McRainy

Your mate's hair is pretty cool, but his pinky purpley curly beard is something else!

A guy today offered me $80k a year to work for him at the brittle bones society.
I snapped his hand off.

The thought of there being any possibility of someone else in a similar ensemble leaves me incredulous........
Derbyshire has clearly come a long way since my youth.......?

You seem to have a unique talent for dressing to match your drinks Lambchop. 
Which comes first- do you decide where and what you'll drink and choose an outfit to match or vice versa? ?
Either way, fair play to you ma'am ?

That's not my hair. 

Bit of a pub crawl before the match. The Old Bell, The Dolphin then across to Bar Sport for the game. Love your old pubs.

My girl and I about to try out new steakhouse

Don’t believe you.. Even a mate with blue hair is very concerning.. 
I feel violated 

I get about. 

Until next time.

I think at the very least it's valid to question the medical model of mental illness, as this tends to frame the way in which people understand their experience. 
Fine if that's not what anyone wants to discuss here, but it's good to be aware that there are other, generally more empowering, ways of making sense of life. 

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Yes - not saying we shouldn't talk about it, but maybe needs a separate thread and keep this one to more personal experiences and a safe place to chat about our own mental health. I think the people who need a thread like this the most will likely be deterred from posting if it just becomes a big debate about the nuances of health provision

Gutted for your colleague Wolfie, gutted that he feels that's all he has left but have controversial views on sectioning and the other bolded bits.
Sectioned for his own safety? Who gets to decide that is keeping him safe? What if It's prolonging an agony he doesn't want to feel, it's others judging that he's made a mistake in not wanting to carry on.
The bigger issue for me is that people are almost forced into taking their own lives because there isn't a place they can go to to give up with dignity. To stay "safe" until it's all over. What if it was all so overwhelming that he genuinely wanted to give up? Now he has "professionals" forcing him to wake up every day.
It's not illegal to commit suicide.
What if he was totally sane when he made the choice he made. What if he just couldn't take "surviving" anymore.
Now he's got professionals saying he's crazy, feeding him tablets. The same professionals by the way that your pal probably had to wait 18 weeks to try to get to see, making phone call after phone call to try to speak to someone, shouting so loudly they need help, then being told it's not the doctors fault.
Mental Health professional - Are you going to kill yourself today? 
Ill person - No. I don't want to do that. I just need some help
MHP - In that case we're too busy, we'll see you in 18 weeks and you've got our phone number.
IP - But I'm not well, I need some help.
MHP - Sorry about that, you're not unwell enough. We have a budget. We have other priorities.
Does anyone know how that makes an ill person feel? Even more worthless, even more humiliated, even more helpless, even more alone.
Talking to friends and loved ones? Yes if you're lucky enough that they understand but lets be very honest here. MOST people don't care enough to burden themselves with someone else's problem. Hell, everyone in the world has heir own problems to deal with. MOST people would prefer it if you didn't even bother. MOST people stop calling very quickly indeed the second you tell them you have problems.
"I spoke to my mate XXXX today, duck me but he did my head in  going on and on and on about himself and his problems, the selfish ducker, I only rang to wish him Merry Christmas and to ask how he was, he's proper spoiled my mood."
When was the last time you asked someone How are you? and genuinely cared about the answer? (I don't mean you specifically pal)
Help is there? Yes it is but not on the terms the person needs it. Not when the person needs. Not unless they take such drastic measures that someone HAS to take notice.
We'll help you but you've got to wait and in the meantime, that phone number we gave you to ask for help but then didn't help, give us a call on that number if you need our help.
Yeah that'll be right.
If he'd have succeeded there'd have been a procession of what a lovely bloke and we didn't see the signs.  Then the world keeps spinning, no major outcry, people keep on going without him. It's what we do.
Poor bugger. I hope he finds calm one way or another.

The post was a quote about the reasons why their board are unlikely to appoint someone more innovative like Jokanovic.
The content was not political at all, so your filter is now restricting the discussion of football. 

He clearly did. 
I'm not discussing this any further. 

Alternatively you could await for a moderator to be able to look at the post, and decide whether or not it can be approved, without the need to get all snotty. 

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Yes; there's another one in September but we raise awareness all year round. The Community Trust run the men's team talk group and there are loads of people to talk to if someone needs to. I am always happy to signpost if anyone wants to know what's out there. To be honest, in a crisis I'd always contact the Samaritans.
I personally find Christmas and New Year a difficult time as you remember people no longer around but there is always hope of better times and new experiences to come. Really,  those times are in our own grasp - if we have life's basics then we can build on them. Not necessarily by acquiring money but doing more of the things that make us happy. 
All the best.

Sorry to read this latest chapter Ronnie. I am very lucky to have a loving, close family, and one good friend who helps me cope with the anxiety that l regularly suffer from. A week in Tenerife with the wife has just been a fantastic tonic, but as time rushes headlong towards the 2nd of January l am again finding myself heading to familiar “anxiety territory”. Most fortunately, which l am very grateful for, my life has not been brutal or full of traps so l know even when I am at really low points how lucky l am compared to a good many. I hope 2019 brings you more than just sun and solitude. I wish peace of mind for you as l do for myself. Take care.

You can’t knock it till you have.
I’m told.....

@Moist One @AshfieldRam hope you are both ok?

Citalopram often makes things feel worse for a week before the effect kicks in. You may also suffer 30 minutes of anxiety after each pill too.