelstrom. The effort and struggle it takes to reach those major moments seems fraught with …
The theory is that if you think about a problem long enough, you can come up with a solution. It is an appealing idea to believe that if you focus on an issue long enough, it will go away. This approach to dealing with things is called rumination. Rumination, simply put, is the thinking error …
