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Diane Southam offers some ideas
Depression may be the world's most common mental health problem but, as Diane Southam explains, it's one of the most misunderstood
SHOPPING TROLLEY
We met at Uni. I knew she flirted with other guys but I turned a blind eye. Juliet was really attractive, you see.
EMBARASSING EPIPHANY
By Diane Southam
It was parents' open evening at my infant school in Slough. I was five years old. The teacher asked me to stand in front of the class and hold up my rather splendid picture for parents and classmates to admire. I felt so proud.
SAAB SELLER
By Jason Jones
I was lying on the sofa munching on a bag of crisps, watching a documentary on Gandhi. That wonderfully pared-down statement of his - 'We must be the change we want to see in the world' - really hit home. I’d always blamed politicians for everything that was wrong in my world, from parking fines to melting icebergs – a convenient 'out' for a couch potato with a conscience. I sold my Saab and bought a bicycle.
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Busters and Boosters: Stress
What raises your stress levels - and how can you reduce them? Diane Southam offers some suggestions