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I joined SANE as their Head of Services just over 6 weeks ago. In this time I’ve learnt more than I could ever have expected about our services and those who contact us, but ...
Searching
Connection and Structure
I absorb the Shocks of the Past, and
Into the Present the Chaos Settles
My Struggle for Freedom
Expanding my Perception
Softening my Coarse Edges...
When someone who you love has depression, it's heartbreaking for you to see how they look down on themselves. Sometimes you think: if only you could see yourself as I see you - you...
A Chemical Shovel To The Back Of The Head
Have you ever been forcefully hit around the back of the head with a shovel? Now I am not talking about some flimsy cheap shovel bought in...
The worse thing about being me is the isolation, the lack of opportunity to connect with others. Even if I force myself to enter into a room of other people, or make the effort to ...
The sessions I had with a CBT therapist helped me to expand my awareness, perceptions, experiences and respect for both myself and for others. Much of my past experiences of therap...
Joy Division
The average military Division is made up of between 10,000 and 20,000 troops. On average not much more than half would be front line troops likely to see action. With ...
I got quite frustrated today because i think they are really struggling at the moment and unfortunately i get the brunt of it. I know they don’t mean to or want to, they don’t mean...
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Changes
Ch-ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time.
David Bowie
The dramatic almost powdery theatrical voice of Bowie was stil...
I just had 12 sessions of cbt. It was sort of useful. But the therapist thought I had too much stuff. So it ended up being a bit futile. I worked really hard, but left feeling defe...
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