Category Archives: Anxiety

I had a good couple of weeks

This is going to be a post of a kind I don’t write much any more – about my own, current, mental ill-health. It’s likely to be maudlin, and self-indulgent. So if that doesn’t interest you – and who could … Continue reading

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The Mind awards aren’t just annoying and self-congratulatory. They’re actively harmful.

Warning: this post is angrier and swearier than most of my posts. If you’re bothered by that, don’t read any further. If you do read further and come across something you don’t like, don’t come whingeing to me about it. … Continue reading

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On losing (part of) The Fear

[Warning: possible triggers – dental treatment.] A little over 5 months ago, when the year was young and fresh, and trembling with new-born promise …sorry…don’t know why I came over all cod-poetical just then… Back on the first of January, … Continue reading

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Brief update on the teeth thing

Don’t read this if you’re freaked by specifics of dental treatment.

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Oi wish Oi’d looked arfter me teef

Triggers, I guess, for people spooked by dental stuff.  Proceed at your own risk, but there’s nothing detailed or gruesome.

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Aethelread XP: Stop error screen

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This is not a book review

You might be expecting, some time around now, my review of A Gay History of Britain.  And the thing is, I would totally have it ready for you, except that the dog ate it. Or no, actually, it wasn’t the … Continue reading

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Christmas ramblings

What’s this?  A blog post on christmas day?  And not one that’s appearing via the magic of scheduling, but one where I’ve actually sat down and put together a post on christmas day?

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08.10.10

You’ll have noticed the lack of a witty and insightful title.  This is not insignificant.

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Clambering out of the hole

Ok, so that wasn’t a lot of fun.  In fact, so much not-fun that I’m not going to go into much detail about it, because I really, really don’t want to think about it.  The basic facts though:

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