To tell the truth I do feel rather inhibited about starting threads of my own. So many other people on this site have far worse, or at least more immediate problems than me, I don't want to sound self-indulgent, I had quite a " middle-class, stiff-upper-lip British " upbringing, ( You know the type of thing...: " I say, Carruthers, we're being charged by 42,000 enemy troops, there's just the two of us, and we've run out of bullets. This could be a bit sticky, what? " ), and as a man, talking about my own feelings is still something I'm learning to do, anyway!
( And, to be honest, sounding insightful about other people's problems can be easier than adressing your own problems, at least I suspect that's true of me!
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But, I'm quite willing to talk about myself. ( You're not driving or operating heavy machinery I hope, my longer posts can be rather sleep-inducing I suspect!
I've pretty much much recovered from my head injury apart from still tiring slightly more easily than usual, and my head still aches sometimes, particularly in very cold weather. But, my GP said that I might feel tired and headachy for a while after I went back to work. By the Grace of God I seem not to have done myself any permanent damage, and now it's just a question of waiting for the bone to knit completely.
I could perhaps have done with another week off work, in an ideal world, But, I've had so much sick leave in the last year I'd used up all of my fully paid sick leave, so while I was off work with my head injury I went on to half-paid sick leave, so I did go back to work as soon as my GP said that I could. ( Although, even so, my salary at the end of last month was quite a bit less than usual, and with a strike and an electricity bill this month, March and April are going to be financially " interesting "
: Still, it's better to be poor but honest! I wonder is Cosmopolitan would be interesting in me as a paid cover model... 
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Anyway....the strike at work was Monday and yesterday, fortunately, I'd already booked Monday off on leave, so I'll lose one day's pay, rather than two!
As for my depression, I feel that that's crept back a little, perhaps due to my head injury, perhaps due to a slightly strained atmosphere at work between union members who went on strike and union members who didn't. That seem to be the way my depression and anxiety are, like wild animals being kept at bay by a fire. Something will go wrong, and the fire of my good spirits will ebb, and they'll edge close. I'll concentrate on lifting my mood, see friends, take care of myself physically, and the fire of my good spirits will strengthen, and they'll slink away.
But, I have started just scrawling some ideas for a story in a notebook, when I'm on the bus. And it's surprising how much better that this makes me feel.
Oops, closing time in the library!
Be well (((( Both )))), take care of yourselves! I'm so appreciative of all the support from you both and (((( All )))) on this site!!!!
you have been through a hard time with your injury and now struggling with the increased depression and financial distress...but still in the face of all that, you are working, you are maintaining your humor, fighting to have a positive outlook, and daring to pursue a dream of yours....WOW! That's impressive and inspiring for me...so I will try a little harder too to get back to working on my novel and go back to searching the net for work I can do from home. See, even when you share about yourself, you are helping others with your inspiring example! You are one of a kind and I am proud to have you for a friend.
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They've just rammed what they've wanted to do down our throats, so what else can we do, but quite legally try bring pressure to bear by industrial action? 
