My story

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

This year I turn 34, and in a burst of apparent maturity, I decided I'd ask for a moratorium on recipe books, DVDs and glittery things and instead request that what you might have spent on a present to go to a cause where it'll make much more of a difference.

 

You may or may not be aware that I'm a clinical depressive. I have good medication and had a year of CBT to help me tackle what the drugs couldn't change.

I was diagnosed when I was 20 and at university, and obviously miserable but couldn't explain why. I tried. But If I'd been a boy I might not have got to diagnosis, because they are, after all, even more rubbish at talking about stuff like this than I was.

Calm is trying to help address that, but it can't afford to keep its helpline open full-time.

These days a mug of tea, a good rant and some company is usually all I need to help me bounce back; help me help the people who haven't found *their* cure-all strategy yet.

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Now, have yourself a slice of cake.

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Campaign Against Living Miserably

Campaign Against Living Miserably

Charity Registration No. 1110621

CALM, the campaign against living miserably offers men information when they’re down or in crisis at www.thecalmzone.net. We exist because suicide the biggest killer of young men in the UK. CALM is a registered charity no No 1110621.

Donations 8

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Happy birthday, young thing. Good on you for this. B.

Donation by Ben Fell on 20/12/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday!

Donation by Peter and Alison on 20/12/11

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Happy birthday for Tuesday, Sam! Hope you have a lovely day.xxx

Donation by Mon on 19/12/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday Sam.

Donation by James Wooldridge on 19/12/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Happy Birthday Sam and lots of love and hugs from Krys xxx

Donation by Krystyna Gajda on 17/12/11

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Happy (anticipated) Birthday greetings to you. Keeping my word, x

Donation by Sarah King on 15/12/11

£10.00

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Being a boy and a bit rubbish, I approve of anything that saves people having to work out what present to get. Have a great birthday!

Donation by Matt on 13/12/11

£15.00

+ £3.75 Gift Aid

Sorry it's only a wee amount, but it comes with a whole heap of birthday love! xxxxx

Donation by Jane McDowell on 29/11/11

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£105.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£105.00
  • Gift Aid£23.75

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