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Mental Health
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World Mental Health Day
Friday 10th October 2025
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It is World Mental Health Day on Friday 10th October 2025. Make no mistake about it, I have mental health issues on a daily basis. For example: I fetched half a bucket of acorns for the local squirrels to save so they can eat on Christmas Dinner, New Year Day, Valentine's Day, and Saint Patrick's Day and the stupid thieves are too respectful to take them. Only I would have honest squirrels in my garden! How frustrating when things don't go to plan, eh?
I have re-purposed one of my websites to be able to accept anonymous comments that can be thousands of words long. I want to provide a space for people to let loose their feelings or explain their condition.
Rant all you like, no-one will know your name because even though you need to include a name, you can make one up.
As an example of how I have opened myself up to honesty and taken some responsibility for my behaviour I have written about my failings in my posts. I have posted two pseudo-interviews with myself. The statements I make are true at the times of original writing - the questions I ask myself and my responses are more reflective in the present time. You can read those testimonies by searching for 'martin cadwell interview'. Or if you are logged in and on my OU Blog space you can click the tag 'interview'. Or click this link: INTERVIEW which is a link to two of my posts on the OU Blog site https://learn1.open.ac.uk/mod/oublog/view.php?user=852553&tag=interview
Share your story on hegemo.co.uk (my website) as comments in the 'Contact Us' form. I will read them and post them as blog posts under the assumed name on hegemo.co.uk or within my own blog space in the subdomain martincadwellblog.hegemo.co.uk. No-one will be able to comment on any posts or message (except me of course).
I have no mental health training and will not and cannot advise on any matter beyond directions on where to seek appropriate help on an individual basis. However, I may contribute in an open and general way with my ideas on how I see things might be different but as I say NOT on an individual basis.
I found that interviewing myself gave me power over something that takes me hostage and leaves me weakened. If I recognise how frustration affects me (honestly affects me) I can redirect my energy.
My kitchen is too small; I hate electric cookers; My neighbour is weird; My knee hurts and the doctors think I am unfit; I think I am unfit and feel put upon by my own laziness; Why do people keep complaining all the time?
Everybody has some kind of gripe.
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Suggestions on how we can all live better lives are welcome.
Comment anonymously on the the 'Contact Us' form on hegemo.co.uk