Category Archives: Black dog rage

I’ve had four long periods of depression, severe PND and, in 2010, a breakdown of such spectacular proportions that I’m now officially bat-shit crazy. I’ve been one depressed bastard in my time. In fact it’s a miracle that I’m still here. But I am and the posts below are about dealing with the whole shitty lot of it. They originally appeared on my other blog The Kraken Sleeps…

Falling Star

Posted on January 22, 2013 by The Kraken

Now I consider myself to be a largely unshockable kind of kraken but I’ve gotta hand it to Star magazine for turning that particular idea on its nit-infested head. See, the tabloid mag of staggering idiocy recently published a story … Continue reading →

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Dark Side (II)

Posted on January 16, 2013 by The Kraken

Look, I know this is being cheeky but before I embark upon the following rage I’m going to assume that you read Tuesday’s post about my depression. If you didn’t you can see it here. If you did, steady yourself … Continue reading →

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Dark Side

Posted on January 15, 2013 by The Kraken

Bollocks. Big, hairy bollocks. More specifically, big, hairy black dog’s bollocks. See, as much as I feel as if I am largely recovered from my breakdown there are still days when, for no discernible reason, I’m dragged right back into … Continue reading →

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Debate This

Posted on November 1, 2012 by The Kraken

Whoa there! I’ve just realised something thanks to a lovely tweeter and it’s given me such an enormous hump that Quasimodo would weep tears of jealously over it. You know all of this debate that’s been flying about following the … Continue reading →

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All In the Mind

Posted on October 31, 2012 by The Kraken

Oh, for fuck sake. I just had the misfortune of reading some of the mouth-breathing comments on the Daily Mail’s website following the report about Felicia Boots, the post-natally depressed mother who smothered her two small children as a result … Continue reading →

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