• The Other Me

    The Other Me

    ‘The Long Hard Fall’ iii. Allie began to doubt the rightness of her decision to divorce, worrying what the split would do to her kids. Also, her husband had been a good earner and provided a good quality of life, so that was another level of security she’d lost. The marriage, from everything she told me, sounded horrible from the first day – not that it was her fault or his fault, but just a general incompatibility, as they’d been forced into it by their parents. I suggested to her that marriages don’t have to begin in love, but it can develop throughout the journey. It sounded, though, like her…

  • The Other Me

    The Other Me

    NOTE: Before beginning this week’s installment of The Other Me, I thought I’d recommend an article on Treating Seasonal Affective Disorder over at FIX. It’s well worth the read! So check it out: http://www.fix.com/blog/treating-seasonal-affective-disorder/.   ‘The Long Hard Fall’ ii. Dr Jarasinghe had recommended taking the Aropax every other day for a couple of weeks before stopping completely. It sounded logical and I noticed very little change in myself when I took it like this. That made me think I’d be fine getting off it. I was wrong. The first withdrawal effects were dizziness. Other times, I was light-headed. Often, I’d walk around disoriented, sure that there was something not…