David “melatonin” Watson

January 23, 2025Posted inInternet, Reflections, Site RelatedNo Comments
Or lewismistreated, however you knew him. I don't really know how to say this. Well, he took his own life recently. Karl (Lost and Found) broke the news on the 15th of January 2025 in a group chat on Facebook that I originally set up to let everyone know that the Random Fury! forums were closing, back in 2018. I…

Four bags!

February 13, 2022Posted inReflections, The Mission, VideogamesNo Comments
I filled four bags with my old clothes. Crazy. It was mostly old stuff that doesn't fit anymore, but some of it I don't think suited me nowadays, or wouldn't suit the person I'm projecting my self to be. Also sorted out my supplements for the next two weeks and had a tidy. Threw out a lot of stuff. Plan…

L3CiCS Counselling Agency Assignment

June 29, 2020Posted inQualifications courseworkNo Comments
The purpose of this assignment is to choose a counselling agency and research how it operates. I have chosen Off The Record. I chose this organisation because there was once a place in Southampton that offered a similar service that I visited when I was a troubled teenage to get some help. It helped me greatly, more than I realised…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 10th April 2020

April 10, 2020Posted inQualifications courseworkNo Comments
The purpose of this piece of work is to examine what is meant by research and how it informs and supports counselling work. What is research? Research is a lot of different things depending on the context. Pure research is more like exploring and finding out more information about something. Applied research is directed by a hypothesis or the desire…

L3CiCS – Learning Log – 3rd April 2020

April 3, 2020Posted inQualifications courseworkNo Comments
This week we were learning about Common Mental Health Problems. As categorised by The National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE), the most common mental health problems include depression and anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is worth noting that it is possible to have more than one…