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Bogota, Colombia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why, What, How?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having spent many years avoiding doing anything like writing a blog, I’ve finally found a vaguely compelling reason to put my daily thoughts in print, or at least pixels.<\/p>\n

What is that reason?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m doing some research for a pet project, and it has occurred to me, that as I very rarely finish pet projects, if this one is to be of any use to anyone other than me (or indeed, me), perhaps I should just write it up as I go along.<\/p>\n

A project you say?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do. \u00a0I’m researching internet resources that may prove therapeutically useful for people suffering from mental health difficulties, as well as for mental health workers and students In particular I am interested in those difficulties that are sometimes referred to as ‘severe and enduring’. \u00a0In practice this most often means diagnoses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and personality disorder.<\/p>\n

My interest stems primarily from wanting to have access to honest, accurate and diverse representations of different peoples’ experiences for use in a therapeutic environment. \u00a0When I first did a YouTube search several years ago to find a compelling video clip that would help communicate the experience of mania in a teaching session, I found very little. \u00a0Fast forward to the current day, and there is a growing wealth of experience represented on the internet, from brave, first-hand descriptions to the latest in academic thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was initially planning to trawl through the internet and make private notes on the resources I found, which I could then share with my colleagues and clients. \u00a0However, realising that most of my pet projects never see the light of day, I thought that \u00a0a blog was perhaps the way forward.<\/p>\n

So how’s it all going to work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No idea, right now, I’m just trying to work out what is possible within a blog. \u00a0Regardless, I’m very grateful to my good friend Ben Meghreblian <\/a>for helping me set up this blog in superfast time.<\/p>\n

I guess it will evolve with time, or simply be abandoned a few weeks down the line….<\/p>\n

What I have decided is that:<\/p>\n