Does anyone have mental health problems?

[Lady Whistledown]

Hey

Given that you're evidently online, have a look at http://www.mind.org.uk, which has links to all sorts of information and support. Plus reading through it hopefully gives you a bit of focus on something other than what's getting you down at the moment.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I empty mine on NSC. I find it helps to tell everyone how smart I am.

Saturday will be good can't wait for your wit

 

[Return of the Rev]

In Canada, the generally accepted stat is that one person in five either has a mental health issue themselves or is affected by a close family member with a mental health issue.

One in four will suffer some kind of mental illness It can be very quick to have a breakdown,saw a friend who was having what i thought was just a panic attack,thought i had said all the right things and settled him down,the next time i saw him was after i knocked his bathroom door in to find him dead. Now i probably over compensate with any mates/family looking under pressure but fussing won't do any harm. People need people and even nsc at times like this,keep up the good work people

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Hey

Given that you're evidently online, have a look at http://www.mind.org.uk, which has links to all sorts of information and support. Plus reading through it hopefully gives you a bit of focus on something other than what's getting you down at the moment.

Thanks me darling, I am phoning somebody now, I am heading towards breakdown and it ain't nice.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

One in four will suffer some kind of mental illness It can be very quick to have a breakdown,saw a friend who was having what i thought was just a panic attack,thought i had said all the right things and settled him down,the next time i saw him was after i knocked his bathroom door in to find him dead. Now i probably over compensate with any mates/family looking under pressure but fussing won't do any harm. People need people and even nsc at times like this,keep up the good work people

Sorry to hear that

 

[Emily's Mum]

I used Mind for my therapy after my breakdown. They really helped and only asked for a donation that I could afford


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[Triggaaar]

I wasn't stigmattising it and I'm sorry if it came across that way. I was questioning why choose NSC to share it and ask others if they also have similar issues. It seems a strange place to do so. Why not a forum dedicated to mental health rather than a football forum?

If you specifically go to such a forum you would (I'd hope) get some expert advice, but there's something this forum can give that another might not - here you can find that there are many others among your peers that also deal with MH issues. You're also more likely to meet for a beer with people who share a common interest.

You're North Stand?

ESU - are you in the north?

 

[StonehamPark]

ESU - are you in the north?

And which book will you bringing to the game on Saturday?

 

[Triggaaar]

Firstly, there is nothing to 'admit' to. Struggling with your mental health is not a transgression, there is no court to issue a plea to- except, perhaps, the one that exists in our own mind.

So the issue here is judgement.

Few folk, even the very small number of ignorant folk that frequent this and other forums, will pass judgement. You are judging yourself. You have decided that somehow having these difficulties makes you inadequate. Of course, for the most part, you can see this. And that is why most of the time you are probably okay. Today you are not. But today will pass and so will the feelings.

It's unwise to give you reasons to be happy or sad. They are merely external factors. An Albion victory, or defeat. A new job or a new partner. It is foolish to place hope in such things. The only thing that always stays is you. And the only person you have to think about looking after is you and your expectations of what that means. All else springs from this.

During my darkest hours I looked at the things that were under my command. My immediate environment was the first I looked at. Did it reflect my mood or my character. It needed to reflect the latter. Was I looking after myself ? So much was self fulfilling.

Don't wait for the next Albion win to lift you. Don't wait for the next pay rise or potential partner. These things come and go. Do look at yourself as a potentially vulnerable person who needs attention and respect. Think how magical existence is. Think how fortunate you are to be a part of it.

Sanctimonious crap ? Not bothered if some levy such accusations. Such realisations made my outlook so much wider. It's taking joy in the smallest of mercies that keeps us humble and clearer of mind.

Take care.

Looks like good advice to my untrained mind.

 

[Soulman]

And which book will you bringing to the game on Saturday?

Hopefully some poor "Reading" material................

 

[Triggaaar]

And which book will you bringing to the game on Saturday?

Cheeky. I'll be bringing my daughter.

Hopefully some poor "Reading" material................

 

[Sussex Nomad]

If you specifically go to such a forum you would (I'd hope) get some expert advice, but there's something this forum can give that another might not - here you can find that there are many others among your peers that also deal with MH issues. You're also more likely to meet for a beer with people who share a common interest.

ESU - are you in the north?

WSU, we'll have a beer in the East Lower?

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Thanks me darling, I am phoning somebody now, I am heading towards breakdown and it ain't nice.

No, it's not. To be honest, the fact that you're still on here and evidently have been all afternoon suggests to me that you would like to to find help somehow or other, even if perhaps you didn't know that yourself when you started this thread. That's a good thing

Let us know how it goes, if you're happy to do that of course.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Sorry to hear that

Take all the great advice from NSC

 

[StonehamPark]

Cheeky. I'll be bringing my daughter.

Ah fair does.
At least it's a good place for her to do her homework.

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Jokes aside, keep the thread alive [MENTION=17215]Sussex Nomad[/MENTION], there's plenty of people here in similar boats willing to help in any way.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

MIND offices are closed so you only have a breakdown between 9 and 5,30

 

[StonehamPark]

MIND offices are closed so you only have a breakdown between 9 and 5,30

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Samaritans
24/7

 

[Lady Whistledown]

MIND offices are closed so you only have a breakdown between 9 and 5,30

How old are you, if you don't mind my asking? Hopeline UK provide advice specifically for those under 35, that's open until 10pm. If not, the Samaritans are there 24 hours a day. It might help to talk to them. Don't feel stigmatised by the idea of calling them. They're smashing people.

 

[theroyal]

Yes, I have seasonal affective disorder.

All the best to you OP. Feel free to PM me if you want.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Im posting this link because the guy who created the model a Dr Peters, worked on refining it through 20 years working in mental health. Helping others gain more control over their thought processes which might have been causing them some real pain and hardships.