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Hiding Depression at Work

Posted On 11th September 201615th November 2017 By Tom Wavre2 Comments

For a long time I hid my true self, firstly from myself and then from those I worked with. I work in marketing for a fairly large firm and depression was impacting my ability to do my job. A tight deadline could still get me to do what was required Continue Reading

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Univited He Returned Home

Posted On 18th July 201623rd November 2017 By Tom Wavre

A full year had past since I last saw him. I forget when we first met though we seem to have been part of each others lives for years.  To be honest, years spent trying to break free of his all consuming grip. Easier said than done, he could be Continue Reading

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Depression: A Rose By Any Other Name…

Posted On 8th July 201630th June 2017 By Tom Wavre1 Comment

The richness of the English language with the word play we can create around it is a joy. But when we lose sight of the true meaning behind these words, we can cause great misunderstanding and, in some examples, pain and suffering and this is certainly true of words such as depression, stress and anxiety.

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4 in 4. Let’s be allies

Posted On 28th June 2016 By iam1in42 Comments

My husband has depression and I didn’t know for the longest time.

That was hard to write, because while this isn’t about me, I can’t tell you how bad I feel for failing to support him enough in those first few lonely months.

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Is Suffering From Mental Illness a Sign of Weakness?

Posted On 17th June 2016 By Tom Wavre

A key part of the stigma surrounding mental health conditions is the view that those who suffer from them are weak. We see and uses phrases such as ‘break under pressure’, ‘wasn’t strong enough’ etc. On the flip side there is a growing view that a condition such as depression Continue Reading

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Our Misguided View of Happiness

Posted On 14th June 201623rd November 2017 By Tom Wavre

The saying goes that in life only death and taxes are assured. However I would add in the basic human need to be happy. We all seek it and we all have our own wildly different views on how to achieve happiness.

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Depression: You can’t cure what you don’t know

Posted On 7th June 20169th June 2017 By Tom Wavre

How do you cure an illness without first acknowledging it is there? You can’t tell someone to walk off a broken leg and you can’t expect someone to be cured of depression or other mental health conditions by thinking happy thoughts

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