DougSep 21, 20202 min readAnother small setbackUnder docs orders I’d weaned myself of mirtazapin over the past 2 weeks. Unfortunately the past few days I have felt myself slipping...
DougSep 16, 20207 min readA final farewellThe title of this blog not only deals with suicide but love. So, I make no apologies for this final letter to my lost love. I explained...
DougSep 15, 20201 min readTravellingYesterday was a great day. Amongst other things I’ve ditched mirtazapine ( doctors orders). Discovered I can get into a 32 waist jean. I...
DougSep 14, 20201 min readA good clear out!So what have I been doing today? With the help of my long suffering best pal Kerry, I have moved the furniture around in the flat. We...
DougSep 14, 20201 min readThe futureNo matter how much I try to forget her, I can’t, at least not yet. I think this photo says it all......
DougSep 12, 20201 min readAn anniversary!Three months ago today I tied a noose around my neck and tried to kill myself. I must say that I have in that time, become a different...
DougSep 11, 20201 min readA few more picsAnother great photo session with Jo Kelly Ginger Snaps Photography. It seems I am becoming more confident again after the past disastrous...
DougSep 8, 20203 min readA good meetingI’ve just come out of my meeting with my psychiatrist Dr S and V, my support worker. I have had the most wonderful support from all of...
DougSep 8, 20202 min readJust one year of love.....I must have written thousands of words in this series of blogs. Thousands of words that still don’t have the power and meaning of so many...
DougSep 7, 20201 min readI couldn’t say it better.I think that this is what I’ve been trying to say since it ended. I’m still crying after reading this.
DougSep 6, 20201 min readA dreamI dreamt about her last night. It seems I cannot even escape her in my sleep. It wasn’t a pleasant dream either. She showed such...
DougSep 3, 20202 min readBabylon.....https://youtu.be/YTMws6srlt0 Another tune that says it far better than I ever could. Friday night I'm going nowhere All the lights are...
DougSep 1, 20202 min readGive me time.....https://youtu.be/lrcNnIV6FV8 I think I am almost ready to say goodbye to her and move forward into another different life. I won’t write...
DougAug 30, 20201 min readI promise to write soon!Yet again I haven’t written any meaningful blogs. But does every single blog have to have meaning or a lesson? I don’t think so. Over the...
DougAug 28, 20201 min readAnother good dayI had an amazing day today with Jo at Ginger Snaps photography. 3 changes of clothes and 1200 pics in 2 hours is going some. A bit...
DougAug 26, 20201 min readIt’s not your timeI’ve tried to keep not only a written record of the past few months but also a pictorial one. Not only am I a different person mentally...
DougAug 26, 20201 min readNot quite ready!I’m on the up again. Seems I’m not ready to come off one of my pills. I managed to get out again last night to do some shopping. It seems...
DougAug 25, 20201 min readRelapse!Some days are great but since Monday I’ve been struggling a bit. Under doctors orders I’m trying to come off one of my happy pills. I...
DougAug 23, 20201 min readPretenceI can pretend. I can pretend that someday she will read my story. I can pretend that there will be a moment of startling clarity and she...
DougAug 22, 20202 min readSex and PotatoesI did say that I was going to write another blog but again I have been too busy! I have been painting props and yet again I’m in...