Mental Health Week

[bluecat*dancing]

Mental Health Week commences today with World Mental Health Day on October 10th. To those of us with mental illness and those who have loved ones with mental illness, this is a week that  will,hopefully,  continue to break through  stigma and raise awareness, as well as supporting our wellbeing. The message this year is "Mental Health begins with me." Stay safe and be aware that there could be triggers throughout the week.

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/media-centre/events/mental-health-week.aspx

[lyau086]

You have a strange idea of what constitutes a joke if you thought your remark was even remotely funny.

[bluecat*dancing]

I made a joke?

[lyau086]

Sorry...that remark was meant for jessica...

[opmania]

When you said the word mania

Is not always associated with happy

That was very funny:(

[bluecat*dancing]

No probs.

[bluecat*dancing]

Please read what I actually wrote.

[ecar3483]

What made me love my parents all the more was that they lived my disease as much as I did, but as helpless bystanders, and throughout the whole ordeal they never lost faith in me, they never stopped loving me, even when they couldn't understand me.

[*pepe]

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@jessicadazzler wrote:

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@*pepe wrote:

you have that insight yet you still feel your 'joke; was appropriate.

mmmk.

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That particular joke was not directed at you, or anyone else on these boards except ecar. Thank you for showing me that next time, if I want to have a joke with someone, I will have to message them privately.

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try to make any such jokes appropriate....

and yes, if you are on a public discussion board and don't want anyone to comment on what you have posted then contacting a person privately is the way to go.

[cmcoins2000]

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@ecar3483 wrote:

What made me love my parents all the more was that they lived my disease as much as I did, but as helpless bystanders, and throughout the whole ordeal they never lost faith in me, they never stopped loving me, even when they couldn't understand me.

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Why would they Ecar.

They loved you - loving sometimes has nothing to do with understanding.

It is stronger.

[chuk_77]

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@ten*teeny*tiny*toes wrote:

As most of you know, we've been through the wringer with our daughter.

Well we've just had a call from Mental Health...she's done a runner,(again) missing since 9.30 this morning.

I very well understand that roller coaster and the hell and back you were talking about Chameleon.

And it was only last weekend that they called an emegency and transferred her to medical because her bp dropped and heart rate did weird things ( due to malnutrition and refeeding). Her illness is impacting on every aspect of our lives and all consuming. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

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(((teeny)))