Farmer1001
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@MB Trac we are never more than a moment away, you wont need us on the good days but rest assured we are there so if you need to talk then we will listen. Take care and please do keep in touch. Nick
Dealing with depression - suicidal thoughts - Join the conversation (including helpline details)
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@MB Trac we are never more than a moment away, you wont need us on the good days but rest assured we are there so if you need to talk then we will listen. Take care and please do keep in touch. Nick
- Location
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
I know Chris Riddle at The Royal Cornwall Show and at RABI was keen to hear James Hosking speak in London and did all he could to promote his campaigning and positive help message
Christoph1945
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- Widnes West Cheshire
Hell, fire, and damnation!
Like the rest of our nation, I have been mesmerized by the hourly reportage of the fire in the high-rise tower block of West London. Once, involved in a house fire, I observed fire rip through the upper story of a council property like a blow-torch. Fortunately all the people involved, both residents and helpers, survived; even the family dog.
Following on from what we have all observed via our tv sets there will be a massive tidal wave of depression/anxiety by all those involved. The minds of survivors, first responders, and observers will all be stricken by that inner voice that demands of us "Why me? Did I do all that I could have? What should I have done differently? Etc, etc, etc?" Misdirected anger may also raise it's deceptive head!
The greatest help that should now be available to all of those involved is a listening and understanding ear.
Whatever is bugging you can be better alleviated by talking it through and slowly unbottling it.
Stay safe, stay well, and above all remember that you are not alone.
Chris
Like the rest of our nation, I have been mesmerized by the hourly reportage of the fire in the high-rise tower block of West London. Once, involved in a house fire, I observed fire rip through the upper story of a council property like a blow-torch. Fortunately all the people involved, both residents and helpers, survived; even the family dog.
Following on from what we have all observed via our tv sets there will be a massive tidal wave of depression/anxiety by all those involved. The minds of survivors, first responders, and observers will all be stricken by that inner voice that demands of us "Why me? Did I do all that I could have? What should I have done differently? Etc, etc, etc?" Misdirected anger may also raise it's deceptive head!
The greatest help that should now be available to all of those involved is a listening and understanding ear.
Whatever is bugging you can be better alleviated by talking it through and slowly unbottling it.
Stay safe, stay well, and above all remember that you are not alone.
Chris
glasshouse
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- lothians
Theres going to be hell to pay for that cladding disaster
Christoph1945
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- Location
- Widnes West Cheshire
Two words that come to mind are............."blame-game" and "witch-hunt". It is essential that any enquiry isn't allowed to descend into either and a full, all searching, enquiry is conducted asap; with little, or no buck-passing and let him who is without fault cast the first condemnation.
Farmer1001
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Tell us more Roy, anything just say it as it is and keep writing
MB Trac
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- Location
- South Africa
It helps writing it down on here, it did for me.
Why do you feel backed into a corner? There's nothing wrong with needing help sometimes. If you can do podcasts I'd recommend the "flintoff, savage and the pooing pong guy" from the bbc, one episode in particular where Freddy goes into quite a lot of detail in his battle with depression.
Farmer1001
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Hello Roy, you are never in a corner you can't get out of. I know the simple task of talking may feel like it won't make a difference but it does even if you simply write it down - get it out your system. If your farming then for sure your up to your neck in work and "too busy" but do try as it will help.
Lili
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- Aberystwyth hinterland
You are not alone however you are feeling. Do not feel afraid to post here. Best wishes
Farmer1001
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Friesianfan
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- Location
- Cornwall
Music is a great mood lifter. This one made me whistle all day, looks so much fun
Christoph1945
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- Location
- Widnes West Cheshire
Nice one, loved it n couldn't stop me feet from tapping.
Perhaps replace train and dub in thread.
This thread is bound for glory, this thread.
Nice new day coming in the morning, this thread.
Perhaps replace train and dub in thread.
This thread is bound for glory, this thread.
Nice new day coming in the morning, this thread.
Christoph1945
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- Widnes West Cheshire
I believe that anxiety/depression is rather like being cast into a cold, dark, prison cell by an evil enemy and having the large secure door locked firmly against us. The ancients often referred to being cast into a pit.
In the darkness, we can see no way of escaping and we fear the unseen enemy and what they may do to us. If only there was a metal pipe running through our cell, we could perhaps communicate with others by using a tapping code, similar to Morse. If there are others; one may know the secret of unlocking the door and an other may have details of an escape plan, whilst an other can give us intimate information about our enemies weaknesses.
Better still, if only we could communicate by word of mouth over a hidden radio set.
You are not alone in anxiety/depression and there are many others near bye. Some hold the secrets to the lock and information about an escape map for overcoming your enemy.
Stay safe, stay well, and above all communicate.
