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Puck,Compartmentalise is description I've never heard before,but your description fits me to a T. I do exactly the same thing but I refer to it as bunging on my public face. I deal with a lot of different people day to day and none of them would guess what I'm doing in my own mind when I don't have ...

Thank you for your message Ieris. Some of your comments have made me step back an look at things from a slightly different perspective and that has been quite help full because I tend not to like myself much when I get to the state I've been in the last couple of weeks. Plus,after reading of some of...

We.my wife and I have one cat named Oscar. He's a black moggy that rules the house. We also have five dogs named Grace,Sambar,Chilli,Trinity,,and of all things,Scooter. The wife has three horses,Monty,Bella and another that just arrived an who's name I'm not sure of yet. The horses are all rescued h...

Fallen,you have purpose. I'm reading your words and finding them of interest. To be at peace within your own mind is a dream for me. To describe it as nothingness I don't understand. Maybe it's just the place your at now and your on your way toward some form of enlightenment within yourself. I don't...

Just to say hello'.
My name is John and I've lived with depression for over 40 years,but for the most part did not know what was wrong with me.
I still struggle with this thing but hope to find some peace by talking with others that know where I'm coming from.

All the best.
John,,aka Scooter.

I'm manic depressive. This I know because the people from the Papakura cat team told me so about 10 years ago. When I was told this it made me feel better because it put a name to what I was and had been for a very long time. So how did I get here ? Well my dad was not providing as he should of been...