bigpete wrote:Who here deals with it?
bladeracer wrote:bigpete wrote:Who here deals with it?
I had it but came through it alive. Scariest thing I've ever experienced and I wouldn't wish it on anybody. I have two close friends that have battled with it since childhood.
bigpete wrote:Noisy,you probably have an inkling as to what's set mine off....
TassieTiger wrote:Kudos for those willing to share their stories. It appears to becoming more prevalent - I’d hazard a guess that most families know intimately at least one person...
Mine stemmed from 10 knee operations over 12 years, that just kept putting me back to rehab therapy again and again and again...for a full on sports / active person, my life was literally turned upside down.
It’s a horrid disease of the mind and it DOES NOT discriminate!!! I know of ppl that have effectively said “it’s Bulldust, why doesn’t he just pull it together, weak bastards” - only for a few years to pass, shoes on the other foot...and then it’s “OMG - I had no idea how this disease worked...help”.
TassieTiger wrote:Kudos for those willing to share their stories. It appears to becoming more prevalent - I’d hazard a guess that most families know intimately at least one person...
Mine stemmed from 10 knee operations over 12 years, that just kept putting me back to rehab therapy again and again and again...for a full on sports / active person, my life was literally turned upside down.
It’s a horrid disease of the mind and it DOES NOT discriminate!!! I know of ppl that have effectively said “it’s Bulldust, why doesn’t he just pull it together, weak bastards” - only for a few years to pass, shoes on the other foot...and then it’s “OMG - I had no idea how this disease worked...help”.
bladeracer wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Kudos for those willing to share their stories. It appears to becoming more prevalent - I’d hazard a guess that most families know intimately at least one person...
Mine stemmed from 10 knee operations over 12 years, that just kept putting me back to rehab therapy again and again and again...for a full on sports / active person, my life was literally turned upside down.
It’s a horrid disease of the mind and it DOES NOT discriminate!!! I know of ppl that have effectively said “it’s Bulldust, why doesn’t he just pull it together, weak bastards” - only for a few years to pass, shoes on the other foot...and then it’s “OMG - I had no idea how this disease worked...help”.
Mine resulted from viral encephalitis that destroyed parts of my brain.
Noisydad wrote:Getting away from toxic people and jobs seems to go a long way toward helping some sufferers and can stop the illness before it takes hold. Hard to get away from debilitating injuries though.
These stressors can creep up without you even noticing. Before I sold the family farm (of 135 years) some 15 years ago I was wondering why I was having multiple nose bleeds per day for years. Within two weeks of getting off the farm they stopped and never returned.
Take notice of what your body is telling you!
bigpete wrote:Noisydad wrote:Getting away from toxic people and jobs seems to go a long way toward helping some sufferers and can stop the illness before it takes hold. Hard to get away from debilitating injuries though.
These stressors can creep up without you even noticing. Before I sold the family farm (of 135 years) some 15 years ago I was wondering why I was having multiple nose bleeds per day for years. Within two weeks of getting off the farm they stopped and never returned.
Take notice of what your body is telling you!
It's a very non toxic person getting away from me due to the influence of their friends that's affecting me at the moment....
Noisydad wrote:Getting away from toxic people and jobs seems to go a long way toward helping some sufferers and can stop the illness before it takes hold. Hard to get away from debilitating injuries though.
These stressors can creep up without you even noticing. Before I sold the family farm (of 135 years) some 15 years ago I was wondering why I was having multiple nose bleeds per day for years. Within two weeks of getting off the farm they stopped and never returned.
Take notice of what your body is telling you!
flutch wrote:bigpete wrote:Noisydad wrote:Getting away from toxic people and jobs seems to go a long way toward helping some sufferers and can stop the illness before it takes hold. Hard to get away from debilitating injuries though.
These stressors can creep up without you even noticing. Before I sold the family farm (of 135 years) some 15 years ago I was wondering why I was having multiple nose bleeds per day for years. Within two weeks of getting off the farm they stopped and never returned.
Take notice of what your body is telling you!
It's a very non toxic person getting away from me due to the influence of their friends that's affecting me at the moment....
dont know the exact details there mate but sounds like there is an imbalance in that relationship dynamic, sounds like you have invested emotions that arent reciprocated. dont let your feelings blind you.
bigpete wrote:Who here deals with it?
TassieTiger wrote:Irony is that it affects the deeper thinkers more so than the blasé - look at history...Winston Churchill referred to his black dog constantly...Kathy Freeman...etc
And Mb - trust me when I say, thousands if not millions have been in the same boat as you, me included - “I just don’t get this bulldust depression s**t, harden up”....and then it hits you from no where...literally.
if your very, VERY lucky, your life may not be touched by it, but only those that have been through it, can truly understand it - words don’t come close.
bigfellascott wrote:
Trust me Pete give em to someone you can trust mate and the spares if you have em too.
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wanneroo wrote:
The disabled vets I work with, the best results they have had is from exercise and nutrition programs, not from therapists or drugs.
mickb wrote:TassieTiger wrote:Irony is that it affects the deeper thinkers more so than the blasé - look at history...Winston Churchill referred to his black dog constantly...Kathy Freeman...etc
And Mb - trust me when I say, thousands if not millions have been in the same boat as you, me included - “I just don’t get this bulldust depression s**t, harden up”....and then it hits you from no where...literally.
if your very, VERY lucky, your life may not be touched by it, but only those that have been through it, can truly understand it - words don’t come close.
Mate you probably got me wrong. I never said the problem doesn't exist.
I was pointing out the fact it seems to be a problem of our times, particularly in the 1st world.
My own opinion is I think our species went from thousand generations of fairly chaotic and difficult environments to relative peace and precision in the 1st world in just 2 generations....
I believe we are hard wired to thrive or resist certain difficulties and without them we develope many other issues. Much like a deep sea fish resists extreme pressure, bring it to the top it blows.
I also believe daily exercise or labouring was a big difference between 'before' and 'now' too. Studies show mental health is improved as much with exercise as with psychotropics. We have entire generations sitting on their butts with guts hanging over their belts for the first time in human history. This is not our natural state.
I will put my foot down opinion wise on one other thing. I dont like all the drugs folks are on since I got back. Psyche and non psyche drugs. I think Big Pharma is taking the population for a ride to be honest and GP's should be doing more of the old style holistic medicine and looking at factors like exercise levels, recreational drugs and again obesity( cant believe how damn fat aussies are now OMFG) rather than scribbling a prescription every 10 minutes...