Depression
Depression can manifest in various ways, including persistent sadness, loss of interest in activities, and difficulty concentrating. Depression can also lead to physical symptoms such as fatigue, changes in appetite, and sleep disturbances. It is not to be confused with general low mood, feeling sad or ‘fed up’. These feelings can last for weeks and become so bad that they interfere with daily life.
You can read more about depression on Mind’s website.
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How Writing Saved My Life
20 Mar 2025
20 Mar 2025
Yes, I know, it’s a melodramatic and clickbaity title. But it is definitely true that writing about my experiences enabled me to process what I’d been through and allowed me to finally recover after years of struggling with depression, anxiety and insomnia.
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My Backstory
14 Mar 2025
14 Mar 2025
I became a father in April 2020, a couple of weeks into the UK’s first lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic. I found myself not only dealing with challenges of being a new parent for the first time, but had to do so while holding down a job during the chaos and...
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