[AntisthenesDogger]

Should probably be named; The sometimes Depressive society. So many different problems on here.

Anyway I think it will last around a month? This thread, until we need a new one that is.

[ViceVersa]

I'm trying, I really am trying..

[Sabertooth]

Hai guise.

I read over the discussion at the end of the previous thread and it was interesting (kind of made me question whether I should post on this one actually but here I am...), anyway, I think it's good that people with all sorts of problems can post in an area where people are sympathetic or have similar symptoms. I mean many people don't just have 1 clear thing, there is a lot of overlap with symptoms and stuff so I think someone with mental illness X could offer advice to someone with mental illness Y in certain areas.

With that in mind, I think perhaps the way forward might be to have a mental health thread where people with depression can continue to post but people with psychosis, personality disorders and bipolar would be welcome too. I don't think the diagnosises are altogether entirely different so I think one thread for all of them could actually work quite well. And given the amount of attention the depsoc gets atm I don't think a new thread would be all that unruly, I think we'd get similar sorts of numbers on it.

Anyway, just my 2c.

[AntisthenesDogger]

(Original post by Sabertooth)
Hai guise.

I read over the discussion at the end of the previous thread and it was interesting (kind of made me question whether I should post on this one actually but here I am...), anyway, I think it's good that people with all sorts of problems can post in an area where people are sympathetic or have similar symptoms. I mean many people don't just have 1 clear thing, there is a lot of overlap with symptoms and stuff so I think someone with mental illness X could offer advice to someone with mental illness Y in certain areas.

With that in mind, I think perhaps the way forward might be to have a mental health thread where people with depression can continue to post but people with psychosis, personality disorders and bipolar would be welcome too. I don't think the diagnosises are altogether entirely different so I think one thread for all of them could actually work quite well. And given the amount of attention the depsoc gets atm I don't think a new thread would be all that unruly, I think we'd get similar sorts of numbers on it.

Anyway, just my 2c.

Don't think like that.

I personally think it's a bad idea to separate the "problems" into different threads. This serves the same purpose, par the naming isn't too apt. If it was called "The mental health society" no one would be thinking of splitting the niche.

And I don't think it will serve to better the people that post on here either, whether they have diagnosed depression, are bipolar, have full blown personality orders. What do any of us do? The same thing as everyone else. We complain about our problems and get contemplation from it, or re-assurance from fellow sufferers. It just seems more elitist to me than beneficial for anyone. There wouldn't be a change in the discourse at all, par half of us with bipolar and disorders will be in one thread, and another with depression another.

[ViceVersa]

(Original post by Sabertooth)
Hai guise.

I read over the discussion at the end of the previous thread and it was interesting (kind of made me question whether I should post on this one actually but here I am...), anyway, I think it's good that people with all sorts of problems can post in an area where people are sympathetic or have similar symptoms. I mean many people don't just have 1 clear thing, there is a lot of overlap with symptoms and stuff so I think someone with mental illness X could offer advice to someone with mental illness Y in certain areas.

With that in mind, I think perhaps the way forward might be to have a mental health thread where people with depression can continue to post but people with psychosis, personality disorders and bipolar would be welcome too. I don't think the diagnosises are altogether entirely different so I think one thread for all of them could actually work quite well. And given the amount of attention the depsoc gets atm I don't think a new thread would be all that unruly, I think we'd get similar sorts of numbers on it.

Anyway, just my 2c.

Thank you so much.

[ViceVersa]

(Original post by AntisthenesDogger)
Don't think like that.

I personally think it's a bad idea to separate the "problems" into different threads. This serves the same purpose, par the naming isn't too apt. If it was called "The mental health society" no one would be thinking of splitting the niche.

And I don't think it will serve to better the people that post on here either, whether they have diagnosed depression, are bipolar, have full blown personality orders. What do any of us do? The same thing as everyone else. We complain about our problems and get contemplation from it, or re-assurance from fellow sufferers. It just seems more elitist to me than beneficial for anyone. There wouldn't be a change in the discourse at all, par half of us with bipolar and disorders will be in one thread, and another with depression another.

