Homeless people/addiction.

I enjoyed reading the Original Post on this thread until it was hijacked by a moron(@ChicagoBlue). We all face struggles and I don’t think anyone should judge another person who is battling mental health. Unfortunately, the poster above represents a dangerous mind set and partly explains the pain and suffering humans can inflict on each other.

I hope anyone who is struggling can find the strength to continue. Get the help you need and don’t be ashamed. It takes a strong person to ask for help. If anyone is reading this thread and is alone or feeling depressed then don’t hesitate and send a me a dm. We are a blue community, well apart from the rag/dipper interlopers -:).

Good luck blues.

Edit: I said enjoy at the start of the post however reading it back I used the wrong word. Sad story and a hard read in parts. Anyway, wanted to clear that up incase it was interpreted wrongly.
 
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wolviedinho said:
I enjoyed reading the Original Post on this thread until it was hijacked by a moron(@ChicagoBlue). We all face struggles and I don’t think anyone should judge another person who is battling mental health. Unfortunately, the poster above represents a dangerous mind set and partly explains the pain and suffering humans can inflict on each other.

I hope anyone who is struggling can find the strength to continue. Get the help you need and don’t be ashamed. It takes a strong person to ask for help. If anyone is reading this thread and is alone or feeling depressed then don’t hesitate and send a me a dm. We are a blue community, well apart from the rag/dipper interlopers -:).

Good luck blues.
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Thanks for getting this back on track, this kind of thread comes and goes on here , I guess we're a largely grateful fanbase . Everton fans website has a permanent one re depression which for all the natural urge to criticise scousers really does show them or at least the blue half at their best.
 
wolviedinho said:
I enjoyed reading the Original Post on this thread until it was hijacked by a moron(@ChicagoBlue). We all face struggles and I don’t think anyone should judge another person who is battling mental health. Unfortunately, the poster above represents a dangerous mind set and partly explains the pain and suffering humans can inflict on each other.

I hope anyone who is struggling can find the strength to continue. Get the help you need and don’t be ashamed. It takes a strong person to ask for help. If anyone is reading this thread and is alone or feeling depressed then don’t hesitate and send a me a dm. We are a blue community, well apart from the rag/dipper interlopers -:).

Good luck blues.

Edit: I said enjoy at the start of the post however reading it back I used the wrong word. Sad story and a hard read in parts. Anyway, wanted to clear that up incase it was interpreted wrongly.
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“Hijacked”?
“Moron”?
“Dangerous mindset”?

GFY you clueless fuck and enjoy the circle jerk this turned into amongst yourselves.
 
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This opinion that we make the wrong or right choice I dont agree with.
I think it's in your genes your makeup or even your surrounding.
Some people are addicted to fags, booze, gambling etc.
I am lucky am not that way, I could have the view with someone who gambles that they are weak as I dont gamble never placed a bet. But that view would be wrong.

Some people are lucky or strong enough to turn it around, or have the family support network. Some people arent.

The man in the OP lost every thing abit like me. But thank god I was lucky I had a great family network, they had money to help me find somewhere to live and eat. I was lucky I have never been a drinker, gambler or into drugs. I was very lucky but without that help and support network I really dont know were I would have ended up. To wake up one morning to being homeless, a broken marriage is very scary, than to lose your job as well. That is very scary when your world just falls about in a matter of weeks

We are all wired differently, some strong willed some not so. A sign of a good society is one that cares for it's less fortunate in society. Sadly society seems to be getting less caring and more at blame.

I see a lady in town every day, see has mental health problems she is about 60. She pushes a pram with a cuddle toy in, she talks out loud to herself, she drinks cans on the bench. I dont know her history but I think she lost her baby. Has she made the wrong decision or just couldnt cope with the lose ?

She doesnt cause any problems in town but people who dont know her give her funny looks.

