What would I think if I met my online persona? Would I like them, or would I sneer slightly, embarrassed by my own proximity? I’ve tried not to hide behind that persona too much – I use my own name (more or less), and a picture that’s only a year old. But I have to … Continue reading Online persona
Carers and others
My husband is currently away for a week, leaving me, if not alone, then without him. I am very fortunate to have him, but also slightly resentful at times, which in turn makes me feel guilty. It’s not down to anything that he does, it’s everyone else. Oh, you’re so lucky to have him; He’s so … Continue reading Carers and others
Psychiatric drugs – mainly antidepressants
When we drink alcohol, or use other recreational drugs, there is usually a rapid effect. Scarcely has the glass been placed back down, than a feeling of well-being – or whatever your drug of choice promotes – radiates through the limbs and settles happily in the cranial control unit. Obviously, more may be taken, and … Continue reading Psychiatric drugs – mainly antidepressants
Crazy socks for docs
It’s come round again, and so have all those feelings which made me feel so ashamed last year. Ashamed, but also slightly uneasy (a bad combination); and it may just be that the cape acquired at grumpyoldwomen.com is fitting me rather better. But crazy socks for docs has this effect on me, and I’m not … Continue reading Crazy socks for docs
Mental health services for doctors
The development of mental health services specifically for doctors is a contentious area. After all, why should doctors have a special service when others don’t? And, if this were allowed, why not extend it to other health professionals? The sad answer to this latter question is that the numbers are simply too great, and there … Continue reading Mental health services for doctors
Disordered mood – what is it like?
Depression is not about feeling sad. It is really difficult to describe, and even to remember, between episodes. When gone, it dissolves and weakens, the same way that dreams disappear, becoming just a pallid description that in no way evokes the experience. But for me it is does not conjure sadness or tears; in some … Continue reading Disordered mood – what is it like?
Shortism
This is pure self-indulgence – I know there are many tall people who would like to be shorter, fat who would like to be thinner, old who would like to be younger, and perhaps the vice versas. And what about those who are shunned for race, sexuality, illness? That is far more grave. But we … Continue reading Shortism
