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A heart must be tried by pain!
As usual poetry has been very healing. This one by Adelaide Anne Proctor is particularly relevant. Enjoy!

Tom Robinson
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Counting the cost of bipolar...
I've been soul searching constantly in recent weeks and I suppose I need to document this incase anyone else makes it out of severe...

Tom Robinson
Mar 19, 20232 min read
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Through Hardships to the Stars... and beyond!
It's now ten days since Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars by Edwin Charles (my pseudonym) went live on Amazon in...

Tom Robinson
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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OUT NOW! Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars!
So... after five years of submissions, editing, writing, re-writing, re-submitting, blogging, being rejected, writing new material, etc,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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No more ego and no more 'real world' BS
I haven't written anything on here in quite a while because I've been so consumed with trying to find an agent/publisher for my...

Tom Robinson
Sep 16, 20223 min read
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How to combat severe depression and suicidal thoughts part 2
Morning all! This is simply a brief note this morning to alert my readers to part 2 of my latest video entitled 'How to Combat Severe...

Tom Robinson
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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Dealing with anxiety and maintaining optimal mental health and well-being
I feel like I’ve got writers block this morning. There’s a post that I really want to get out but I’m not sure how to tackle it and I...

Tom Robinson
Apr 21, 20224 min read
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The myth of eight hours: why I will NEVER medicate myself for sleep ever again!
I haven't been able to write much over the last few weeks since I've been so busy with other things. I seem to spend all of my time being...

Tom Robinson
Apr 11, 20225 min read
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YouTube video: how to combat severe depression & suicidal thoughts - please share, it can SAVE LIVES
I wanted to write a quick post this morning to alert my loyal readers to another YouTube video that I have been working on recently....

Tom Robinson
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Note to anyone else who makes it through severe bipolar; no one will be able to relate to you after!
I am back home after an amazing week's skiing during which several things came to light - some good, some bad, which I will now try to...

Tom Robinson
Mar 28, 20224 min read
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YouTube video: are relationships with others the root cause of all mental suffering?
I wanted to write a quick post this morning and attach my latest YouTube video which I recorded earlier this week. To be completely...

Tom Robinson
Mar 12, 20223 min read
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Mad in America publish an article I wrote about my horrendous double-decade bipolar horror story
Today's post is literally going to be a couple of paragraphs - nothing like my usual involved and detailed entries so my apologies for...

Tom Robinson
Mar 4, 20222 min read
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Why people who suffer from depression have a problem with 'letting in' praise & how it affects them
Exposing more of my story on social media recently has caused quite a stir, with several different people reaching out to me. The...

Tom Robinson
Feb 28, 20224 min read
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Going visual! How to support the suicidal person: Dying to Stay Alive's first YouTube video!
As all my regular readers now know (because I bang on about it constantly), this blog is here because I am determined to help others to...

Tom Robinson
Feb 24, 20223 min read
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Oh bipolar brain, the stars are brightly shining; now shut up and go to sleep for God's sake!!
I have been busy over the last few days creating video content for YouTube as I explore a new avenue in this mission to get noticed,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 23, 20224 min read
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Beware of fainting-fits, beware of swoons! Triggers in mental illness - dealing with other people!
I have missed writing in recent weeks as I was concentrating on other things such as editing my own writing ready for publication...

Tom Robinson
Feb 9, 20224 min read
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Happiness fluctuates: the goal is contentment!
Having spent all of last year devoting hours to writing detailed posts on this blog in the hope of getting published, this year I'm only...

Tom Robinson
Jan 31, 20223 min read
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Writers and madness: is it the industry making them crazy or the 'creative gene'?
I am done with writing enormous and highly detailed blog posts that aim to attract the interest of a literary agent - for anyone who...

Tom Robinson
Jan 18, 20223 min read
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Suicidal people need so much more than this! We are failing people terribly and it's time to WAKE UP
I have now written over 200 posts on this blog this year. My initial intention was to do this so that I could attract the interest of an...

Tom Robinson
Dec 27, 202117 min read
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The NIGHTMARE of Christmas for the depressive & what you can do to help them at this time of year
Having spent the large majority of my adult life in suicidal hell, I can confidently say that everything I write on here is accurate. So...

Tom Robinson
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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