Lowestoft, England
john@livingmentalhealth.com

Author: John Durrant

There is no "I" in struggle

Cuddle Time

Hey everyone hope you’re all well and have had a good weekend. Today I’m only posting a short blog. But the picture you see at the top of post, is part of a jokey rude mental health calender, my partner got me from shein. So this is the quote for January 2025. I didn’t know…
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My Challenge for the start of the year from Sam and David – 2025

Hello reader welcome to my latest post I hope you’ve all had a cracking Christmas and new year! My challenge is based on this article By Sam Grainger and the encouragement from seeing David Robertson’s post here Please comment and ask me any questions in the comments section, I will respond to answer questions in…
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Is This A Command ?

Hello everyone, It’s been a while, I know, and I hope you’re all well and good. It’s only a short one today I got sent this picture and it made me think. Is this a command??? Or can we take it as it’s intended. Personally I find dreaming big hard so I see this as…
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Seeing Ruby Wax

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well and good and enjoying the UK weather. So I finally got to see Ruby Wax in Ipswich on the 21st of June with my sister. Can I just say for a 71 year old she ain’t half got some energy lol! So me and my sister travelled…
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Should I or Shouldn’t I

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and good and I hope you have been making the most of the cooler weather. Today I am going to talk about my problems with this General Election. So I agree we need change in the government so I understand the idea of the General Election however,…
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Of to see Ruby Wax

Hey everyone, I hope you’re all well and good and enjoying the sunshine. Well when it comes out from behind the clouds. I’m off to see Ruby Wax this Friday and to say I’m buzzing would be an understatement. I came across Ruby watching her talk about mental health whilst doing a TED Talk. She…
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Embarking on a Weight Loss Journey: A Personal Tale of Triumph

Hello everyone, It’s been a while, I know, and I hope you’re all well and good. Today, I’m going to share with you my weight loss journey that began a few months ago. It was a gradual realization for me. I was gaining a lot of weight, and one day, while playing with my grandchildren,…
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My response to the Prime Minister Of England

Rishi Sunak is considering withdrawing major cash disability benefit from some people with mental health conditions, prompting claims he has launched a “full-on assault on disabled people”. This from the Guardian newspaper, whom I credit the article with. Rishi Sunak and the conservative party, are at war with the disabled and people with mental health…
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My Journey to Graduation- officially discharged!

Hey everyone, I hope you are all well and good and enjoying 2024 so far! I just wanted to share with you my graduation from The Wave Group that I have been attending every Monday. Please read on to hear more about the journey I have been on.. The Waves Group, an initiative by Norfolk…
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Snooker Loopy

Hey everyone!** I hope you’re all doing well and feeling good. If you’re in the UK, it’s great weather—especially if you’re a duck!  The past couple of weeks have been a bit weird for me. My partner and I had to make the difficult decision to put our dog to sleep. It was heart-breaking, but…
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