Im a street fighter by nature and habit with a high pain threshold; people who know me well will tell you Ive never been frightened of anything or anyone since I was bullied mercilessly until the age of 8 and then I hit back hard and never looked back. However….the human brain is a different kettle of fish. Mike Tyson, George Foreman, Lennox Lewis… If they crossed the line with me Id take them on and probably/almost certainly go down fighting…thats the easy (physical) bit of the warrior spirit. That said….Ive suffered from stress/clinical depression 3 times in my life and I genuinely fear ever going to that very dark place again…..the good news is that one day out of the blue the dark clouds disappear for whatever reason and you claw your way back into the light. I have never been ashamed of being afflicted with that condition. Ive told this story to people at work whom Ive counselled and/or tried to help when they showed the signs that are obvious to those who have been through it. So Im very happy to share this with anyone who gains comfort from knowing its certainly not a weakness or anything to be ashamed of - its just the shit we have to deal with in life.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 20:32:03 +0000
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