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Post by minime on Nov 27, 2011 19:25:45 GMT -1
And mental distress is considered a weakness, when if anything I'd argue the opposite is true. Neither - it's an illness.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 19:56:30 GMT -1
And mental distress is considered a weakness, when if anything I'd argue the opposite is true. Neither - it's an illness. Not sure I get you there, Minime? Are you saying that anyone who feels mental distress is ill? Do you believe that the default setting of human beings is happiness/contentment/optimism and that all those who don't feel that are in need of medical intervention?
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Post by minime on Nov 27, 2011 20:08:58 GMT -1
Neither - it's an illness. Not sure I get you there, Minime? Are you saying that anyone who feels mental distress is ill? Do you believe that the default setting of human beings is happiness/contentment/optimism and that all those who don't feel that are in need of medical intervention? I spose what i'm getting at is that if somemone is feeling so distressed that they are liable to take their own life then it would be an illness e.g. depression, bipolar etc. Not just feeling a bit pissed off.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2011 21:02:07 GMT -1
I've been looking at the comments on the story about Welsh football manager, Gary Speed's suicide on www.telegraph.co.uk. It's exasperating to read comments saying that it was a selfish act, leaving behind a wife and two sons, that he had so much to live for, couldn't have had money worries etc etc. And the Welsh team have been doing really well, ffs! Precisely Yonza. It's like there's this judgemental view that those with what some consider "everything to live for" are somehow immune. Ostensibly, Gary Speed had it all. Talent, personality, wealth, family. And if I may say, exceptional handsomeness. I saw him on some footie show yesterday lunchtime by complete accident, I'd only switched on for the news. I'd never seen or heard of the man before, but I was immediately drawn, there was just something deeply attractive, apart from looks. Some kind of charisma that made me stop and watch. I've been offline and off-tv all day and it's hard to watch the blanket coverage of his death tonight. Everyone professes to bewilderment. I honestly believe none of the 'success factors' counts if you don't have a sense of self-worth. It's usually, imho, the nicest, most decent people that are badly affected by consequence of them having a talent or skill. I have seen this a lot in the industry I work in. The usual accusation is 'self-destruction'. Such a convenient 'label'. 'Strong' people are not supposed to admit to weakness and so, keep putting a brave face on, not wanting to 'let people down' or be judged 'selfish' for feeling like shit....because they have everything to live for........doncha know. They usually put everyone else's well-being before their own. On the other hand, those bereft of talent and decent values but in possession of an overinflated sense of worth are usually much more resilient. The thick and the emotionally unintelligent, the truly selfish let it all wash over them. Survival of the fittest? Depends how you define it.
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Post by skywalkher on Mar 27, 2017 19:13:36 GMT -1
A friend of mine chukked himself aff it in at the start of August - dont think the barriers would have put him aff - jist slowed him doon a bit. No one knows why either, as the guy had everything to live for aye it slows you down just enough so that somebody can phone down the police on you. It's what happened today. Apparently my yellow wellies i was planning to jump off with, weren't the appropriate shoewear since they got spotted quite fast. So police came, they took me to NHS, had to speak to this lady which was like 'are you sure there's nothing bothering you?' 'nah mate, the only thing bothering me is the high fencing on the Erskine Bridge. Can i go home now?' I'm home now. I need to find a different bridge with less surveillance and make sure i don't wear anything yellow.
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