Making out that they’re okay when they’re not And here comes another panic attack Oh here we go again

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I explained In a recent missive from the dark side that dealing with depression, anxiety and all manner of woes is an ongoing process, a set of rolling repairs stretching into the distance. You are never “fixed” , “better” or “okay now”. Just because you have a period of relief from that which ails you people assume that you are now fine. It doesn’t work like that.

I admit that my own life has been pretty blissful of late but the black dog can still descend without warning, set off barking by the slightest thing. For instance, the “missing persons” thread on this here blog gave me a serious wobble for a couple of days and still kinda lingers. Cos that was me about two years ago – the post about this was probably lost in the fire – but I had it all planned out and was ready to go when cowardice courage stopped me. Seeing such things being discussed bought back nasty memories of that pain and confusion I was in.

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