Chris
In the darkness, we can see no way of escaping and we fear the unseen enemy and what they may do to us. If only there was a metal pipe running through our cell, we could perhaps communicate with others by using a tapping code, similar to Morse. If there are others; one may know the secret of unlocking the door and an other may have details of an escape plan, whilst an other can give us intimate information about our enemies weaknesses.
Better still, if only we could communicate by word of mouth over a hidden radio set.
You are not alone in anxiety/depression and there are many others near bye. Some hold the secrets to the lock and information about an escape map for overcoming your enemy.
Stay safe, stay well, and above all communicate.
Chris
Christoph1945
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- Widnes West Cheshire
I remember, many years ago, during a dark, cold and wet winter evening I collected our small daughter from school and we took a short walk with our dog. Huddled against the driving rain, I said "what a terrible day". Our daughter looked up at me and said "there is nothing wrong with the day daddy, it just happens to be raining!".
Just recently I ignored my own advice and found my self consuming a drink that contains aspartame and only yesterday I ate a most wonderfully tasty pork pie full o' wheat/gluten. Unlike my earlier married years I now know exactly what is causing the brain fog/fatigue, and potential anxiety/depression and can patiently wait for my system to process the toxins that I should have avoided.
Heading to the car dealership yesterday, for the wife's car to be serviced and have it's MOT, we received a call from a close friend to see if we could provide her and her husband with transport to hospital for an emergency appointment. We advised contacting a number of other drivers that we knew would gladly assist and said we would collect them from the hospital asap. With the car serviced and having passed it's MOT with flying colours, we quickly drove to the hospital just in time to pick them up as they exited the hospital doors. The news from the doctors was both bad and good! Our friend had been diagnosed with stage one cancer of the womb but the good news was that it is very treatable and many women are treated for it and recover to progress with a normal life, after undergoing an hysterectomy. If we think that a blow like that will knock anyone off their feet........... our friend recently lost her younger sister to motor neuron disease and prior to that had lost a daughter to cancer.
We took our friends to their home and had coffee and a long chat with them. Returning home afterwards we were just taking in all that we had learned when the phone rang and I answered it, only to learn from an other old friend that his lovely wife had passed away with cancer of the oesophagus only last Wednesday.
You may well wonder why I write this but if I stick to my own advice ( that I have also posted on here ) and avoid the dietary items that I full well know upset my psychological equilibrium, I will be better able to help and support others; or at least be able to be on hand as a supportive and effective listening ear.
Stay safe, stay well, and may you have every success in escaping the prison that is anxiety/depression.
Chris
Just recently I ignored my own advice and found my self consuming a drink that contains aspartame and only yesterday I ate a most wonderfully tasty pork pie full o' wheat/gluten. Unlike my earlier married years I now know exactly what is causing the brain fog/fatigue, and potential anxiety/depression and can patiently wait for my system to process the toxins that I should have avoided.
Heading to the car dealership yesterday, for the wife's car to be serviced and have it's MOT, we received a call from a close friend to see if we could provide her and her husband with transport to hospital for an emergency appointment. We advised contacting a number of other drivers that we knew would gladly assist and said we would collect them from the hospital asap. With the car serviced and having passed it's MOT with flying colours, we quickly drove to the hospital just in time to pick them up as they exited the hospital doors. The news from the doctors was both bad and good! Our friend had been diagnosed with stage one cancer of the womb but the good news was that it is very treatable and many women are treated for it and recover to progress with a normal life, after undergoing an hysterectomy. If we think that a blow like that will knock anyone off their feet........... our friend recently lost her younger sister to motor neuron disease and prior to that had lost a daughter to cancer.
We took our friends to their home and had coffee and a long chat with them. Returning home afterwards we were just taking in all that we had learned when the phone rang and I answered it, only to learn from an other old friend that his lovely wife had passed away with cancer of the oesophagus only last Wednesday.
You may well wonder why I write this but if I stick to my own advice ( that I have also posted on here ) and avoid the dietary items that I full well know upset my psychological equilibrium, I will be better able to help and support others; or at least be able to be on hand as a supportive and effective listening ear.
Stay safe, stay well, and may you have every success in escaping the prison that is anxiety/depression.
Chris
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Blod
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@Christoph1945
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/11/12/mental-health-gut-flora.aspx See excerpt below.... Fascinating that mental health possibly could be influenced by sharing gut fauna from an untroubled individual!
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2015/11/12/mental-health-gut-flora.aspx See excerpt below.... Fascinating that mental health possibly could be influenced by sharing gut fauna from an untroubled individual!
- When the intestines of germ-free mice were colonized with bacteria from other mice, they took on aspects of the donor’s personality
- Probiotics alter brain function in adults in regions linked to emotion and sensation