BBC News – ‘Internet addiction’ linked to depression, says study
BBC News – ‘Internet addiction’ linked to depression, says study.
Being addicted to the internet has some link to depression, although what makes up a addiction problem with the internet is not clear. Also unclear is what leads to what, weather depression causes people to become addicted to the internet or the reverse.
The study has received mixed responses from experts in the field of mental health. Some are critical of the theory saying that the data collected was bias because the researchers used social networking websites to recruit the participants.
Thinking of this on a personal level it reminds me that my mum always suggests that I use the internet too much, she thinks I have a addiction problem with being online. I also have depression and whether the two are linked in my case I am not sure so I am going to continue to ponder.
Enthusiastic city council issues ‘inclusive’ taxi driver license applications – in Braille | Mail Online
I’m all for being accessible to people with print disabilities but this is just plain stupid!
Blind woman, 59, tackled intruder with garden fork before locking him in shed until police arrived | Mail Online
Don’t take on the blindies!
Marian Keyes: ‘I understand the pain of her depression’ – Telegraph
Marian Keyes: ‘I understand the pain of her depression’ – Telegraph.
A incredibly well written and accurate portrayal of what it can feel like to live with a depressive episode, well worth a read for anyone that says people with depression need to ‘cheer up’.
Bill Oddie has also recently hit the headlines for his own experince of depression most recently
The Daily Mail – Bill Oddie in psychiatric hospital battling another bout of depression
BBC News – GPs access to depression treatment ‘is too narrow’
BBC News – GPs access to depression treatment ‘is too narrow’.
This is not really a surprise or a shock to read in some areas there are 6 month waiting lists just for a 6 week course of counselling! As a result drugs such as anti-depressantws are often used to fill the stop gap in treatment, while a patient waits for some other form of therapy.
The iPod Touch Edition
Hello and may I start by saying I hope you had a fantastic festive season whatever it was you were celebrating.
I have had a most fantastic time myself, we had a somewhat unorthodox Christmas as we were unable to have a christmas tree in fear that our furry friends would simply destroy it. Still Christmas Day was a relaxed affair, presents followed by a beautiful walk around Stokes Bay beach for us all.
Boxing day I went to stay with my other half who surprised me with lots of VERY lovely presents.
The biggest surprise was the iPod Touch I am using to write this.
Those who know me well will know that I was going to buy myself one with my student loan eventually comes through. I have been going on about how much it would enhance my very existence for some time probably driving everyone totally bonkers.
When the iPod Touch with inbuilt text to speech and full screen magnification was launched it went straight on top of my ‘Thing;s I’m going to treat myself to when my loan comes through’ list.
My opinion of its Text-to-speech capabilities it’s utterly fantastic and completely revolutionary I would really recommend it to any blindie who wanted a new MP3 player or for that matter a new phone.
It’s just as good as I imagined and continues to astound me with its sheer greatness.
Not the worlds most objective review I know I will get back to you with a better one at some point.
I Need Some Help…
This is a little random but some of you will know that I am a bit into art. It’s a bit of a long and in places painful story but in the last few months I have really got my creative juices going again after a long time where they where absent.
So why do I need your help?
I need a name for the blog I am going to create to host my drawings.
I have no idea what to call it; I think influencing factors when choosing a name need to reflect who I am, my disability(s) but also be light-hearted.
So come on people let’s get going with some suggestions!