No one is talking of splitting everything into separate threads, the point we're making is that we are thinking of a general thread with everything in it. Read Sabers second paragraph I bolded.

[AntisthenesDogger]

(Original post by ViceVersa)
No one is talking of splitting everything into separate threads, the point we're making is that we are thinking of a general thread with everything in it. Read Sabers second paragraph I bolded.

The way I read it in the last pages of the final thread seemed otherwise. But I guess that could work? I don't know. Do people feel ostracized by the name? I don't and I'm not clinically depressed, I'm bipolar and have a borderline disorder.

Maybe we should look into it more. Or maybe I'm being too analytic.

Eurgh I don't know. Going to go and eat too much to care.

[CherryCherryBoomBoom]

Sorry if I'm missing something here, but I'm not sure I completely understand the need for a new thread/name? Don't most of the different mental illnesses that people who post in here have, whether that's traditional clinical depression, PTSD, BPD, bipolar, etc, all have elements of depression anyway, therefore they all pretty much fit fine in this thread as it is, no?

I don't mean to offend or anything, I'm just querying for some further explanation.

[rmhumphries]

Hi guys ^_^

Please be careful about becoming anonymous, do it once and you may find it hard to stop

(Original post by The_Male_Melons)
It is not about me. I am just expecting that I am going to do **** in my degree. So don't want anyone to find out. Was wondering if someone else goes out of their way to find out what I got- can they find out my degree classification?

Usually pass lists are put up in your school, meaning anyone can see your degree classification for 2 days or whatever.

(Original post by Alofleicester)
Over 21's I reckon.

I'm old

(Original post by ViceVersa)
Can we make bets on how long everyone thinks this thread will last till we need a new one?

23rd September 2012 is when the new thread will be created *nods*

[rmhumphries]

(Original post by ParadoxSocks)
I am hurt by your acquisitions! I want to see you both equally Wolf's socks don't even come into it.

**

I stupidly postponed my doctor's appointment this morning and now I have to wait until Thursday. My project day is on Wednesday and I have to see the hellwench at the doctor's instead of the nice one. Last time she said I was very selfish for not recovering. And now I won't have anything to take the edge of the urge to run and hide or anything. I do this to myself

Will PM you during next week to arrange when we meet, yes?

Can you not go and see the duty doctor on Monday? Just tell the receptionist it is urgent, and you don't want to talk to her about it.

(Original post by ParadoxSocks)
I get that sometimes. If I'm lying in the bath and I can't see the floor I'll keep sitting up to make sure nothing is crouching near the bath. Hope it passes soon because it really does suck!

Same here with shower curtain, along with things such as needing to keep checking that my door actually is locked.

[Lewk]

Don't you just get fed up when you are outright rejected by 'friends'? Went upstairs where some of my housemates were chatting to return something one of them left in my room and they just completely ignored me and I felt a strong sense that my presence was unwanted. And they were talking about games so it's not like I walked into anything private. I'm suprised cos I have been much more cheery and energetic today :/ normally they are excused since I am usually miserable & lethargic, very undesirable traits in a friend i'm sure.
I wish I could one day be that person who people 'come to' instead of it always being the other way round.

[avhhs]

Hi everyone Nice to start a new thread

Anyway, really not feeling good right now , because of my dad . Wish he'd understand my feelings

[bullettheory]

(Original post by ViceVersa)
I'm trying, I really am trying..

[Noodlzzz]

Unfortunately I can't edit the name but I think a MH thread is deffo the way forward. If a mod would like to change it?

[sunfowers01]

I thought I´d introduce myself. I posted on the previos thread a little bit.

Hope everyone is doing OK.

