i used to think that about family and friends etc of people in his state

but tbf, it's a pretty impossible job, short of sacrificing everything else you do to make sure they turn their life around properly

one hell of a commitment, and yes ideally it should happen, but more often than not, their "support" network just doesn't/can't go far enough to ensure the reversal of their demise (it would seem)

Posted By: essexcanaryOTBC on July 21st 2013 at 14:05:49

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old news?! gazza charged with assault and being d&d on 2 accounts- blokes killing himself (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 13:55:57
- on the other side (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:24:25
- I hate to day it (General Chat) - Darren Eadie, Jul 21, 14:20:12
  - would not surprise me in the slightest (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:25:21
  - yeah see my post above... (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:21:31
- wow (General Chat) - pants, Jul 21, 14:13:36
  - it was a short-term fix to delay the inevitable (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:19:46
  - fucking hell.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:18:30
    - One of them, but George Best and Amy Winehouse spring to mind as well (General Chat) - scruffy, Jul 21, 14:27:29
      - yep! (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:28:09
- what he needs is someone strong enough to help him back on the (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:01:46
  - I think someone needs to want to change as well (General Chat) - scruffy, Jul 21, 14:12:51
    - agree with that also (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:18:50
      - yep (General Chat) - scruffy, Jul 21, 14:24:06
        
        very true (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:27:35
  - yep. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:03:38
    - their suffering is probably on the same scale as his I reckon (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 21, 14:15:16
    - i used to think that about family and friends etc of people in his state (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:05:49
      - plus whatever he's dealing with now probably extends back to when he was a young up and (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:08:09
      - it would seem that way.... and with each 'misdemeanor' (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:07:15
        
        agree! (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:10:31
        
        yes, it all seems to reactive rather than preventitive.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:16:33
        
        There is, people can be sectioned (and Gazza has in the past) (General Chat) - scruffy, Jul 21, 14:53:10
        
        When you've got an addiction of that nature (General Chat) - Old Man, Jul 21, 14:14:19
        
        it's also something that is so much easier to deal with early (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:21:23
        
        A hard one, because in early stages (General Chat) - pants, Jul 21, 14:37:29
        
        it's still quite easy to see when some people's behaviour is starting to (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jul 21, 14:48:33
- He seems beyond help I'm afraid. (n/m) (General Chat) - Hulk Rules, Jul 21, 14:00:21
  - seems so. think he's determined to end up like george best. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Jul 21, 14:01:12

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