Category Archives: Life

Welcome to my first post in what I hope to be a series of posts about my life and navigating my way through depression, PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and beyond.

On the move again I completed the promotion course and Dad flew to Melbourne to meet me, we then drove across the Nullarbor bound for Perth. I spent the next few weeks on leave and getting my stuff delivered to a friend’s place where I was staying. I then joined HMAS Sirius at the startContinue reading “Navigating Depression- Part 3”

Longing for love Several of my failed relationships, in a way, contributed to my depression. Most of the relationships left me questioning myself, a lot, and thinking there was something wrong with me. My first serious relationship took me a few years and lots of soul searching to get past. I was very unaware ofContinue reading “Navigating Depression- Part 2”

Not my typical night off Prior to joining the navy in 2001 I worked for about three years at a service station in Moonah, Tasmania. I have several stories about my time there but that’s for another post. I completed my initial period of enlistment with the navy in June 2005 and started back workingContinue reading “Armed hold up”