Tag: support
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R U OK?
SANE Australia asked me about some of the fears people may have in asking ‘R U OK?. Have a read of their article – I hope my thoughts might be useful 🙂
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19 years ago today, my father hanged himself
Today marks 19 years since my father hanged himself. For more than half of those years, I hated him. Intensely. Fiercely. But now, having been right to the same metaphorical ledge he stood on (but stepped back and resolved never to get there again), I feel desperately sad for him. I miss him. And I…
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In the face of nastiness, I will still be as strong as I can
This has been a week and a bit straight from the depths of hell. There are things going on in my life that even with my belief in candour and openness, I can’t and won’t go into right now. Some because it is now the subject of legal proceedings, and some because I simply refuse…
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Constructive ways to support someone with depression or anxiety (or both)
That someone you know will face a mental health challenge is unquestionable. It’s a cold, hard fact. Australian national charity SANE says 1 in 5 Australians are experiencing a mental health issue: around 14% dealing with anxiety, and 6% battling depression. 1 in 5! Only half of these people will seek or receive the treatment…
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Thank you for brightening the dark sky
Last Thursday I shared with my LinkedIn network the news that I’m battling hard with the black dog of depression and its vicious sidekick, anxiety. It isn’t my first battle though it is the toughest. I felt alone and isolated, of course, but worse than that, I was feeling suffocated by not really talking about…