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A popular young man sadly took his own life in Merthyr on Sunday night. 22 years old.
With winter coming I really do fear there things are going to get worse.
It's obviously much worse for people who live alone. And it's going to get harder as the weather gets colder. I'm lucky to have my family around me and we've been able to have friends over to hang out in the garden all spring/summer. It must be hard to be stuck in alone, with little money, no means of transport etc. I can see how that could easily get on top of you.
Would anyone be interested if I set up a zoom meeting so that everyone could just chat shit and have a beer online?
If so I'd like it to be a non-judgemental safe space, so no politics and no religion (nowt controversial), where you can talk about what's going on in your life etc... Happy to arrange a regular meeting if useful.
I'd jump in mate. Don't drink but would partakeOriginally Posted by rs3100
Sorry to hear that. Hopefully this period will be over soon so try and focus on that. Watching the endless news scaremongering isn’t good, lots of oldies I know my mums age (70’s or 80’s) have stopped watching it. It’s just too much for them. I gave it a miss back in April and found life much easier. I dont think We have ever lived in a period of such mis information, it’s almost as if you can’t believe anything anyone says anymore. It’s not good for society as a whole, like Trump and his fake news philosophy.
Working from home and missing that social interaction is an absolute killer for some, whereas others I know seem to love it.
Keep your chin up.....
Shocking to hear, it can’t be easy being that age at the moment with so many of the jobs that age group would do collapsing (bars, shops, cinema, restaurants, hotels etc)
It's been a tough year, following all the arguments and from Brexit. I have noticed that people are much more argumentative and vocal than previously, i've got a mate who is forever arguing on Twitter face book everything, and losing his shit over stuff that he has no control over. I think social media maybe adding to the problem, people stuck at home bored and arguing for the sake of it, so i don't think it generally helps?
People haven't become argumentative, I don't agree....see what I did there.
You're right though, I've deleted all forms of social media, aside from LinkedIn and feel a million times better.
Arguing with Sludge has kept me busy in lockdown
Spot on about news scaremongering, Failsonline headline today telling us there's been 400plus new infections, but if you read a lot further down over a hundred don't even reside in Wales. Then you have Dripford and his daft sidekick talking about banning students going home for xmas and quarantining people entering Wales from England. What next Checkpoint Charlie on the M4 and Stasi patrolling Severn tunnel junction East Berlin cold war style? No wonder people are so depressed about the future.
Let's not turn this thread into one of those eh, there's plentySpot on about news scaremongering, Failsonline headline today telling us there's been 400plus new infections, but if you read a lot further down over a hundred don't even reside in Wales. Then you have Dripford and his daft sidekick talking about banning students going home for xmas and quarantining people entering Wales from England. What next Checkpoint Charlie on the M4 and Stasi patrolling Severn tunnel junction East Berlin cold war style? No wonder people are so depressed about the future.
Thats so sad, suicide is the leading cause of death for males under 45 , more than cancer , road accidents etc
Yet the funding put into mental health for men is next to nothing
Poor lad
too right
Is heavy metal off the table ?
I have lost some battles but I will win the warArguing with Sludge has kept me busy in lockdown
There was a cartoon in one of the papers where joke was about choosing to take a break from being well informed in order to stay sane. I wouldn't suggest switching off completely forever but definitely agree with taking a break.
Not on my watch
Aye , dads armyNot on my watch
Step aside , cardiff are in town
A bloke said that to me up in Bradford near the train station when he thought I was one of the ointment gang
I shit myself to be honest
Osmium and iridium?
no French please
Does (avoid conflict ) effect posting on here 🤔 👀
It was probably the moustache, or maybe the flared trousers. Easily confused for a Yorkshireman.
His best mate also committed suicide in the summer. It’s a worrying trend amongst younger people it seems, and I do think social media plays it’s part.
Social media is relentless and obviously the main influencer in today's society. The younger generation are obviously more embroiled with whatever is on it and it exerts more pressure on individuals.
I know older lads who have lost their box due to stuff on facebook, someone who is vulnerable can be easily influenced in doing harm to themselves particularly if they're unwell.
The positive I suppose is that access to relevant services is easily available.
Undoubtedly. There's no escape, even if it's not bullying or negative news, people are surrounded by other people displaying (often) false depictions of their lives which can lead to people unfavourably comparing themselves to their peers when it's not a true comparison.
Glad it wasn't around when I was a teenager tbh
100%
This pursuit of perfection is extremely worrying. Social media has taken the old phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" to crazy levels.
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