Homeless people/addiction.

Maybe some people are stronger than other people and able to rationalize by putting things into perspective. Maybe other people lack cognitive reasoning or the ability to swim to surface, to breath once more. If a gargle of ethanol can make their journey more bearable than fair fooks to that. Is it recomended ..why no.

This is what defines us as human beings, having an assemblance of empathy towards someone clearly in distress, or should we simply kick a man when he's down. The fookwittery of social media can be immense.

One hell of a journey that we all partake and if someone needs a helping hand then why not reach out. A good pal of mine called Winston, or maybe it was Durant once said "be nice to people on your way up because you'll be sure to meet them on the way back down"
 
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I must admit I don't know the answer to mental illness and addiction.
I do know as stated that the Sally Army have some residential rehab centers that are free to use that have cured many many people. Not only for the user but also for his/her family who are lost when a family member becomes a serious addict.
If that family member ends up sleeping rough then that causes a lot more torment for the family and that feeling of "we should do something" ....but what ? Ordinary people have no idea how to handle the situation.

My feeling is that Governments should be doing so much more. Money is being wasted everywhere.
I've recently from my balcony watched the council here build a superyacht mooring, for the likes of Sergie Bryn, Lord Irvine (who was here the other week).
These $600 or 700 million yachts needed somewhere big to moor, so the council build a huge mooring, cost = $125m.

Yes they get some income but it benefits only the super-rich, no benefit to ordinary people, wouldn't that money have been better spent on building a similar facility to the Salvation Army for homeless people, assessing them and giving them the expert help they need ?
The super yacht mooring is only one example there are quite a few more.

That, as far as I'm concerned, is the only way to add a solution to this growing problem.
The trouble is homeless people are seen as worthless, they don't even vote. They are seen as pathetic lazy trash who should "get a grip" "show some backbone". etc etc.
 
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My own addiction has been food, I'm far too heavy (17st at 34) and it's because I have easy access to takeaways and I'm far too lazy sometimes to cook after work. It was 10x worse during COVID where I'd have 3 takeaways a week because I was working from home all day and couldn't be bothered to cook afterwards. That sounds ridiculous as I had more time available so maybe it was stress, no idea.

I've got back into the habit of cooking and I'm doing a lot more exercise but it's a slog and at this time of year it's just too easy to fall back into the old habits.

The one thing that has really helped me is being back in the office once or twice a week because it has given me some confidence and a bit of purpose in the week. I thought I was 100% behind WFH but now I'm definitely for a 50/50 approach because it is not good for us as humans. If it wasn't for the horrible commute then I'd be 100% in the office every single day if I could.
 
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My own addiction has been food, I'm far too heavy (17st at 34) and it's because I have easy access to takeaways and I'm far too lazy sometimes to cook after work. It was 10x worse during COVID where I'd have 3 takeaways a week because I was working from home all day and couldn't be bothered to cook afterwards. That sounds ridiculous as I had more time available so maybe it was stress, no idea.

I've got back into the habit of cooking and I'm doing a lot more exercise but it's a slog and at this time of year it's just too easy to fall back into the old habits.

The one thing that has really helped me is being back in the office once or twice a week because it has given me some confidence and a bit of purpose in the week. I thought I was 100% behind WFH but now I'm definitely for a 50/50 approach because it is not good for us as humans. If it wasn't for the horrible commute then I'd be 100% in the office every single day if I could.
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You’ve acknowledged the problem and have taken steps to address it. That is an important step! Keep going inbetween! It’s about changing your habits and you will get there. It’s a bad eating habit and like any habit it can be changed. Maybe, join a group with similar goals? It’ll be easier to keep motivated and give you confidence in what you’re trying to achieve. All the best and Good luck.
 
I remember the Vinny K testimonial and Manchester's drive to tackle homelessness under the stewardship of the Mayor of Manc. Seems like every scrap of good takes two steps back as the vulnerable land a blow from Brexit, COVID-19 and a bucketful of other injustices. Every circumstance is unique and some share parallels but it is a huge disgrace that the UK and especially the north has so many homeless people. There are too many schemes and programmes, charities and such, that one uniformed government level programme could solve. But, do they want it? Do they eck! This country needs leveling up, because right now it is leveling down. People are being hammered socially, emotionally and financially. How can this government and society expect improvements without direct intervention, leadership and options that will bring hope. Traveling to Copenhagen and Dortmund with City, around the Netherlands and other places, it is dreadfully apparent that the UK is a fractured and unstable country with an outdated political system. It's also woeful that celebrity, populism and iconic status stands head and shoulders in the media above social care, conservation, development of sustainability and opportunity to diversify education. It won't be fixed overnight and at the minute there are dark days ahead with no visible leadership, other than those who claw and grasp stuff away. Homelessness will rise. How can we stop it?!

On a plus note, I am trying to donate bedding, jackets and winter clothing to the needy. I'd do more, but I can't wrap my head around the whole thing. Some things are too big for individuals.
 
Almost everyone put on a few pounds during lockdown I’ve walked round our back garden every single day even when it’s raining for the past three years.
“Round and round the garden like a ???” In lockdown we sat out freezing just to be closer to our family

I don’t know what depression is like or addiction I just hope that people suffering can get help it sounds dreadful “a blackness” that people go through, after a breakdown a friend of mine split with his wife and children and ended up alone
That was enough he started crying all the time was off work the fact he had an affair that caused the split is incidental. He didn’t want to live but his parents pulled him through.

Now he’s moved on with a new partner. It was the loss of his children that tipped him over the edge but eventually he has joint access and they are tolerant of each other if you don’t have a network of family and your on your own it’s the pits
If you need to talk to someone even if it’s a stranger “talk club” on Twitter is a new thing I’ve heard of for people on the edge. ‘Your too good for giving up ‘
 
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Almost everyone put on a few pounds during lockdown I’ve walked round our back garden every single day even when it’s raining for the past three years.
“Round and round the garden like a ???” In lockdown we sat out freezing just to be closer to our family

I don’t know what depression is like or addiction I just hope that people suffering can get help it sounds dreadful “a blackness” that people go through, after a breakdown a friend of mine split with his wife and children and ended up alone
That was enough he started crying all the time was off work the fact he had an affair that caused the split is incidental. He didn’t want to live but his parents pulled him through.

Now he’s moved on with a new partner. It was the loss of his children that tipped him over the edge but eventually he has joint access and they are tolerant of each other if you don’t have a network of family and your on your own it’s the pits
If you need to talk to someone even if it’s a stranger “talk club” on Twitter is a new thing I’ve heard of for people on the edge. ‘Your too good for giving up ‘
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i walk up and down my huge garden as many times as possible , cant do anything else but just doing that is great for clearing the head , the colder day and the least clothes as is decent

defo no pics , lol
 
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