Warning: This could be a fairly long piece but its important to me and many others. All thoughts and mistakes are my own. I have always been a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series. I love ALL Trek, but TOS has always been MY series, much like TNG has been my brothers. I imagine... Continue Reading →
Mental Health & Me
This will be a fairly short post. I see a lot of posts about Mental Health on Twitter and the things people do to help themselves. I, likely many people, have suffered with Mental Health issues for a long time but was afraid to do anything about it due to the stigma surrounding it so... Continue Reading →
Mental Health & You
I've posted many times about my battles with mental health. I don't do it for sympathy, I do it because mental health issues need to be normalised not stigmatised. Many people go without getting diagnosed or are diagnosed too late because of the stigma that surrounds these issues. Even today, many GPs don't have the... Continue Reading →
Thank You Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D!
With all this downtime my mental health has been getting worse. It was very bad pre-pandemic! I've tried lots of different things but one thing that does help is re-watching some of my favourite shows. I've found some almost impossible to watch at the moment. I don't know why but those that I have watched.... Continue Reading →
The Second Golden Age of Star Trek!
With so much going on in my head lately I've been using this time to really focus on things I love as a way of helping me. It was VERY hard at the beginning but over time it does help. I still struggle a lot but this is one thing that can help. Its also... Continue Reading →
Depression….it’s an empty place!
Firstly let me apologise in advance for this long post. I don't intend for this to be a sad post or one that requires sympathy. I've suffered with mental health issues for most of my life, and like many people, suffered in silence. Over the years I've developed lots of coping mechanisms which meant that... Continue Reading →
Mental health, music, fandom and bionics!
This is a fairly long post, sorry. I don't know if anyone even reads my blog but talking about mental health is important to me, even if it's just me sounding off on here. One of the challenges in my battle against depression, anxiety and PTSD is to find things to distract me when I... Continue Reading →
Star Trek: Picard~ UK Premiere
WARNING: - There are NO spoilers or any plot details below! The UK premiere of Star Trek: Picard took place on Wednesday 15th January at the Odeon Luxe in Leicester Square. I decided to try to go along and watch the red white carpet. I had a couple of friends for support so I wasn't... Continue Reading →
What Star Wars means to me, aged 47 & 3/4
I often get asked why does a 47 year-old-man (almost 48) still like Star Wars. Well, there are a number of different reasons. Here they are....warning, long read! (If I've tagged you on Twitter then your section is at the end) Star Wars was released on Monday December 26th 1977. I was 5, almost 6... Continue Reading →
The MCU saved my life
Have you ever had anyone say to you "*blank* tv show/film saved my life"? I've heard it a couple of times and never quite understood it, until now. I strongly believe we all need to be more open about mental health. It is the only sure fire way to end the stigma of it. I've... Continue Reading →