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...
Ironically, as you say, exercise and getting out and doing things has been proven to help many, so there may be some merit in that statement regardless - at least to a small percentage of sufferers.
Cheers TT
Hunter257 wrote:
Ironically, as you say, exercise and getting out and doing things has been proven to help many, so there may be some merit in that statement regardless - at least to a small percentage of sufferers.
Cheers TT
What helped me was buying a gun and going out shooting - go figure, but it got me off my arse, out and about and feeling the sunshine again
mickb wrote:I think part of the problem having returned to suburban life after so long away, is that everyone is acting like dicks these days. I couldn't believe how smart ass workplaces have gotten. Very loose language between people, disguided as jokes and pisstakes, but words can hurt. Its like the smartass or rude d**khead has become the alpha-male. You see one guy running his mouth and he ruins the mood of the whole workplace -and he is untouchable. A lot of comments I see people making would earn you a quick smack in the mouth in the 80's.
I'm glad I am semi-retired to be honest and dont have to put up with it. Bloody amazed at what happened to Australia when I was gone. Can't speak your mind now, apparently emotions beat facts, fantasy genders have become science and everyone acting like highschool kids at work. Even the people they interview on the news sound like the dumbest person they could find in the street lol. What the hell happened to conservative articulate aussies?
No wonder folks are getting depressed and anxious, someone re-arranged society on you.