tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post8263421358523843421..comments2024-01-07T12:13:21.793+00:00Comments on Craig Dearden-Phillips: Failing While SucceedingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post-4038355413243647732010-11-11T18:17:26.172+00:002010-11-11T18:17:26.172+00:00Hey Craig - great blog on something which is all t...Hey Craig - great blog on something which is all too rarely written about. I'm a postgrad journalism student and about a week and a half ago I reached a bit of a meltdown. <br /><br />A combination of workload (both course and extra stuff I'd taken on) and my own pressures led to me not doing the things that help me keep away from falling back into a bit of a black hole - mainly exercise, eating well, taking time out etc (the basics that went a long way to getting me out of a fairly lengthy bout of depression when I was about 21).<br /><br />Eventually things snapped a bit and I just told some of my coursemates about how I was feeling. To my surprise, they were incredibly understanding. It taught me a lot about the value in discussing these things openly - so thanks for doing so on your blog!<br /><br />Andy <br />Twitter: @beyondthesiloAndy McNicollhttp://beyondthesilo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742385127651266632.post-20314493453892844442010-11-08T20:10:36.671+00:002010-11-08T20:10:36.671+00:00Hey Craig - I admire your upfrontness about this i...Hey Craig - I admire your upfrontness about this issue. practicing 'good' mental health habits at workj is something that is massively undervalued in my opinion. perhaps ironically it sometimes seems to be m,ore valued in the commercial world where money is sometimes spent on preventative solutions (eg work gym, pleasanter surroundings, visitng masseurs etc etc). But in that world it is easier to count the financial cost of mental health 'failiure'.<br /><br />Of course I'd rather work for a nurturing, well run vol sector org that supports its staff to take responsibility for their own health.<br /><br />And I'd rather my team hadn't lost to yours on Saturday....Joe Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05909754909894923659noreply@blogger.com