I’ve just posted two newspaper opinion pieces from the same newspaper, published on the same weekend. One, by a doctor,… Read more On Awful People, Jour-no-lism, and the Epidemic of ‘Faux-C-D’
Category: mental health
What a difference a day makes (part 2)
Sunday. 04/10/2015 This appeared THE VERY NEXT DAY. Liz Jones is an awful person who writes awful things, which I… Read more What a difference a day makes (part 2)
What a difference a day makes (part 1)
Saturday. 03/10/2015 Don’t judge me but I was reading the Daily Mail (my uncle writes the sports for it). The… Read more What a difference a day makes (part 1)
Angst
I recently went on a nostalgia bender. That involves watching 1990s music videos on YouTube. Cher – Do You Belieeve… Read more Angst
My Holiday
I’ve blogged before about Marian Keyes and how flippantly she seems to view OCD. (The book was Last Chance Saloon,… Read more My Holiday
Hospital trip
I like visiting people in hospital. I like the smell and general cleanliness of hospitals. I don’t, however, like going… Read more Hospital trip
Spring has sprung!
And boy, ain’t it great. I love it: balmy evenings, 20.00 sunsets, cider, the insect reawakening, and someone’s radio playing in… Read more Spring has sprung!
Works if you work it
There is a story by James Thurber I like very much. It is called “The Bear Who Let It Alone”… Read more Works if you work it
1/5
It happens, apparently, to 1 in 5 of us. It’s certainly happened to me, a few times. When I was… Read more 1/5
Under the Duvet/On my Armchair
It’s shameful, I know. I’m well-educated with an international Classics degree, for goodness’ sake! And I know I shouldn’t, but… Read more Under the Duvet/On my Armchair
Brigid Mahony 