David Bradshaw

In Today's Issue

David Bradshaw with In My Write Mind
Depression
That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing
Random Joke
Advice
Finish with a Song


This is David a fantastic poet and a new refreshing voice, this is his début on this blog... enjoy..

In My Write Mind

So! I'm having a 'bad head day'.

I've temporarily lost my thread.

There's no need to get excited.

There's no need to get out of bed.

Depression is not an emoticon,

There's no shorthand for how I feel.

The view from beneath the duvet is dark,

But does that make it any less real?

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,

Like a life stuck on repeat.

And I think too much, and I feel too much,

Common sense just can't compete.

I'm not afraid of the dark.

Every silver lining has its cloud.

Empathy is my enemy,

And sympathy is not allowed.

I know it's not for everyone.

But before the dawn I find,

That a dose of sheer dejection,

Puts me back in my write mind.

I write therefore I am.

I am therefore I cry.

I cry therefore I write.

I live therefore I die.

But, I digress! Consistently,

When I need to drop my smile.

And life goes on without me,

But I'll catch up in a while.

Facts About Depression

                                                                                                                                                                      

Depression distorts your thinking. When you are depressed, your mind can play tricks on you. If you have thoughts of suicide, please call someone immediately. Don't let a temporary glitch in your thinking cause you to harm yourself or another.

Depression makes it hard to give. It's very hard to think of other people when you're wrapped in a prickly blanket of sadness, and all you can think about is your own pain. Be proactive and just a few steps you need to heal. Try reading a book to help you understand what you are going through and how best to deal with it.

Alcohol is a depressant. So are marijuana and a host of other recreational or street drugs. Self-medication is not going to get you better and will surely make you worse over time. Remember that all medications, including anti-depressants, have side effects.

People don't choose to be depressed, but they do make a choice about how to deal with it. You can choose to do nothing, but denying that you have a problem will only make you feel worse. Choose to just make one step, just one and if it feels okay, try it again. That's how many people get through it.

The origin of depression can be situational and/or bio-chemical. If you are experiencing mild to moderate situational depression (resulting from the loss of a job, for example), counseling will help you. Most bio-chemical depressions that are moderate to severe are best treated with a combination of medicine and psychotherapy.

Depression can be as hard on your loved ones as it is on you. Those closest to you may start to feel unloved, and may distance themselves so they aren't pulled into your pain. Remember that others are counting on you.

Exercise is the easiest and least expensive cure for depression. Just walking 30 minutes a day will help you and sometimes completely alleviate your symptoms. For this very reason, many therapists take walks with clients instead of doing "couch time."

If you uncoiled all the DNA from all the cells in your body, it would stretch about 10 billion miles, that’s from here to Pluto and back again.

I've got a fruit fetish. Well, that's according to my currant girlfriend.

Today's Advice Column with Ms Mel O'Drama 

Hello, I'm known worldwide for providing help and advice to stars and celebrities around the world. I was the one who gave Henry the 8th marriage advice, bit a failure that one...

Today I've had a letter from Mr Zahut.

Dear Anne,

I'm having terrible problems with my phone bill.
Can you give me some advice on how to reduce my costs.

Many thanks

Pete Zahut

Dear Pete,

Yes I can advise. Simply inform friends and family that you will phone
them at specific times daily.

Then don't. Your friends and family will then be concerned and will ring
you to see if you are OK. 

Then you can simply have the conversation you planned but at their
expense.

Finish with a Song

This is Elvis with, Always on my Mind