Meditations From The Abyss

The musings of a poet, blogger, activist and social and political commentator with a 35 year history of depression. Always outspoken, always controversial, sometimes dark, sometimes humourous. Meditations From The Abyss is a proud member of the My Blogworld Forum on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/myblogworld/).

Friday, 26 October 2012

Abandon all hope, young man – how it could have gone

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My last blog, ‘Abandon all hope, young man’, was written very quickly following the appointment to which it referred.   I had another appoi...
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012

Abandon all hope, young man

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I’ve just left an appointment with my consultant psychiatrist and, although it clarified some matters, it has left me feeling more hopeless...
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Saturday, 20 October 2012

My latest contribution to society

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Not that everyone would agree but I have contributed to society a bit over the last few days.   I attended a Standards Committee meeting fo...
Monday, 15 October 2012

The relative value of voluntary work

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During a rather pointless debate with a guy on Twitter, he made the most scurrilous claim – that voluntary work is only of value if it is p...
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Saturday, 22 September 2012

A weird turn of events

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The most weird thing happened to me recently – I became a ‘professional’ (for want of a better word), although still unpaid, journalist wit...
Monday, 10 September 2012

The biggest crime

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This entry is my latest submission to Your Thurrock although I somehow doubt it will be posted (for obvious reasons) so I have decided to po...
Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Letter to Jackie Doyle-Price (MH debate)

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Below is the full text of my latest letter to my local MP, Jackie Doyle-Price.  I shall, of course, post any reply I get - right here on my ...
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