tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434592497485083501.post3785777769823075944..comments2023-06-06T12:12:14.218+01:00Comments on Glasgow and Surrounding Beasties: DepressionMichael S. Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05233935102279533064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434592497485083501.post-62935307782998277912011-12-13T08:52:02.936+00:002011-12-13T08:52:02.936+00:00A candid account and well expressed. Thank you fo...A candid account and well expressed. Thank you for sharing that, and doing so in such a frank, genuine way (and not without its humour). A few people close to me suffer depression (I'd say suffered, but the past tense doesn't ever really seem to apply, does it) so I found this very insightful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434592497485083501.post-11994849020907769642011-11-14T21:33:21.738+00:002011-11-14T21:33:21.738+00:00Thank you so very much for this. Someone from Latv...Thank you so very much for this. Someone from Latvia you've never ever met completely digs you.Armandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067294020038075558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434592497485083501.post-68930121479872311892011-11-14T18:36:38.226+00:002011-11-14T18:36:38.226+00:00a great blog - a powerful lived example and argume...a great blog - a powerful lived example and argument against the simplistic reductionism of this governments welfare reforms and their conception of disability - Your honesty and evident goodness made me feel better about the world in which we live - thanks MichaelMark Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10405473190289287156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-434592497485083501.post-69667012572089776952011-11-14T16:34:02.796+00:002011-11-14T16:34:02.796+00:00Great article. I really enjoyed reading it. I too ...Great article. I really enjoyed reading it. I too suffer from Depression. I often feel there is more a stigma of admitting that than there is of alcoholism or drug abuse.<br /><br />My Goldberg score used to be 90; I'm now at 65. the hardest thing for me is my social anxiety which manifests in hot flushes and involuntary touching of my face. It makes me incredibly self conscious and I tend to concentrate on what people think of me rather than what they are saying.<br /><br />I have gotten better over time; my last severe depressive episode came when my Dad passes away in 2006. I was in the final year of my degree and while I left uni with a respectable mark I sometimes wonder "what if?". I have been recovering slowly ever since.<br /><br />I have found the best thing for me is to work out with heavy weights. It gives me a lot of confidence and power lifting has been my saviour in some ways. I have more natural confidence now and more motivation. Something changes inside your mind when you have 160kg on your back trying to crush you.<br /><br />I want to train to be a solicitor now and am on that path; I want to be a solicitor that works in the field of mental health to help reduce stigma in employment situations because I see people discriminated against all of the time.<br /><br />Once again, great post and thanks for sharing.vjohn82https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766506664371154145noreply@blogger.com