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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 15 Jan 21 6.43pm

Originally posted by kennybrowns leftfoot

Great thread Tom. My attitude towards mental health has certainly changed over the last 4 years or so...

With the job that I did it was common to have a negative attitude towards it and very much a mindset of 'get on with it'... I used to laugh at it if I'm honest and just assumed it was all a bit made up.

My car accident in 2016 changed all that and in 2017 I was diagnosed with severe PTSD. Something I always assumed only military people got. It changed my life and I struggled for a long time.

The attitude of my employers didnt help and you are viewed as weak and generally laughed at a bit. I have changed as a person and sadly the diagnosis did play a part in my marriage break up but I also dont hide behind that either. It's always important we accept responsibility for our actions and choices to.

I have given talks at schools in Croydon about PTSD and mental health in the emergency services which I have thoroughly enjoyed giving and I hope to do more.


Sh@t Kenny, you have alluded to this before.

The odd thing is, in some weird way we need to lows, if only to get the highs.

Here’s hoping the next few years will be better for you.

Serious offer, if you ever need a chat PM me brother


 


"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

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View kennybrowns leftfoot's Profile kennybrowns leftfoot Flag Reigate 15 Jan 21 7.07pm Send a Private Message to kennybrowns leftfoot Add kennybrowns leftfoot as a friend

Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle


Sh@t Kenny, you have alluded to this before.

The odd thing is, in some weird way we need to lows, if only to get the highs.

Here’s hoping the next few years will be better for you.

Serious offer, if you ever need a chat PM me brother


Very kind mate. Thank you.

 


Don't waste your time with jealousy. Sometimes your ahead, sometimes your behind, the race is long. But in the end it's only with yourself!!

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 15 Jan 21 8.04pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

I'm thick so probably never going to get it!
Yeh right. Years ago when money was a major non sleep issue I contemplated cutting my fingers off with a grinder at work.
10k insurance payout would have sorted it.
Luckily I didnt but yes one second farther on and fingerbob was real. It's not only a suicidal thought!

 

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View ex hibitionist's Profile ex hibitionist Flag Hastings 15 Jan 21 8.34pm Send a Private Message to ex hibitionist Add ex hibitionist as a friend

Originally posted by cryrst

I'm thick so probably never going to get it!
Yeh right. Years ago when money was a major non sleep issue I contemplated cutting my fingers off with a grinder at work.
10k insurance payout would have sorted it.
Luckily I didnt but yes one second farther on and fingerbob was real. It's not only a suicidal thought!

did you not consider using sausages, ketchup, a big wrap around bandage and smooth talking the insurance broker?

 

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 15 Jan 21 9.21pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

did you not consider using sausages, ketchup, a big wrap around bandage and smooth talking the insurance broker?

My cgi skills are not and were not that great sadly.
I just suffered the repo and moved on

 

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View Forest Hillbilly's Profile Forest Hillbilly Flag in a hidey-hole 16 Jan 21 2.49pm Send a Private Message to Forest Hillbilly Add Forest Hillbilly as a friend

Originally posted by Tom-the-eagle

Seems very common these days. Was wondering if anyone on here was suffering?

Had a few issues myself as a younger man but managed to work through things due to reading and even counselling at one point. These days I’m thankful that I have a pretty good grasp on my own mind, although I do still have the odd episode.

I have no doubt 2020 must have been hard for many, particularly for those living alone.

Hope you guys are all ok.

I lived in a bedsit in Coventry for some months in the 1980's. This was immediately detrimental to my mental health.
I moved.

I had a bad experience with a councellor some years ago. She was fixated with Freud, and I walked out of the session, never to return.

Proper friends are your best point of contact. Not idiots on the internet, but proper friends to engage with, in your living room, over a cup of tea/coffee.

Just my opinion,....

 


"The facts have changed", Rishi Sunak

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 16 Jan 21 4.44pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly

I lived in a bedsit in Coventry for some months in the 1980's. This was immediately detrimental to my mental health.
I moved.

I had a bad experience with a councellor some years ago. She was fixated with Freud, and I walked out of the session, never to return.

Proper friends are your best point of contact. Not idiots on the internet, but proper friends to engage with, in your living room, over a cup of tea/coffee.

Just my opinion,....

Once covid is over obviously

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 16 Jan 21 6.42pm

Originally posted by ex hibitionist

I get depressed whenever I go on to 'news/politics talk' - I've moved on and my life has improved.

Theres something in this , If you don"t read it you don"t get the urge to reply or contradict it, just let the right wingers enjoy the american roadshow, or not enjoy it to be correct!

 

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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 16 Jan 21 7.20pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by croydon proud

Theres something in this , If you don"t read it you don"t get the urge to reply or contradict it, just let the right wingers enjoy the american roadshow, or not enjoy it to be correct!

A left wing cabby enjoying the fruits of capitalism. Ironic really.

 

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croydon proud Flag Any european country i fancy! 17 Jan 21 5.36pm

Originally posted by cryrst

A left wing cabby enjoying the fruits of capitalism. Ironic really.

Not after the CONservative pm cameron, London mayor boris, and chancellor ozzy signed the job over to a non tax paying american company thats hq is in Holland and accountable to nobody! (Obviously for hundreds of thousands of shares), thats capitalism mate- its a race to the bottom- who knew?

 

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View PalazioVecchio's Profile PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 17 Jan 21 8.04pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend


the worst thing for the old mental health is the booze and drugs.

 


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View cryrst's Profile cryrst Flag The garden of England 17 Jan 21 8.14pm Send a Private Message to cryrst Add cryrst as a friend

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio


the worst thing for the old mental health is the booze and drugs.

Yup you cant carry much with just one
allowed out

 

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