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In hospital by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Thank you to everyone who have supported me and my writing here. Things haven't gone very well and I'm not doing too good. I've been in hospital since Wednesday, and am likel ... Read on »
Broken promises by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health What's this life worth? What's it worth compared to the millions of stars in the sky? What's it worth compared to the waters of the seas? I am nothing. I have never been a ... Read on »
On being a loner by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health " When nearly all you do is done alone, it makes the effort that is conversation that much harder, and all the more fruitless" - Anneli Rufus (Party of One: The Lon ... Read on »
Group by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I'm repeating one module of the skills group (DBT). The module is the one on interpersonal effectiveness and it started yesterday. It was tough going in because the group is ... Read on »
Social weekend by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Participated in another cycle event over the weekend. We left town on Friday night - it had been a long day, beginning with the drive down to Wellington for a couple of meeti ... Read on »
Bottom feeder by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health So much in my head at the moment. Words mostly. Jumbled thoughts. Jagged sentences. All in my head, shifting like sands in a desert. I see mirages sometimes - optical ill ... Read on »
The ride by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health On Sunday, a colleague and I headed off to Hunterville for a 43km cycle event. It was a tough course, and I knew that going in, but didn't quite think it would turn out to be ... Read on »
Photography in words by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I really don't know why I blog. Blogging or journalling means that you have a record of a period of time in the past. On the one hand, I feel compelled to record everything ... Read on »
Float by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health So life goes on. At least for now. I still cycle through my moods - emptiness, followed by some sadness or other, followed by moments when I think I'm managing OK. But I'm ... Read on »
Moody by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health My mood has plummeted downwards significantly. I can't explain the shift. I don't really have words for it. I'm in a weird mood. I joked with colleagues just now - about s ... Read on »
The anchor by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Therapy have been hard going recently. Not in a bad sense, but it's just been hard work with much to think about (particularly between sessions) regarding where I want to go ... Read on »
Lunargliding my way through by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health It's called the LunarGlide. It's one of the best models coming out of Nike this season and set me back a few dollars. But considering the fact that my current running shoes ... Read on »
New running shoes! by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Bought new running shoes over the weekend! Can't wait to hit the trails for a test drive later this morning! Read on »
Weekend ride by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I had a decent weekend, even though by the time I left work on Friday I had a headache and was feeling achy in my body. I thought I was probably coming down with something, b ... Read on »
Stop this ride by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Another week over. A big sigh of relief. Is this what life is all about? I told V on Tuesday that this is what it feels like. You get through the next hour, then the next ... Read on »
Friday blah by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I'm about to sign off on a Friday. It's Friday, and it's my favourite day of the work week. It's gone relatively well this morning, with me being fairly productive, then I ha ... Read on »
The road race by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health It was a perfect day for riding. We (a colleague and I) didn't think we were going to make it, and a part of me was hoping it would be gusterly as predicted, so I could sleep ... Read on »
Debriefing by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health Things have settled down a little. Last week was rough, but V saw me through it. I need to remember what happens when I'm under stress, and apparently I was over the last mo ... Read on »
Me me me (Con't) by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health I've had a rough couple days, but will at least try to finish this. The final two questions were: What do you do that makes you feel really free and at ease? (by Hannah ) T ... Read on »
Dark oblivion by Polar Bear Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Mental Health As I drifted helplessly into that dark oblivion, aided by the swiftly flowing river of Zopiclone, I was horrified by what I had done - even though they were orders from my CPN ... Read on »