Asperger’s Syndrome and the danger of only half looking at something we think is a disability

Labelling someone can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We need to understand traditional disabilities much more flexibly. [...]

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59 coming up 60 and looking back at a weird kid

Does it make sense to describe stuff like Asperger’s Syndrome as a problem that cannot be cured? [...]

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OK but I thought this blog was supposed to be about living with depression

What is stuff like photos of cats and a review of the Roxy Music Revisited albums doing on a blog I thought was going to help me live with depression? [...]

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How to photograph a cat, sort of

Has anyone in your family ever been foolish enough to try taking a picture of a cat? [...]

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‘The Songs of Roxy Music Revisited’ is out and it sounds great

This is a proferssional album featuring two Grammar School at Leeds bands: ‘Jazz in 6ths’ and ‘Out of the Blue’. It deserves a wide audience. [...]

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Book review: ‘Outliers – The Story of Success’ by Malcolm Gladwell

This is a gripping book which is likely to alter your understanding of how life works. [...]

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If you could return through life and change one thing, what would it be?

Is there anyone doesn’t sometimes wish they could change their past? Depressed people are particularly at risk of dwelling on this non option. [...]

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Life can feel meaningless when you’re doing nothing. So…

When you’re depressed and you feel useless and can’t get yourself to do any of the things you used to be good at and enjoy…. [...]

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Life is meaningless, pleasure is meaningless, work is meaningless. If…

How come a man with everything could write such negative ramblings? Maybe the existence of the book of Ecclesiastes can help us understood one source of depression. [...]

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Second best is often good enough

Is it true that “if something is worth doing at all it’s worth doing well” ? [...]

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Positive self-talk

Positive self-talk often work but needs to be used with care. Here are some suggestions. [...]

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Two types of self-esteem on view

Ways in which people show their self-esteem is of the dangerous and unhealthy narcissistic type.
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How Dr Martin Luther King Jnr responded to criticism

Link to a good blog post on the subject, plus information that may help put Dr King’s letter in its historical context. [...]

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