Done and dusted Well here we are at the end of the challenge and the end of my daily blog. The blog has acquired a life of its own, I had no real idea what I was going to do on a daily basis but it seemed to work, people appreciated it and so it … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 31
Run Every Day – Day 30
On being a man I wasn’t sure what to write about today, Then half an hour ago I saw a couple of bits of TV that stood out for me. They touched on themes that I wrote about in an earlier post on perceived roles, language and how it makes it difficult to reach out … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 30
Run Every Day – Day 29
Testing Times This post is going to try and wrap up the whole perfection, self esteem, am I on the right road threads that have meandered through this blog. I have a tendency to test myself and I do it in all the elements of my life except one. Some of that testing is borne … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 29
Run Every Day – Day 28
I am going to write about self harm today. You may wander why I am writing this after the post about suicide but I wanted to make a separation between the two. People often believe that self harm is part of the journey and a stepping stone towards suicide but that is not always the … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 28
Run Every Day – Day 27
An imperfect perfectionism My First Step CBT work pushed me down the road of perfectionism which I really struggled with. I had seen perfectionists, I taught a payroll course many years ago and as a tutor I would take calls when people asked me where they had lost the 6 marks that stopped them getting … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 27
Run Every Day – Day 26
Music and Madness Do you remember a BBC headline from early last year – If your child is a goth then they are more likely to suffer from depression. Typically arse backwards as if the music made you depressed as opposed to people with depression often seek solace in music that can possibly help them … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 26