Jemma's Diary
2006 January to March

Click on the headline to read Jemma's entry for that week.

It's officially spring!

27th March 2006
Longer days mean Jemma's stopped her winter light therapy and started taking 'monster' cycle rides. Plus, read about her favourite medication - Roman Chamomile.

The bigger the decision, the harder it gets.

20th March 2006
A bout of depression is making some difficult choices even harder for Jemma to make but at least she can still exercise and has plenty of mates to talk to.

If you see what looks like a high speed Christmas tree on wheels, it's probably me

13th March 2006
Jemma's back on her bike, getting some cheap laughs and feeling much less hacked off. Read on to find out why rolling down hills is keeping her smiling.

I'm sleeping a lot, but not all that well

6th March 2006
Jemma's still missing her exercise and thinks it might be causing strange dreams. Read about her history of sleep disturbances and her nocturnal dealings with some pompon-wielding clowns.

Depression can be quite a seductive thing

27th February 2006
It's a been a week of ups and downs for Jemma, including a mishap with a roll-on deoderant. Also, read her description of how depression can take hold.

It's all about multi-tasking...honest

20th February 2006
Jemma is struggling to cope with her hip injury and lack of exercise. However, she is finding her regional accents are coming on in leaps and bounds!

My Partner's been climbing hills - I'm lucky if I can climb the stairs

13th February 2006
Jemma's coping well even though she can't take her regular exercise.

Much less stressed this week, despite having to sort things out

6th February 2006
A broken car and a bad hip haven't stopped Jemma having an industrious time.

If this is as depressing as the year is going to get, then bring it on!

30th January 2006
Monday was supposed to be the most depressing day of the year but Jemma wasn't feeling the blues. Or did she speak too soon?

This week, I nearly gave my cats some valium

23rd January 2006
Jaw clicking, feline antics and trying out a smiling theory. Jemma has an interesting week.

This week has been a good week, much better than last week

16th January 2006
Post Christmas, Jemma has finally been able to restore the balance between sleeping, exercising and working.

A couple of fairly bad panic attacks this week

9th January 2006
Jemma has learned how to control her panic attacks but can't get rid of them completely. Find out how she manages.

Being depressed doesn't just affect me

2nd January 2006
Jemma finds the festive break in her daily routines tricky to cope with.