As I said earlier 'there but for the grace of God'
 
I suffered (suffer?) with depression and can recognise when I am starting to descend into the darkness.
In my case I know that alcohol is part of the problem, so I don't drink a great deal these days.
(Sat alone in a pub nursing a pint and feeling the world is against me is such a waste of time.)
I know from personal experience that when I've had a few beers that I am likely to feel down for a day or three and it takes time to get on a 'normal' level mentally. BUT I KNOW, that this state of mind is only temporary and I will come out of it.
I'm not going to moralise and urge people to stop (good luck to whoever does) and I will never stop entirely, but I am aware of the effects it has on me and I am careful these days.
(As a footnote, coffee makes me edgy and I get palpitations from it sometimes.)
Perhaps it is the ingredients used in some drinks that play a part and not just the alcohol....
 
give it to gordon said:
This opinion that we make the wrong or right choice I dont agree with.
I think it's in your genes your makeup or even your surrounding.
Some people are addicted to fags, booze, gambling etc.
I am lucky am not that way, I could have the view with someone who gambles that they are weak as I dont gamble never placed a bet. But that view would be wrong.

Some people are lucky or strong enough to turn it around, or have the family support network. Some people arent.

The man in the OP lost every thing abit like me. But thank god I was lucky I had a great family network, they had money to help me find somewhere to live and eat. I was lucky I have never been a drinker, gambler or into drugs. I was very lucky but without that help and support network I really dont know were I would have ended up. To wake up one morning to being homeless, a broken marriage is very scary, than to lose your job as well. That is very scary when your world just falls about in a matter of weeks

We are all wired differently, some strong willed some not so. A sign of a good society is one that cares for it's less fortunate in society. Sadly society seems to be getting less caring and more at blame.

I see a lady in town every day, see has mental health problems she is about 60. She pushes a pram with a cuddle toy in, she talks out loud to herself, she drinks cans on the bench. I dont know her history but I think she lost her baby. Has she made the wrong decision or just couldnt cope with the lose ?

She doesnt cause any problems in town but people who dont know her give her funny looks.

As I said earlier 'there but for the grace of God'
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"I think it's in your genes your makeup or even your surrounding."


I think I was trying to make the same point, mate. We can't predict how each individual will behave under such extreme stress.

*Must remember to not write on here after a few joints. ;)
 
I've had some of the best time of my life while on the booze. But if it's being used as a numbing tool , that's another story. They say never judge unless you have walked in their shoes.
 
Today I found out that my brother and best mate passed away . He wasn’t just an alcoholic but also had gambling and drug problems .
He left home at 16 to join the racing stables a job which he loved and was successful in but with it came many pitfalls . Being his big brother I always tried to look out for him but as the years passed I could see where he was heading .
He lived in Sussex so only ever saw him for a few games or a day at the races but I could see all wasn’t good . I tried to talk about his problems but was always told don’t bother me I’m ok . From having a great job to nothing, the drink and drugs finally took over and what ever we tried to do as a family didn’t work and god knows how we tried . Near the end the abuse and violence got to much , my wife and family nobody was safe . I’m sat here now thinking could I have changed things , I don’t know probably not . I’ve lost a few pals through alcohol and now my brother .
RIP Jonny Blue
 
Pablo123 said:
Today I found out that my brother and best mate passed away . He wasn’t just an alcoholic but also had gambling and drug problems .
He left home at 16 to join the racing stables a job which he loved and was successful in but with it came many pitfalls . Being his big brother I always tried to look out for him but as the years passed I could see where he was heading .
He lived in Sussex so only ever saw him for a few games or a day at the races but I could see all wasn’t good . I tried to talk about his problems but was always told don’t bother me I’m ok . From having a great job to nothing, the drink and drugs finally took over and what ever we tried to do as a family didn’t work and god knows how we tried . Near the end the abuse and violence got to much , my wife and family nobody was safe . I’m sat here now thinking could I have changed things , I don’t know probably not . I’ve lost a few pals through alcohol and now my brother .
RIP Jonny Blue
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My condolences on your loss mate..
I can only imagine how you are feeling, these addictions are truly horrible.
It sound's like you did all you could, sadly it seems he didn't want the help on offer. Another sad story.
 
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