Homeless With Depression

May 2004.

The countryside....
I've been walking for hours with my heavy pack on. Why ? well its something to do you see i'm homeless and I don't want to sit in the town bus stop all day or even worse go to one of the hostels, where ive heard bad things happen.
Walking into the countryside looking for somewhere safe and away from people is what I do everyday. I got terrible blisters on the soles of my feet as there aren't any innersoles in these boots. When I finally stop its in some woods. I put up my basher (tarp) stringing it between some trees for some shelter. Roll out my sleeping mat and sit down.
Then the darkness comes. Its awfully quite in the woods on your own, I know I'm being paranoid but it seems so dark as well. Right mat back on the bag, basher down and its time to find somewhere more open.
An hour later and I'm next to a wire fence. I've strung up a sort of shelter which is helping as its drizzling and its windy. The light if fading as I boil water and put it into a bottle in a sock to help keep warm. (learnt that in the Army)
The Night passes in a fitful sleep then at first light im up and packing to keep moving. How much more of this I can do I'm not sure, I'm tired o so tired. Maybe its time to go to town..........

This is how I started off when I was first homeless and had depression before I ended up in a hostel. I was lucky that id learnt how to survive outside in the Army, but I didn't know how to survive on the streets. This combined with deoression was one of the hardest parts of my life.

Please email me on lifeweallliveone@gmail.com with any questions or comments

Dom

Working with Depression

Do you ever find that you get a good job and then its all going well, your happy, the money is coming in..........and then boom out of the blue you don't want to get of bed, you hate the daily grind, your not sleeping at night. Yup we've all been there and the end result isn't great. No job and the downward spiral that this brings with it. 
So how do we get round this ?? 
Email me your ideas and experiences.

Non Depressing Quote of the Day

All The Adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing for you.

Walt Disney

Death

You start a blog on depression and your life........and the next day your friend dies. Dont even know how that works.

Curing Depression.........with tea

By now you will have guessed that i suffer from depression. I always have and properly always will. Do i regret this ? Not at the moment i suppose that i have come to accept it as part of my everyday life. Having tried most medications, cognitive therapy and lots of other things, i am surprisingly not on anything at the moment. How ?? Well i drink tea....... not that that's the answer i have just got to the stage where i can see the symptoms and i know the effects and how i will react and what i have to do. (A nice cup of tea does help !)
I will talk about this and my depression in more depth on another post.

Video Time

Stephen Fry on Manic Depression

So true

Quote of the Day

We seek to estimate the future and its bearing on our existence, as well as dwelling fondly on the past or indulging in escapist dreams. - Walt Disney