Mild mental illnesses that are indefinite in form, yet still maintaining some semblance of reality.
Here are some of mine, please add yours There is no "one size fits all", everyone is different and so is this particular creatureThe worst episodes are marked by great productivity Medication is just a dampener, you still have to deal with the emotion at some pointMedication is not a fixNeither is a ton of… Continue reading Depression lessons
I had a breakdown - a very private, very quiet breakdown - and it has taken time off from work, and a lot of reflecting to realise that it did happen. Usually R would be the first to know, and I know he will read this, but this time I have kept it quiet. The… Continue reading Finding acceptance
We are officially 69 days (yeah yeah I get it ... but it was completely unintentional ... I think 😉 ) into 2021 and I am adding up the moments. It feels like years have passed in those days and in order to slow it down, I am counting moments. Like Day 65 where we… Continue reading Adding up the moments
It is Wednesday and it feels like Friday ... actually no, it feels like I should be somewhere in November and not the 3rd day of February due to the exhaustion I feel. I am literally running on fumes and I have no fucking idea why. Yesterday I obediently trotted off to the "experts" my… Continue reading Just a whinge
R is off for a weekend getaway with his gf and I am at home with the two pups and my head. I sometimes wonder if I should be writing more, but there are days when words simply elude me and thoughts that came at 2am are no more than wisps of fog across my… Continue reading Saturday musings
I am sure you have heard of this by now, and I am just adding my 2 cents worth. Please note that these are my thoughts and opinions, and do please add your 2 cents in the comments. I'll touch on movies mainly as I haven't quite the words for the other items. The latest… Continue reading Woke culture
I ran across the image below in one of my super random wanderings. I have been pondering this quote since then, because well, it isn't really true is it? We don't get to be the hero every time. We certainly are not victims (fuck I really loathe that word because then we have to be… Continue reading Quotes and me
Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.Mary Tyler Moore (1936-2017) A random quote that hit home today. There is a blog here somewhere, just not today.
I have watched Tod Phillips' adaption of the Joker a few times now. To state that Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal is disturbing is rather the understatement. The first time I watched the movie, I was horrified. How graphic, how intense and how evil is this Joker? Phoenix is quoted as saying:“There’s so many different ways of… Continue reading We all have a little of the Joker
I am studying <big pause> again. I am sure I have mentioned this somewhere before. So my biggest issue with academia is the amount of waffling required for a simple assignment. University: Describe your company, define X role, define the legislative risk / gap / priority and create a business case Me: So you want… Continue reading Academia, work and random thoughts
Neuroses Undefined 