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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Creativity, Darkness & Solace In Grayson Perry's book  Playing to the Gallery, right at the end he uses the following metaphor for his artistic practice. 'It is a refuge, a place inside my head, where I can go on my own and process the world and it's complexities. It's an inner shed where I can … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 25 →

So we know from an earlier post about Theresa May’s speech that suicide is a major killer of young men, women and men under 54. So that is what I am going to write about. It will not be the most comfortable post in this blog. Some of you may want to stop now but … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 24 →

A bit more politics today - well commentary on politics - the article the quote is taken from can be found at the link at the bottom of this post. But this is the comment I want to talk about today. 'In her speech, May suggests that tackling stigma is more important than resources. I … Continue reading Run Evry Day – Day 21 →

I am going to take a different tack today and talk about books on mental health/anxiety that I have found provided me with some insight. The word insight is important this is not about self help books, I've read a few of them but rarely finish them. Mainly because they are not self help, they are … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 20 →

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 →