This is the first week I’ve been officially working for myself. Some of you may enjoy reading about how my business is going and a weekly update is a good opportunity to reflect on progress and goals. Business plan This is the first iteration of my business plan using the lean business canvas model. I’m… Continue reading BugHunterSam weekly update
Category: mental health
How depression has impacted my worklife
I first developed chronic depression during uni back in 2012. I also started working in tech as a part time software tester back in 2011. I’ve always felt like my depression has impacted my work and this blog post is a reflection on that. 2011 – That first testing gig I had been working in… Continue reading How depression has impacted my worklife
Schema Therapy; Part V
This week I’ve started imagery rescripting with my psychologist. The idea being to revisit a painful memory but to rescript it in such a way that I’m able to provide the support that I needed in that situation. Family Reflections Here are some stories about my family that I’m going over with my psychologist: A… Continue reading Schema Therapy; Part V
2 week challenge: end thoughts
Well it was 2 weeks ago that I decided to focus my time on being the best version of me. I said I would write a daily journal but it fell off at day 7. I’m ok with this. I’d like to spend some time chatting about things that break habits. Falling off the horse… Continue reading 2 week challenge: end thoughts
Bean Dad and bad parenting
Content warning; racism, swearing and dickish parents On twitter today, Bean Dad is trending. Basically a bloke told the story of letting his daughter struggle to open a can over 6 hours and didn’t help. He posted the story to twitter in a proud parent/teacher kinda a way. He’s now deleted his twitter account. Here’s… Continue reading Bean Dad and bad parenting
2020 in reflection
ah, 2020. You started with such promise. So much potential for those perfect vision jokes. What a complete and utter dumpster fire you turned out to be. Goal Setting? I was going to use this blog to reflect on some goal setting for the year ahead but I didn’t achieve any of the goals I… Continue reading 2020 in reflection
2 week challenge: Day 3
This morning was a struggle, I’m now 3 days into this challenge. I’m doing today in reverse. Let’s start with dinner. Dinner Homemade cheats tonkotsu ramen. This does look pretty good in my opinion. It was very tasty too. I didn’t eat this serving size, I had a half serving. This was my partners serving… Continue reading 2 week challenge: Day 3
2 week challenge: Day 2
Here’s to day 2 of being the best version of me. Started improving my sleep routine. I naturally woke up at 6am this morning. Let’s hope I can keep it up. I still have the caffeine withdrawal headaches today, they’ve eased a little though. I got a run in this morning atleast. My average pace… Continue reading 2 week challenge: Day 2
2 week challenge: Day 1
I’ve got the next two weeks off work and no plans to do anything. I’ve given myself the goal of being the best version of myself over that time. I’ll be posting a daily journal of my progress. This series will be a little different to my regular content. The Plan Over the next two… Continue reading 2 week challenge: Day 1
Schema Therapy part IV
Another schema survey, another reflection blog post for you. This time the survey was to figure out my schema mode’s. The premise being that everyone develops patterns of coping with life. Some of these patterns are healthy and sometimes they can be spoilt little brats and throw tantrums about not getting their way. Here’s what… Continue reading Schema Therapy part IV