Lockdown/Mental Health

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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 plenty

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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.

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

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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.

too right

Is heavy metal off the table ?

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Arguing with Sludge has kept me busy in lockdown

I have lost some battles but I will win the war

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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.

[J R Hartley]

I have lost some battles but I will win the war

Not on my watch

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Not on my watch

Aye , dads army

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

[rs3100]

too right

Is heavy metal off the table ?

Osmium and iridium?

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Osmium and iridium?

no French please

[life on mars]

exercise , healthy diet , avoid conflict or major decisions if possible etc

Exercise is the cornerstone

Does (avoid conflict ) effect posting on here 🤔 👀

[J R Hartley]

Aye , dads army

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

It was probably the moustache, or maybe the flared trousers. Easily confused for a Yorkshireman.

[J R Hartley]

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

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.

[Jordi Culé]

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.

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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.

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

[J R Hartley]

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

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This pursuit of perfection is extremely worrying. Social media has taken the old phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" to crazy levels.

[MOZZER2]

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This pursuit of perfection is extremely worrying. Social media has taken the old phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" to crazy levels.

ditto

[NYCBlue]

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.

People not being well informed is what they want. That's how you got Boris and Brexit. That's how we got Trump.

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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.

Terrible

There was a spate of suicides among the young in bridgend several years ago

Men under 45 are very vulnerable to suicide

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It was probably the moustache, or maybe the flared trousers. Easily confused for a Yorkshireman.

I was dressed in a blue hoodie

Jeans

White trainers, ccfc pin badge

When I showed him that he said we are here to the business are you in ? I said I am just going to get some money out of the bank, see you later and then mingled in with the shoppers in boots

Hard-core

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The #BluebirdsCharity and @CardiffCityFC support #WorldMentalHealthDay!#Bluebirds, #DoOneThing - be there for others and yourself. Look after your mental health!��#CityAsOne pic.twitter.com/pE5an8mjDN

— Cardiff City FC Foundation (@CCFC_Foundation) October 7, 2020

[goats]

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This pursuit of perfection is extremely worrying. Social media has taken the old phrase "keeping up with the Joneses" to crazy levels.

Yeah and to top it off the Jones’ they are aiming to keep up with are mainly faking it on social media, trying to make themselves look minted or having the best time ever, it’s by and large total BS. I’ve known idiots like it, driving around in a Porsche boxter they don’t own, in clothes they bought on the credit card they can’t pay off, anything to present an image of wealth. Unfortunately the young and impressionable fall for it.