I agree with your point about the news, I stopped watching it a long time ago and have noticed I feel less scared about day to day life, it really is a fear machine that projects negativity outwards to

Anyone who seeks to control, has no control :-)

The off switch is great on the tv but sadly so few of us actually use it :-(

I would agree this, it also effects your perception of what reality is too because it fills everyones mind with fear. Good point :-) Upvoted and Followed :-)

Some very interesting points there, I think the fact that the media has a main role to scare people and make people afraid, as people who fear are eager to control is very telling when people aren't then

Sadly that is very true, hopefully one day we will have a system that puts people first.

Yeah a blank screen can be just exactly the same, in some ways more intimidating/inspirational because the screen is infinite in size :-D

Excellent list, if you had to state your number 3 absolute go to things for anxiety or depression what would they be? I get severe panic attacks and have ongoing severe OCD issues. Upvoted and Followed

Nice song, has a haunting and spiritual quality :-) Upvoted and Followed :-)

Standing by someone in bad as well as good is important :-) very often when that person comes out of these things they are better and stronger than at the start :-) Nice post :-) Upvoted and Followed :-)

That is pretty amazing if you can manage to feel that level of contentment via meditation, any time I try to meditate my mind just takes over, any advice? :-) Upvoted and Followed :-)

Very cool drawings :-) Do you find that creatively outlasting your feelings in this way lifts you up from the depression itself? I would say, as someone who writes mainly about mental health issues that

Interesting concept :-) sadly due to the fact I have chronic OCD doing things like this is not possible for me at the moment but I do remember as a kid how nice it did feel to have the sand beneath my

Seems to be an interesting selection of healthy food theres, shame they don't have one of these in Scotland, do they sell non dairy kefir or raw saurkruat? That stuff is almost impossible to get here,

Greed is another good word to describe them :-/

This is a good point, very often it can be how people live that can contribute to the situation and certainly worsen what is already bad, the fact that we are forced to live in a way that does not help

The fact that physical health and mental health are seen as two separate issues is a major part of the problem, until it is all viewed as one issue the problem won't be able to dealt with and mental health

Don't you think as a writer a blank sheet of paper is one of the most intimidating yet inspiring things possible? Depending on current frame of mind I guess :-) Upvoted and Followed :-)

That's cool, I think very often those with mental health issues have to be much stronger than other people because they have so much to deal with, it can be so hard, thats good too that he didn't involve

Thanks for your comment :-) I am sorry to hear your father struggled with this too, I know from my own experience how disabling it can be, did he find something that helped him? Upvoted and Followed :-)