To begin the weekend I wanted to add a short codicil to today's blog. I have struggled today, to which the last post bears testimony. But those of whose who have episodes (yes, I am back to 'episodes'!) of poor mental health do know there are things that we can do to help ourselves.
I have been trying hard to get back to the level of physical fitness I had before I went into hospital. Physical exercise is like taking your own medicine because of the 'feel good' chemicals the brain releases as your heart rate shoots up - adrenaline and endorphins I believe are the main ones, but I am open to correction.
So I begin the weekend more positively than I might have done because I have been running again. I am pleased that I ran faster and further than the three previous times I ran this week but my pleasure is the greater because I have today taken my own medicine and for the first time in ages I have seen an immediate and entirely positive result.
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