Mental Health Part III

I’ve mentioned mental health (Susan’s and my own) several times in recent posts.

I can’t gloat and say I’m perfectly fine. I’m not although I really, really try to recognise firstly that I’m not fine (and probably never will be), and secondly to use that recognition to do something about it.

Susan’s needle is stuck in the ‘blame’ groove. She still blames her parents, her home circumstances whilst growing up, her school, teachers all the way through to how things were and are in her marriage. None of it is down to her response or attitude, either then or now. Without the recognition that she bears responsibility for herself she simply doesn’t have the ability to change.

So we get days where she gets livid with rage, days gutted with regret and sadness, and of course those bouts of depression.

There’s a new bogeyman though: the long awaited menopause.