I recently completed a survey and these are my real answers to one of the sections in it:


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Feeling wretched this morning.

Came to having breakfast after a dog walk and feeding the pets, and I felt exhausted already and very very down emotionally. Perked up after a bit of breakfast and end watching some Rocky and Bullwinkle, but I still feel very tired just now. Was originally intending to go shopping in the early morning and reformat the ( Read more... )

I sorta crashed emotionally yesterday. I think there were two main "causes' of this:

• Earlier in the week I applied for a new dog with a rescue pet group. I know that someone else did (a family) and the big issue when Jerry came out was fighting fleas in the house, and making the fences dog proof (Bobby mostly doesn't bother). But I know that I'll ( Read more... )

It's my birthday and already I'm down and upset with myself.

I woke up and one of the first things I thought about was whether or not K & M will be back today, as I'd planned on going down to Sydney to visit Jayne for the night. Only, I haven't heard from them since they left on Thursday (they weren't home when I got back from my long trip) and I ( Read more... )

Feel like I just want to curl up and die. Just feel... demented. Did not get much sleep last night, and started hurting the pups this morning when I found my shoes out the back. I'm 53 on Monday and all I can think about is dead friends and pets .

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Depression is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign that you have been trying to be strong for too long. Put this as your status if you know someone who has or has had depression. Will you repost this? Most people won't, but 1 in 5 of us will still suffer ......at some point... in... our lives.

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I missed (as usual) the first segment at NOWSA today, and the workshops in the afternoon because of public transport issues. However, the talks by Ros Singleton and Kathryn Randalll had a big impact on me.

Ros Singleton talked about Mental Health in Women and it had an immediate relevance for me, being as it is, that I'm at the pit of a ( Read more... )

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