Long time no writing from me – sorry! Anyway, I wanted to write a little about something that has affected me for as long as I can remember – basically as long as I’ve been depressed, which is as far back as I can recall, and that’s food addiction.
It manifests itself in me feeling desperate [...]
Posts Tagged ‘depression’
Food addiction
Posted in anxiety, depression, food problems, tagged depression, food addiction, stress, weight problems on April 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Coming off the pills…
Posted in depression, tagged anti-depressants, depression, treatment on February 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So, after nearly three years I am currently coming off my anti-depressants. I was on 20mg a day of Citalopram and lucky that I had no noticeable side effects.
Using anti-depressants is a very personal choice and it turned out to be the right one for me. However, it wasn’t an easy to start using them as [...]
Misleading news coverage?
Posted in anxiety, depression, news, tagged anti-depressants, anxiety, depression, media, news, research on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I heard a few snippets this week on the BBC news along the lines of
Put away the tranquilisers. Sushi, chocolate and a new haircut could help beat depression, a new book suggests.
The overall impression I received from this was that it was advocating the ’buck up, go out and sort yourself out’ attitude that can be very [...]
Sunbathing in the Rain Radio Play
Posted in depression, feminism, tagged depression, Gyneth Lewis, Sunbathing in the Rain on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Got in from work this afternoon to hear the tail end of Sunbathing in the Rain on Radio 4 (which I leave on in the mornings for the dog!).
From the BBC website:
Sunbathing in the Rain: Gwyneth Lewis’s adaptation of her book, a down-to-earth, courageous and entertaining chronicle of her own experience of a severe episode [...]
Motivational Music
Posted in depression, tagged chronic fatigue, depression, ME, music, teddy thompson on July 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
One of the few things tht I still found some enjoyment in when off work with depression and ME/Chronic Fatigue was music. Having a good, friendly local music venue meant I still managed the odd night out to listen to folk, irish or acoustic performers in a laid-back atmosphere.
When at home I could lie back and [...]
Prozac update
Posted in anxiety, depression, tagged anti-depressants, anxiety, depression, drugs, medication, prozac, SSRIs on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been on Prozac for three weeks now, so I thought I’d report back on its effects, and also offer a bit of a forum:
Comment, if you want to, sharing what medication you’re currently on, or have been on, (doesn’t have to be anti-depressants) and the effects it’s having/had on your life and mood.
Basically, I [...]
I think I should be perfect…
Posted in depression, feminism, tagged career, depression, feminism, perfectionism, work on April 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the things I’ve struggled with over the last few years is how my mental health has affected my career and vice versa. A large part of my identity has always been entwined with what I do and how well I do it, and it all started to unravel when I found myself deeply unhappy [...]
Prepping for Appointments
Posted in depression, tagged depression, health care services, meetings, work on April 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Shatterbox’s post about welfare services & meetings inspired me to write a bit about the numerous types of meetings I’ve had about my health in the last few years.
I’ve had to have meetings with GPs, Counsellors, CBT Therapists, Occupational Health Services, Line Managers, Section Managers, and Personnel Services. The anticipation of such meetings can make [...]
Darkness Falls
Posted in uncategorized, tagged depression on March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As an introduction to some of my own experiences with mental health problems in the past I thought I’d share with you some autobiographical writing that I did in early 2006, when I ended up being off work for 3 months with depression.In the future I would like to share some of my experiences with [...]
