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A Familiar Stranger

Author, Speaker & Coach Matthew Williams

Tag: recovery

by your side

7 November 2019 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings
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can’t give what you don’t got

24 August 20182 September 2018 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings
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Vlog: Frazzled! Time Out

2 August 201827 October 2018 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

Coming off antidepressant medication has brought challenges, and a realisation that I have been running myself into the ground. My brain is fried right now and I need a break, to look after myself and[…]

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Vlog: Antidepressant Withdrawal – Tablets & Tantrums!

27 July 201827 October 2018 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

To quote the lyrics of ‘Marblehead Johnson’ by The Bluetones, ‘Tonight I’m wound tighter than a watch spring, tonight you owe my patience quite a debt…’ Well, that’s not strictly true, because right now I[…]

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recovery

17 May 2018 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings
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breaking through

3 April 2018 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings
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Big Boys Don’t Cry – Why the Hell Not?!?

21 July 20178 October 2018 Love, Laughter & TruthDepression & Mental Health

Apparently us men don’t ‘do’ emotion. Well, that’s a load of bollocks isn’t it? Either that or I am totally out of touch at this point and am out of the ‘man club’ (OK, I’m[…]

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Out of My Mind!

20 March 201730 December 2020 Love, Laughter & TruthDepression & Mental Health

Referring to somebody as ‘out of their mind’ is generally not intended nor received as a compliment. In fact, I expect that the title of this post would lead readers to anticipate another heavy read about[…]

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What I Think About When I Think About Recovery

17 March 2017 Love, Laughter & TruthDepression & Mental Health

I was always a thinker. Scratch that, I was always an overthinker. It’s not a choice, it’s just the way my brain works. Most of the time it’s a good thing: a proclivity to think[…]

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‘I’m Not OK’ (& That’s OK)

13 October 20168 October 2018 Love, Laughter & TruthDepression & Mental Health

“Hi, how are you?” “Yeah, I’m alright thanks, are you? Well, no actually I’m not, I’m not OK.” I’m not OK. Three small words, yet three of the biggest words you can ever say out[…]

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