The Not Happy Thread

I had a dog that could balance a piece of carrot on his muzzle. That was one of the few endearing things he ever did!

 

I can juggle two balls in one hand.

IT'S TRUE...I didn't mean it come out like that.

My god, I am sewage. I really am, I think it's probably 'conditional.' This new job - I have to, or should talk to people, y'know I watch myself and I am spouting total crap, garbage. Then I say to the person 'I am talking crap-garbage, I must leave you.' They smile. But then next time I wander past, they're hiding under a dodgem or a children's bouncy castle. People are odd that way.

 

Sorry to disappoint, but the suicide awareness walk came and went already (was back in May). They do it each year though, so I plan to be in the next one. There's also a Cycle Against Suicide which I witnessed, and I would like to be part of that next year as well, although my situation wouldn't allow for it (it would require about 10 days off). Found out about the cycle event from reading a book called Pedal the Planet by Breifne Earley. He was on the verge of suicide himself, when he decided to write a bucket list which prompted him to turn his life around. It was an immensely inspiring read for me.

 

Under your expert tutelage, I am quite certain I will become most proficient at the requested endeavor......

 

Ah fack, fack. @SP facked me facking achiles heel fack. Stagger to the sidewalk, bleeding fack.

xx

 

True, but then I'd be alone. Maybe one day though.

 

Could you maybe organise one yourself and get others to join you?

It could be a big undertaking, but incredibly rewarding, for yourself, and charity?

 

Too big of a task for me at the moment, and finding others to join etc would be difficult. Ideally, I'd like to create something somewhere between a charity/social services/advocacy/counselling/therapy organisation for people with mental health problems, as I feel there is a gap for this type of genuine support.
It would be nice if everyone with MH problems could have their own SW to support them, and an advocate to help them be heard at appointments/meetings/court etc.
Thinking about it, maybe simply bridging the gap between all the different organisations that offer these things would be the most obvious option. If they all kept records of the service users, then that would lessen the burden on the service user to have to keep retelling their story to every new face they see, thus improving efficiency of the services.

 

Have you got a bike?

Failing employment - I reckon bike ride/plunge in cold water/and conversation with an old man on hillside does wonders for the mental health.

 

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Understand that but I need time to heal and to trust her again.

 

No bike. Just my feet, and my daughters pram, that I use to collect bottled water (the local water is disgusting)!

 

Excuse my ignorance, but do you mind if I ask where you're based? It's just, I'm amazed things are as bad as they are. (I'm not doubting you at all, it's just genuinely shocks me!)

 

Good video I watched awhile back in Feb. Pretty unrelated to being "not happy" but with the discussion a little while back, well, it's an interesting point of view.

 

The inmates made me think that someone had taken a crap in the shower. Went and looked and it sure looked like it. I'm getting ready to call my sergeant so we can write the whole pod up..."Wait, wait, wait, CO, CO!" It was a paper towel. Someone's idea of a practical joke. Ugh.

 

I'm currently in Ireland, but I came from the UK. Things are much the same both sides.

 

Sorry to hear you've not had a good experience in the past. I'm UK based, and the MH care I received, both in hospital and at my GP, and the teams afterwards (still ongoing) have been good so far, and some work colleagues have had the same experience.

We don't all get the good experience though, sadly. MH definitely isn't given the respect and care it should.

 

Come home.

 

^ Who is this aimed at?

 

Funnily enough, I am waiting for two people to come home, though neither of them live with me. That sounds like a brainteaser, but it's not meant to be.

 

My brother's currently struggling to get hold of the youth counselling service. He's seeing a woman through school, but since he's leaving in less than a month, I don't know how much longer she'll be available to him. He's been diagnosed with anxiety, and they still haven't got properly in touch! He thinks he might have autism, and/or depression, but they're the ones who need to organise the tests, so who knows?

They were a bit short with me, too. I think it's because they were overstretched. I had one good week and they sent me away. Funny thing is, I hadn't had any diagnoses, although my mental health expert brother thinks I had depression. So why did they see me and not him?

 

My brother's currently struggling to get hold of the youth counselling service. He's seeing a woman through school, but since he's leaving in less than a month, I don't know how much longer she'll be available to him. He's been diagnosed with anxiety, and they still haven't got properly in touch! He thinks he might have autism, and/or depression, but they're the ones who need to organise the tests, so who knows?

They were a bit short with me, too. I think it's because they were overstretched. I had one good week and they sent me away. Funny thing is, I hadn't had any diagnoses, although my mental health expert brother thinks I had depression. So why did they see me and not him?

 

Falkland Islanders.

 

Because you are both perfectly fine/borderline human beings almost.