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You Matter: Going Medication Free

This year has been a challenge for everyone, and I’m sure many are happy to see the back of it.For me, it has been a year where I haven’t stopped. It has been hard, unrelenting, and full of change.Over the…

Depression: When You Understand

I used to think suicide was a way to get attention. I’d threaten it to get someone, anyone, to notice me; to take me seriously. Then I experienced it. A mate I’d spent time growing up with hung himself. His…

My Fight With Depression

In November 2012 I knew there was a problem.I couldn’t focus like I used to. I lost all sense of time. I couldn’t order things into priorities. I couldn’t see past one thing at a time. And as a Teacher,…