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All Posts, My Depression, Psychology

My Theory About Depression

I've had a theory about what causes depression for years now but it doesn't seem to be one that anyone else knows about so I thought I should share it.

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September 13, 2012
All Posts, My Depression, Psychology

Mistaken Memories

Memories can be repressed or altered but I never thought any of mine had been. This week I discovered I have repressed details and altered facts in my memories of…

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July 13, 2007
All Posts, News Opinions, Soapbox

Tears For Japan

The Japanese people seem stoic in the face of their tragedies. Maybe that is why there appears to be more interest in nuclear reactors than their suffering.

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March 20, 2011
All Posts, My Diet, My Health, My Thyroid Condition

Health And Weight Update

They are still checking me for cancer and so far so good but medical providers continue to behave like assholes. Meanwhile my latest diet is getting results.

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November 28, 2013
All Posts, Life Skills, My Depression

Depression Strikes Again

Depression is a difficult thing to get rid of when you are prone to all varieties of it. Here is the tale of my latest run-in with the beast.

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October 1, 2008
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    All Posts,  My Diet,  My Health

    Week 8 Post Weight Loss Surgery

    May 23, 2022 / No Comments

    It’s been almost eight weeks since I had weight loss surgery in the form of a gastric sleeve and I am afraid I may have made a terribly costly mistake. The surgery cost me over seventeen thousand dollars which came out of my superannuation and it is starting to look as if I have just completely wasted that money. The first week and a half to two weeks after surgery were great. I was losing about a kilo a day and all the fluid that had been pooling in my feet and ankles went away but I lost a total of eight kilos and then it stopped. For the period…

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    My WLS – Post Surgery 1

    April 9, 2022 / No Comments

    It has now been just over a week since I had weight loss surgery. I started the journey in October last year but, thanks to Covid-19 elective surgery cancellations, it has taken this long to actually happen. I really wasn’t sure it would happen at all to be honest. I kind of feel like it shouldn’t have and that it only did happen because God was willing for me to have the surgery. I started the pre-op diet but had very little success. I kept cheating and having my favourite meals and I would tell myself, every time, this is the last time you’ll be able to eat this. I…

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    My Weight Loss Surgery – POD – day 11

    September 19, 2021 / No Comments

    It’s day 11 of my 42 day pre-operation diet (POD) and it’s the first day I have not cheated but the day is only half over. I’m feeling a mixture of things. Shame because I have given in to temptation over and over again. Anger towards the surgeon. I just want to yell at him: “HEY – If I could stick to diets and lose the weight myself I wouldn’t NEED the surgery you moron!” Sadness because eating is the only thing in my life that gives me pleasure these days and now I’m about to lose that too. Frustration because how come I can’t get control over this aspect…

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  • Lose Weight
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    My Weight Loss Surgery – Pre-Op Diet

    September 8, 2021 / No Comments

    The countdown to surgery is about to begin. I start my six week pre-op diet in just a few days.

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  • Gastroscopy Procedure
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    My Weight Loss Surgery – Gastroscopy

    August 15, 2021 / No Comments

    I had to have a Gastroscopy to check my stomach for ulcers and other nasties prior to having weight loss surgery.

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  • Obesity
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    My Weight Loss Surgery – The Prequel

    July 29, 2021 / No Comments

    I've been accepted to have weight loss surgery. This is how I came to need it.

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    Work, Health, Home, etc.

    June 28, 2021 / No Comments

    Work, moving house, health, just a general catch up on what's been happening with me.

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    It’s Been A Rough Road

    January 27, 2021 / No Comments

    Sometimes a song just expresses what you can't. This is one such song for me.

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    Growing Pains

    September 28, 2020 / No Comments

    I feel like I'm growing as a Christian since I started reading the bible every day but it's not without it's growing pains.

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    How I Became Born Again

    July 21, 2020 / No Comments

    This is a brief version of the story of how I became a Christian and the changes God has wrought in me since then.

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