frou-frou » Depression http://frou-frou.co.uk A colourful place about sewing, knitting, crochet, tea and cake! Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 It’s official: I MUST knit daily http://frou-frou.co.uk/2009/07/its-official-i-must-knit-daily/ http://frou-frou.co.uk/2009/07/its-official-i-must-knit-daily/#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:44:13 +0000 frou-frou http://frou-frou.co.uk/?p=78 A few weeks ago, in the midst of a period of anxiety and depression, I started knitting again (see socks in previous entries)!  Having not done so for a while I found it quite a relief and it was that week I felt I turned a corner in how i was feeling.  I’ve read many times that knitting, and other crafts, are well known to be a relief from mental health problems and maybe it was working for me too.

Since then I have started a series of 6 sessions of counselling and in the first yesterday we spoke about the little things that I like to do that I could achieve on a day to day basis to start working back towards what is ‘normal’ for me, particularly the things which I have not felt up to doing recently.  Of course knitting came up and had to be on the list.  I do find it rather strange to have an action plan / workbook which includes knitting, walking and keeping in touch with friends, but I guess it’s all steps along a path. 

So if my action plan says I should knit daily, then knit I will!

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