FIGHT DEPRESSION NOW

I think it is good that the media are starting to make more people aware of Mental Health, but I starting to get frustrated of seeing celebrities talking about it. When I spoke to my partner about it he made a very good point, which was that, they need celebrities to talk  about it for [...]

I was asked to do an interview for the Guardian ipod about my experience of depression and my inspiration for writing poetry so take a listen and click below. Guardian ipod Interview  

 Still the odd days   There’s still the odd days, You know. When your mind would wonder And your soul feels low. Those are the times You call a friend for a chat Or go round to your neighbours For a cup of tea. See a family member Even if you don’t talk You can [...]

  I found that going for a holiday once a year helped alot with my recovery as it gave me a chance to get out of my area and feel good. Meeting different kinds of people eat nice food that I didn’t have to cook myself. I remember my first holiday I got myself a [...]

  I tried to cut out my stress by planning ahead and giving myself plenty of time to do things, because if I can not finish all the house work  today I do what I can and leave the rest till the next day. When I have to go out with my son because I [...]

 Motherhood I feed, I change I just want to sleep I wash, I clean When his asleep But I just want to sleep He cries for food In the night And I just need some sleep He wakes at Six For more milk But I just want to sleep He poos, he smiles And I [...]

  For me I found that doing voluntary work helped me to build up my confidence and I know that it doesn’t work for everybody, but for me it helped. At first I volunteered for Cancer research for three months it their high street charity shop. The first month I was there as I wasn’t [...]

This is piece from Bose’s Forthcoming Book  Understanding The Journey   I loved to smoke marijuana, and for 16 years I smoked every day. First thing in the morning before I went to work and last thing at night, as my friends smoked and my partners were always smokers. Then I met my partner who [...]