positivity – Iain Douglas Stewart

I don’t know where my motivation has gone

By Iain 11 August 2022Physicality, Reflections, The MissionNo Comments

I try and keep it positive on here, which is why it's been quiet recently. A lot of negativity in my life right now. Stuck in a slump and I just don't know which way to go. Work is awful right now, people have been leaving for years and have not been replaced, and it's got to the point now…

L3CiCS Mental Health Assignment

By Iain 30 June 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Identifying and describing a range of mental health problems As categorised by The National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE), the most common mental health problems are: Depression – The main symptom is a low feeling and a loss of pleasure in things that were once enjoyable. Other symptoms include feeling irritable all the time, having drastic changes in appetite,…

Perception

By Iain 4 November 2018Free-writingNo Comments

This is my themed series of blog posts in which as part of my ongoing quest for greater self-awareness and my continued personal and professional development, I pick a word and write about it for a set amount of time. Leave a comment on here with a new word for me to explore in the future or you could suggest…

Thinking back to my GCSE’s

By Iain 10 September 2018Creativity, The MissionNo Comments

It is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay today, and it brought my feelings from this post into scrutiny: http://iaindstewart.net/blog/2005/08/25/gcse-results/ I say in the post that I wish I had paid attention during years ten and eleven, done some revision and actually applied myself. But at the time of the exams themselves, I was in a bad place. Let's go back a bit first though.…