Teachers I remember with gratitude #1

Some teachers are so incredible you never forget what they did for you. [...]

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What it feels like when major depression hits

For me depression rarely starts with feeling down. [...]

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Coping with lethargic down times like,er,now

Sometimes I make mistakes or the weather’s bad and I start to slide into lethargy (as opposed to severe depression). Here’s how I sometimes manage to climb back out of the shallow hole before I slide deeper. [...]

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What makes teaching a unique calling?

Confused? Thinking? Somewhere else?

Teaching is the best job in the world,and the worst.

I miss the daily interaction with young,agile minds. If I couldn’t write I’d be pining for facing a puzzled class and trying to explain things better.

One sixth former used to argue a lot. Either he would pick [...]

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Leave them kids alone –they need to take risks and get hurt a bit

Why do we wrap our kids up in cotton wool,drive them everywhere,and threaten to sue if they get hurt a bit? [...]

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Treatment by talking ?

How can words alone help someone with a mental illness or other problem? [...]

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Why does the media get things wrong?

There are good reasons why journalists (and bloggers) make honest errors in their reporting [...]

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Confusion endemic

Is this getting into your nightmares?

There’s an ambulance guy (Emergency Medical Technician) in London called Brian Kellett who blogs about his work. The site is called Random Acts of Reality:Trying to kill as few people as possible. He uses the pen name Tom Reynolds.

Here is an excerpt from [...]

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Endemic,epidemic or pandemic

Swine flu pandemic 1:what do the words endemic,epidemic,and pandemic actually mean? [...]

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Kitten ready for anything

Nicolas Valentin’s superb photo of a kitten ready for anything [...]

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The first few times depression hits:dazed and confused

The first few times clinical depression hits you’re likely to feel frightened and confused [...]

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The Happiness Project blog

Here’s another recommended blog:The Happiness Project [...]

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How can I live with depression

Link to web site page full of practical ideas that have helped me live with depression [...]

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If you’re well don’t behave as if you’re invulnerable

Work at dealing with your depression when you’re well [...]

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Myth 3:“I don’t need tablets.”

Depression usually requires a mixture of medication and non-medical help [...]

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