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Run Every Day – Day 19

So yesterday I wrote about the metaphor of the hole you fall down. So today I will talk about what being in the hole was like. It was strange. It was disturbing and comforting at the same time, but not in equal measure on any given day or period of time. At the bottom of … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 19

Run Every Day – Day 18

A very long metaphor for depression – I was told this on a Mindfulness course and it makes a lot of sense and I could relate to it. Depression is like walking down a street and you fall in to a big black hole, it may have surprised you or you may have seen it … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 18

Run Every Day – Day 17

Stigma and words – we talk about the stigma of mental health but how deep does it go? Pretty deep is the answer. As part of being involved at Mind I occasionally go to talk to groups about mental health/wellbeing. Sometimes this could be to receive a cheque or to just highlight the work that … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 17

Run Every Day – Day 16

Today is Blue Monday, not the song but statistically the most depressing day of the year, post Christmas blues, impending credit card bills and another 2 weeks to pay day, assuming that you are working. Rethink Mental Illness are organising #BrightMonday to beat the blues. The idea is to wear something bright or just look … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 16

Run Every Day – Day 15

I’m revisiting anxiety today – I think that I have 2 types of anxiety – my head anxiety which I wrote about near the beginning of the blog. My other anxiety is my gut anxiety – this is less frequent and less disruptive to my daily life but still not a lot of fun. My … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 15

Run Every Day – Day 14

Day 14 Not quite half way – but getting close. Mat from Space2Create created the Comic Art Trail window for the shop back in October. The theme was a riff on mental health with the line – ‘I am defined by my creativity not by my illness’ – couldn’t have put it better by myself. … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 14