[Delain]

Feeling low today contemplating my self-worth and the fact I'm 26 without a job to show for myself let alone a career. I went for interview yesterday and they said they'd call me the same day but never did. I can't remember the name of the agency and I have too many numbers in my phone from agencies calling me to remember which one it is. I fail so bad. -.-

[Webberino]

(Original post by diamonddust)
Hey guys.

(Original post by Anonymous)
Anon #2 for the third time! Happy new thread!

Hope everybody is OK

How are you?

(Original post by SciFiBoy)
thinking about self referring to the local MIND thing actually, feel like I need support, but I am on a 3 month waiting list for therapy and counselling probably will take time as well so idk maybe that will help, not self referred to something like that before though so anxious about maybe doing so!

just need to not feel like I do really, I can't live like this for the next 5 months till I go back to Uni, and I want to go back to Uni better anyway cause I was really struggling before I had to intermit.

Sounds like a good idea, hope it goes well!

(Original post by Anonymous)
Worst day in a long time. Feel scared to live

What's up?

(Original post by Lewk)
Don't you just get fed up when you are outright rejected by 'friends'? Went upstairs where some of my housemates were chatting to return something one of them left in my room and they just completely ignored me and I felt a strong sense that my presence was unwanted. And they were talking about games so it's not like I walked into anything private. I'm suprised cos I have been much more cheery and energetic today :/ normally they are excused since I am usually miserable & lethargic, very undesirable traits in a friend i'm sure.
I wish I could one day be that person who people 'come to' instead of it always being the other way round.

People just suck sometimes.

(Original post by avhhs)
Hi everyone Nice to start a new thread

Anyway, really not feeling good right now , because of my dad . Wish he'd understand my feelings

What happened?

(Original post by sunfowers01)
I thought I´d introduce myself. I posted on the previos thread a little bit.

Hope everyone is doing OK.

(Original post by Delain)
Feeling low today contemplating my self-worth and the fact I'm 26 without a job to show for myself let alone a career. I went for interview yesterday and they said they'd call me the same day but never did. I can't remember the name of the agency and I have too many numbers in my phone from agencies calling me to remember which one it is. I fail so bad. -.-

Sounds like you are really trying, you should be proud of that. You'll get something, just have to keep going.

[Delain]

(Original post by Webberino)
Sounds like you are really trying, you should be proud of that. You'll get something, just have to keep going.

Thanks for saying so. It's just incredibly defeating when you've dropped out of 3 separate Universities in the past, not to mention only really had temp jobs. It took me 14 months to find my last job and I was so pleased to have a permanent job at last. Then they found out they weren't going to get funding for the year so had to let people go. Of course I was one of them. I'm back to square one again, in fact less than that because it feels like I'm on a gigantic mountain of garbage and anytime I remotely get to the top, something knocks me back down again then the mountain gets bigger. I'm sick of struggling and being knocked back repeatedly, when will it end?

[Webberino]

(Original post by Delain)
Thanks for saying so. It's just incredibly defeating when you've dropped out of 3 separate Universities in the past, not to mention only really had temp jobs. It took me 14 months to find my last job and I was so pleased to have a permanent job at last. Then they found out they weren't going to get funding for the year so had to let people go. Of course I was one of them. I'm back to square one again, in fact less than that because it feels like I'm on a gigantic mountain of garbage and anytime I remotely get to the top, something knocks me back down again then the mountain gets bigger. I'm sick of struggling and being knocked back repeatedly, when will it end?

I know, must be hard, but you should give yourself some credit, you've had it tough. You got a permanent job before and you'll get one again. You'll get there.

[Delain]

(Original post by Webberino)
I know, must be hard, but you should give yourself some credit, you've had it tough. You got a permanent job before and you'll get one again. You'll get there.

Thanks for your support, that's really nice of you to say.

I just had a call about a part-time job. It's for 6 months, 12 hours a week but the hourly rate is pretty good. It'd fit in well around my Open University course too.