I've
spent the last month working on psychology- looking into confidence
building, combatting memory difficulties, and challenging myself to
difficult processes.
During
the month I've bought a new car, cooked a few recipes and rolled into
a few social events on my own, pushing myself to talk to strangers.
I've spent time in NHS therapy looking at ways of relaxing in social
situations, learning to stop worrying about what other people think,
and making better decisions. The therapist says there's not much more
she can do, I've overcome that much. I have one more session to
attend.
I've
made the decision to switch meds- Sertraline wasn't doing much for
me, so I started on Citalopram this week. It's too early to say how
it's affecting me.
I've
spent a long time at the gym but have beaten no personal bests. My
weight has stayed largely the same, too.
That
said, I have made suggestions in some social groups for
confidence-building challenges, and at least one organiser is
planning to put together an event for this. I might be writing about
it next Saturday. Plus I have one other #psychologysaturday blog post
to upload.
I
would have liked to have achieved a lot more in this month, perhaps
talking to people with psychology backgrounds and performing a few
group experiments maybe. But the ideas are being thrown around
between Andy's Man Club,
Manchester Depression, Anxiety and Bipolar Group,
and Talk About it Mate.
I'm
hoping that these Saturday posts will help others in some way- either
with depression, memory or confidence issues. With certain plans in
place, there'll be content to offer, so hopefully they will over the
coming weeks.
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