LesterRam

good post, working online is notorious for depression and I have now been online my entire adult life and mostly on my own, if I can give advice on what I have found out with trial and error...
never use any device, laptop or anything that radiates light an hour before going to sleep, something about the blue light removes melatonin which enables you to sleep.
buy a sad lamp, they do work.
regular exercise, just go and take a brisk walk.
talk to colleagues and try and keep it upbeat.
never take work home with you, leave it in the office.
I can talk but if I have a lot of work on I will break all these rules and my mood deepens, probably hence my negative posts
hope your ok Mostyn and please try my ideas mate because this is 20+ years research that works for me.

good post, working online is notorious for depression and I have now been online my entire adult life and mostly on my own, if I can give advice on what I have found out with trial and error...
never use any device, laptop or anything that radiates light an hour before going to sleep, something about the blue light removes melatonin which enables you to sleep.
buy a sad lamp, they do work.
regular exercise, just go and take a brisk walk.
talk to colleagues and try and keep it upbeat.
never take work home with you, leave it in the office.
I can talk but if I have a lot of work on I will break all these rules and my mood deepens, probably hence my negative posts
hope your ok Mostyn and please try my ideas mate because this is 20+ years research that works for me.

Someone very close to me has suffered with depression for over 15 years (on and off) and I also have had several times where I was suffering with Anxiety, Depression and Stress.  I am sure everyone's experience is different but I had a time where I felt the people around me would be better off if I was not there.  In my mind I had convinced myself that I would be doing everyone a favour if I ended it all and I was close, too close.  Luckily I recovered, thanks to my family, my friends and through a lot of hard work but I did get there.
My advice would be to talk to about it.  Everyone has experience of either feeling this way themselves or someone close to them and you will start to realise that it isn't just you.
As others have said, I am only a PM away if you want to talk.
 

good post, working online is notorious for depression and I have now been online my entire adult life and mostly on my own, if I can give advice on what I have found out with trial and error...
never use any device, laptop or anything that radiates light an hour before going to sleep, something about the blue light removes melatonin which enables you to sleep.
buy a sad lamp, they do work.
regular exercise, just go and take a brisk walk.
talk to colleagues and try and keep it upbeat.
never take work home with you, leave it in the office.
I can talk but if I have a lot of work on I will break all these rules and my mood deepens, probably hence my negative posts
hope your ok Mostyn and please try my ideas mate because this is 20+ years research that works for me.

Someone very close to me has suffered with clinical depression and generalised anxiety disorder for over 7 years now. They have suffered periods of deep despair with thoughts of self-harm, have self-medicated (abused drugs) in an attempt to relieve their torment and have tried to push away all those close to them.
We have sought medical help for this person and to be frank the quality of this has ranged from harmful to useless; drugs are prescribed: "Try these and see how you get on". One piece of advise from a doctor was particularly damaging, he told us to call the police if we needed to get emergency psychiatric help for this person, we did this, the police came in our house like storm-troopers, pounced on this person and carted him off like a criminal, later when this person needed an enhanced crb check for his job he was shocked to find he had got a caution on it for resisting arrest!
Despite our own experience of the medical profession in dealing with this issue I would always recommend seeking medical advise if you suspect someone is suffering with depression.  
Symptoms can be very subtle, ranging from increased sleep, lack of appetite, moods swings, lack of interest, a decline in the appearance of the person.
The best advice I can offer anyone in dealing with this is to create a supportive environment where open dialogue is encouraged, where we discuss our feelings and acknowledge it's ok to feel shitty.
Personally we take things one day at a time and have good days and bad days, we always try to remain calm and supportive, no matter what.

Well this morning I finally bit the bullet. Just under a months salary for something that tells me something that I can get by looking at my phone or asking a stranger, but God I am excited! 
Got a very good deal, 20% lower than the retail value and they had to order to watch in specially for me as they don't stock it! Picture below, but I'll take some real pictures when it arrives (Hopefully next week)!
Love the single-push chronograph on it - a very rare feature on a watch in this price range.
 

I have also been bitten by scam merchants in this game, try and buy from dedicated antique online auction sites, you have recourse if the goods are fake, read the description carefully and keep away from watches that state "watches like omega" or " no guarantee"
I purchased a so called genuine " cartier ladies cocktail watch" from ebay and when I opened the back it was a fake Chinese import, the photos on the listing were of a different watch, ebay couldn't give a left testicle so I smashed the watch into bits and sent it back through the post.

Just ordered one of these

DESCRIPTION
It was with OMEGAâs maritime legacy in mind that the brand launched its Planet Ocean line in 2005. The stylish OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M pays homage to OMEGAâs dive watch heritage. This model, with its scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, features a black dial with a small seconds dial, a date window and a central chronograph hand. Sixty-minute and 12-hour counters are found on the same dial at the 3 oâclock position, allowing for intuitive reading of the elapsed time. The black ceramic unidirectional rotating diversâ bezel is mounted on a 45.5 mm stainless steel case on a stainless steel bracelet. The OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M is water resistant to 600 metres / 2000 feet / 60 bar, and has a helium-escape valve. This certified chronometer timepiece is powered by the OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 9300 which can be seen through the transparent caseback.