Happy Mental Health Awareness Day to you too, and indeed to all

I'm in two minds - see what I did there? - about how open to be about my own mental health, which as has probably been realised isn't great. I have a major depressive disorder (have had for decades, the drugs work sometimes and I'm just getting to grips with a new one). Sometimes I can cope - well enough to hold down fairly senior jobs for years at a time. Sometimes I can't; I spent about six months this year mostly in bed.

I've almost outed myself on Facebook several times, but have been held back from fear of it seeming like indulgent First-World narcissism.

There are some #smallthings you can do to help people you know whose mental health isn't great just now: User Posted Link - there's no need to worry about finding the right thing to say or that something you say inadvertently will be triggering or insensitive. There's no need to feel you "own" our issues or are responsible for our moods - you're not, that's our illness. Just being normal around folks like me helps.

Well, as normal as us wrathers can manage, anway :-)

Posted By: Old Man on October 10th 2015 at 11:58:14

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Happy Mental Health Awareness Day Fellow Wrathers (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Oct 10, 11:46:08
- This (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Oct 10, 14:08:43
- Vmt, (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 12:48:58
- Happy Mental Health Awareness Day to you too, and indeed to all (General Chat) - Old Man, Oct 10, 11:58:14
  - chapeau! OM (General Chat) - shoddy, Oct 10, 16:54:46
  - Wouldn't have guessed that at all tbh, you're a top bloke though and i very much respect y (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 15:07:51
  - I outed my bipolar recently to all close friends and colleagues (General Chat) - CauldRon, Oct 10, 15:05:30
    - People would be surprised how much of an effect it can have you. (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Oct 10, 15:11:06
      - It's a bugger that's for sure (General Chat) - CauldRon, Oct 10, 15:21:09
  - Big hugs x (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Oct 10, 14:36:40
- one would suggest that (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 10, 11:57:10
  - Jesus Christ. Some people. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 10, 13:08:34
  - There may be some truth in your joke :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Oct 10, 11:58:47

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