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👨‍🦼 10.10. World Health Day 💗

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  • doncoyote
    doncoyote Posts: 87 Level 3
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    Depression (for those who haven’t experienced it) is very different from just being sad or having a bad day. It can seriously affect every part of you: emotional, mental, and physical. It disrupts your life. Those who don’t know what it is like sometimes tell their loved ones things like, “just try smiling more” etc. They mean well, but that is not helpful.

    Therapists are trained to help one cope better - just talking things out with a non-judgemental 3rd party can improve things. They are also taught to see when a person might benefit from a psychiatrist for medications (or other treatments, biofeedback, acupuncture, Electronic Brain Stimulation).

    Mental health challenges often involve unbalanced brain chemistry. That doesn’t mean “it’s all in your head.” Hitting your thumb with a hammer also disrupts brain chemistry, that doesn’t make the pain less real! Needing antidepressants(etc) is no different for such folks as diabetics needing insulin.

    I wish @fabke and anyone else needing it the best. As I have a few areas of my mental health requiring medicinal support, I know what it’s like, and that it can get better.

    PS I am hiring an editor to shorten my posts to reasonable sizes, resumes welcome! 😬

  • fabke
    fabke Posts: 3,970 Pro Player 👑
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    Thanks for your kind words @doncoyote

    I didn't understand real depression till I got 24 years old, I had it before 1 day or when I was 16. So I didn't understood people who had it, I got it real bad around 26 a 27 years.

    And I have to leave with it. Tried a lot of therapy and it helps. So I'm going to phone for a 3rd part, that is the easiest way. There's was a lot of insecurity in my life from when I was young and that's make me not loving myself.

    PS I was a good accountant and secretary.

  • CassD
    CassD Posts: 18,516 Level 5
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    Hi @doncoyote and thank you. There are times when a message needs to be lengthy and this is one of them.

    A dear friend in the public eye suffered a complete physical and mental breakdown and is slowly on the way to recovery with excellent help, although it certainly has not been easy for him or his family.

    @fabke and others in the same situation - I do hope and pray that @doncoyote has given you encouragement.

  • WendyG78
    WendyG78 Posts: 244 Pro Player 👑
    edited October 2021
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    @CassD 💌 I completely agree. Sometimes you just have to say it all💕@doncoyote that was very well said, I believe it will help some people alot towards understanding the issues we can face at times.💞@fabke I know what it's like to struggle with those things inside, and to feel like you have to hide everything away. It's hard to deal with, & hard to talk about.😔 I've been on both sides of the rope playing tug-a-war, as always wanting to help family and friends, as well as going through it myself. 💚I know this sounds cliche

    But time really does help heal. 💌😘💞🥰sending you and whoever else needs it Lots of Love. 💕May it help guide to balance within ☯️💚☮💞🥰

  • WendyG78
    WendyG78 Posts: 244 Pro Player 👑
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  • tokasa13
    tokasa13 Posts: 252 Level 3
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    Happy World Mental Health Day


  • fabke
    fabke Posts: 3,970 Pro Player 👑
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    Thanks @Elsa

    Thanks @doncoyote @CassD for your kind words. The one is harder then the other. But everybody reacts different

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