Mid Twenties Crisis

Signed off work… But now I have no money?!

Jan 21st

Posted by Leigh in Dealing with Depression

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I have been signed off for two weeks to ‘reset’ and try to get back to normal. To ensure I don’t worry about things and start to get back on track. However, even through I have been given the opportunity to get better, already this is becoming more difficult.

I currently working for Staples in Cambridge, and without going in to vast details, it seems I am about 7 days or so away from being entitled to sick pay. Which means as soon as I showed my assistant manager my sick note from my doctor, I was not only given the More >

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I’m depressed – and now it’s official

Jan 20th

Posted by Leigh in Dealing with Depression

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Today was a new low day for me. Today, I went to my doctors asking for counselling, and hopefully beat the cloud hanging foolishly over me, and in turn I gained another title: “Suffering from Depression”.

Now, I know what is wrong with me, and I would rather not broadcast it to the world WHY I’m depressed. However, the fact I am finally able to speak about it instead of assuming something is wrong and trying to cover it up and/or trying make do is in itself is a powerful and liberating feeling.

I have not been able to sleep for days on More >

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Cambridge is actually alright! (Why didn’t I see it before?)

Sep 23rd

Posted by Leigh in Studying

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As most avid readers of this pile of drivel in pixel form will know, I decided recently to go ‘bugger it!’ and go to University and study Film & TV Production. Now, as I didn’t really plan to be going to Uni, and had no time to research other universities around the UK, I decided to stay around the area I know and enrolled in at Cambridge. (more…)

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I’m off to see the Uni, the wonderful uni of Cambridge?

Sep 15th

Posted by Leigh in Studying

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It’s 4.39am. I cannot sleep. To be honest, I have been rolling around in bed for a while, trying to fall back until my alarm clock tells me it is time to awake – however, that plan obviously did not work. And so, here I am, sitting at a computer typing this out. (more…)

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Searching high and low…

Sep 10th

Posted by Leigh in Getting a Job

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Working for other people is not exactly my favourite past-time. In fact, when I decided to go for it a few years ago and become self-employed, I thought the whole concept of working for others was behind me. However, as the whole credit crunch thingy keeps strangling the country, and with too many bills to even cope with keep coming through my letterbox, it is obviously time to get moving. (more…)

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