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“I just want to understand”: the strange art of support
Over the last few months I’ve felt more able to be open with the people around me about my trials and tribulations with mental health than I have in the past. Most of my close friends now know that...
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Anatomy of an argument
This is really part two of my earlier post, The lost art of breaking a secret, in which I described an argument with my friend Jupiter. Over the last few days I’ve given a lot of thought to why I got...
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Always saying sorry
A lot of what I’ve written about recently has been about moving on, coming to terms with things, leaving the past behind – being increasingly open and honest with those around me. Measured,...
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You had me at goodbye
As a rule, I don’t do women. That is, although I am one, I’m not very good at having women as friends. Generally speaking, I find them difficult to get on with and relate to, and often I feel...
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Off the grid
I haven’t been blogging much. That is, I haven’t been doing much of anything, except working, a lot, all the time and then, just for the last few days, resting. I’ve been conscious of losing control...
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Bad romance
This week, I’ve been continuing to listen to music on my way to work. It’s been mostly pop, with a sizeable dose of Lady Gaga included. If you couldn’t tell from the title… Spring has definitely...
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Are you SURE you’re depressed…?
I’ve been a bad blogger recently. Life has been utterly crazy (and I use that term advisedly, given my circumstances) and there has been no time to write. I don’t think I’d had a meal at home for...
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Brief encounters of the awkward kind
Does everyone keep different parts of their life in their own segregated compartments? I found myself wondering that this week. (I also wrote this on a very long plane journey, although couldn’t post...
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Soaked to the skin (a trip to Suzhou)
I’m now in Suzhou, a ‘small’ (though still more than ten million people!) city in eastern China, about an hour and a half’s drive from Shanghai. It has many canals, and gardens, and is apparently...
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On the town (a night out with my friends)
Sometimes in life there is an experience that reminds you how lucky you really are. Even despite depression, and all the negativity that comes with it. I had one of those experiences this week. My...
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