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>>> read moreI have felt rather 'blue' lately. As a result, I have felt frustrated with myself. After all, the beginning of a new year is supposed to be a time of setting new goals and of eager anticipation. I have not been feeling like setting goals and I have lost my sense of anticipation. I haven't even felt like writing - hence my long silence.
>>> read moreA few months ago, my friend and neighbour, the lovely S, gave me a little pink fridge magnet which says 'Eat cake - it's good for you'. It's a great little thing; the problem is that I have been following its advice a bit too enthusiastically....
I have been baking AND eating cakes. It would be OK if I just baked them but, once out of the oven, that cake smell is irresistible.
>>> read moreThere was a time when I used to get all excited about Christmas. Just in case you don't believe me, have a look at the picture below.
I look at that picture and I think "is that really me?!" Nowadays, I seem to have lost my Christmas zest. I used to think it was because of the depression (which of course had something to do with it) but I now know there is something else at play here. Something beyond my being clinically depressed.
>>> read moreI have conversations with my cat. Even more astonishingly, my cat has conversations with me. I often ask myself what the noises she hears and makes actually mean to her and, even though I have no answer to my question, I regularly marvel at our rapport.
>>> read moreFinding the language to describe and communicate how I am feeling on the recovery path is always a challenge. This is why I love images so much, both graphically and metaphorically. (A big thank you to my son Greg for all the cartoons on this site).
>>> read moreMy wonderful son Greg, his lovely partner Rebecca, and their delightful little daughter Lilly have now gone home after spending a week with us in Wolverhampton. Here is a photo of the three of them ready to go for a walk.
>>> read moreAn interesting thing is happening to me at the moment: having felt physically exhausted for a good long while, and although my physical energy is low, my brain is packed full of things I want to say. This is classic bi-polar, of course, and the medical literature refers to this as the 'racing mind'. Or is it?
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