I actually enjoy the showmanship of standing up and presenting. A Teachmeet is literally what it says. It’s where groups of teachers meet each other. If you work in a school, the chance of you meeting teachers from other schools these days is slim to zero, you just don’t get out and meet other teachers, […]
You just can’t be unhappy on a swing. It cheers me up, I always end up giggling. My soul feels a bit lighter. The Eastney end of the Portsmouth seafront [is] the nicest place I know. It’s lovely, quiet. It’s a place to come when you’re happy. Lots of happy memories. It’s also a place […]
Love is probably at the core of what I do and what I am. I think, for me, I’ve always struggled with my moods and my emotional well being. Even as a child I was very melancholy and used to try and run away from home and commit suicide when I was really young. As […]
It’s almost a better medicine than the medicine that I take. It’s been nearly a year [since our last interview]. I started off really optimistic in September [2013]. I had a lovely summer holiday! It was really good, had lots and lots of nice stuff happen. I got out my comfort zone, I went and […]
I love being on the water. I just have this affinity… Swimming, boating, sea scouts, kayaking… Since we last met, I had a massive dip where I got signed off work… [I was at] the point of shaking and almost hiding in a room. If it wasn’t for Anne, I’d have been stuck in my […]
I think the biggest thing, maybe, is the feeling of no control. I think I probably had them [experiences of depression] for a lot longer than I realised. I guess the first time I would have been really conscious of it would have been my mid-teens and quite often it would have been feeling really […]
People’s imagination, when it come to cosplay, there is no limit. If you can do it, why not? I’ve been doing cosplay, which is costume play, for about 10 years and everyone said when I was expecting Julia, “You’re not going to be able to do cosplay any more.” I wasn’t going to let that […]
My headteacher calls me too emotional but I’m really not. With the boys and everything that’s sort of gone on, it really doesn’t bother me. The first time I ever had time off, I was sharing an office. We had all the high court stuff going on, for the adoption being approved. That was the […]
In that split second I thought, ‘What the fuck are you doing?’ My physical health has deteriorated quite suddenly since I last saw you. I was already diagnosed with ME and Fibromyalgia back in March/April. I got a letter through asking me to go to a genetic clinic for a tests for a condition called Elhers- Danlos […]
During my blue periods my actress side has to kick in. I’m involved in this project because of the stigma attached to mental health. I want people to know that all different walks of life can be affected. I want to hear other people’s stories and understand myself…what do I do when depressed to lift myself out […]