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  • Jigsaw

    For months now I have been trying to piece together and understand the background to my mental health challenges. It’s hard to admit you have mental health issues. This is the first time I have used the phrase “mental health” in fact. Until now I’ve used more socially agreeable terms like “burnout” and “stressed” but…

  • Moody blues?

    Moody blues?

    Recently a member of the private YOPD Facebook group I am a member of asked how to deal with low mood. They wanted to know others’ ways of managing what is a common symptom. It can put intense pressure on the Parkinson’s patient and their carer(s) and is a crucial aspect of any PD treatment…

  • Doubting Thomas

    Doubting Thomas

    I was at a family celebration recently and the Biblical story of Doubting Thomas came up in conversation. Recap: Thomas was the disciple who had to have his Master’s resurrection proved to him by a (possibly) exasperated Jesus and a bloody side wound. I was brought up as one of the legion ‘blessed’ folk who…

  • walls

    walls

    the rain is falling on the windows we bashed through the roof it’s strange, the way you move into a house because you want to improve it. You want to buy less than best so you can do it put your stamp on it. Only, I forgot to go to the post office and here…

  • Common people

    Common people

    Write what you know…in all themagazines and blogs that’s what they are commonly given to say to those just starting out. But not me. Oh no. I was told…writing is a therapy, a relief, it’s a way to break the confines of your position, your condition. Pour it out onto the pages and feel better.…