Serious question. Where do you feel your feelings? Are they in your heart, your chest, your feet, or, perhaps, just hanging around in your head with the shopping lists and conversations you haven’t had yet? Of course the really big emotions – grief, shock, in-loveness – are physical, very physical. And when you’re […]
Blogging For Happiness – the workshop
About a year ago Blogging For Happiness was published. My guide to the many ways blogging can bring benefit. For a while, I was quite ‘job done, move one’ about it. Pleased to have written a book but ready for then next thing. Then I met a woman, who read my book and came up with an […]
Coming off Citalopram – getting a buzz
A little calm on a sunny day It has now been a little over three months since I started the process of coming off citalopram. I think that now I can say I have finished with it… for the time being at least. If you haven’t been following the thrilling story of my decision to come off […]
Coming off citalopram
First things first: My only medical training is a nearly 20 year old St Andrew’s Ambulance certificate in first aid. Therefore I am not qualified to tell you what to do, your GP is. Go and see them, please.I don’t know how many people are on antidepressant citalopram but, lots certainly. Put it this way, […]
Who would want pants like these? Cycling for happiness
There are some new knickers in my wardrobe. They are possibly the biggest bloomers I’ve ever owned and the competition is tough.Have you ever noticed how the quantity of fabric in one’s pants increases in proportion with the passing years. As an octogenarian I expect to be able keep my chin warm by pulling up […]