Midlife crisis.

I know exactly what you mean, in our job more than ever now we are seeing the reality of what this world is becoming, the have and the have nots, the hard working and the downright leeches on society. I despair every time I turn the news on and the people at the top have lost total grasp on the real world and how people are struggling.
There needs to be a fundamental change in how the government run things if it's not to spiral out of control within the next 20 years this country and many others will be fucked. If we want an NHS that people want it needs to be paid for with higher taxes the same with public services and transportation system and roads. This has to be coupled with a bit of tough love 90 % of prescriptions are not paid for in the country at £8 a pop that's a lot of money, the question is why? Things have to change we just need someone with balls at the top.
 
Blue Maverick said:
I know exactly what you mean, in our job more than ever now we are seeing the reality of what this world is becoming, the have and the have nots, the hard working and the downright leeches on society. I despair every time I turn the news on and the people at the top have lost total grasp on the real world and how people are struggling.
There needs to be a fundamental change in how the government run things if it's not to spiral out of control within the next 20 years this country and many others will be fucked. If we want an NHS that people want it needs to be paid for with higher taxes the same with public services and transportation system and roads. This has to be coupled with a bit of tough love 90 % of prescriptions are not paid for in the country at £8 a pop that's a lot of money, the question is why? Things have to change we just need someone with balls at the top.
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I agree completely that this has to come from the very top, the trouble being that all the parties now seems to be the same. I have absolutley zero confidence in any political party and even more damning i have zero trust in any of them either.
 
I'm 44 now and for 2 years i've been going through the same thing.
I too stopped watching the news its the same depressing, awful shit week in week out. Im a carer to my wife who never seems to get any better and we have a 16 yr old with autism who sees the world very black and white and even though im his dad i really struggle to engage with him. My daughter is 13 and im trying to teach her that the way to be happy is not getting the next iphone.
One day I hope to fuck off to canada or at the worst a quiet west coast welsh town, away from the world that constantly rages at itself.
I've thought a lot about the older generation and how time passes and how its perceived from one age group to the next. I also went from agnostic to atheist and whilst liberating in one way its rather depressing in another.
I'd like to be in a position where I can be totally selfish and fuck off and do what I want. That would be my young bird and flash car.
I spend most of any spare time in the house with a couple of hobbies I have.

So, you're not alone and most *not all* 40 + will probably agree.
 
Uncle Wally One Ball said:
Id have been happy with 3 weeks, its been 8 weeks now. Not dizzy anymore but my ear is ringing and thumping like a twat, like pressure in it. Very unpleasant business. No word from the ENT bloke either yet, I should have gone private really but Ive spent the money on Guinness now with all the time off
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8 weeks. ouch!
 
The Silver Surfer said:
I'm 44 now and for 2 years i've been going through the same thing.
I too stopped watching the news its the same depressing, awful shit week in week out. Im a carer to my wife who never seems to get any better and we have a 16 yr old with autism who sees the world very black and white and even though im his dad i really struggle to engage with him. My daughter is 13 and im trying to teach her that the way to be happy is not getting the next iphone.
One day I hope to fuck off to canada or at the worst a quiet west coast welsh town, away from the world that constantly rages at itself.
I've thought a lot about the older generation and how time passes and how its perceived from one age group to the next. I also went from agnostic to atheist and whilst liberating in one way its rather depressing in another.
I'd like to be in a position where I can be totally selfish and fuck off and do what I want. That would be my young bird and flash car.
I spend most of any spare time in the house with a couple of hobbies I have.

So, you're not alone and most *not all* 40 + will probably agree.
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On your last point mate, about fucking off and being selfish, do you not think that's why the world is fucked in the first place? I understand where you are coming from and it sounds like you have to deal with a hell of a lot more than the normal person but community has slowly been eradicated and what we see, fundamentally it's a capitalist trait, is everyone out for themselves, competing against one another, chasing money as if that's the only way to be happy. Small example but to highlight how it's a generation thing, neighbours used to look out for one another, if there was a fight or incident in the street someone would intervene. These days we are almost 'taught' to do the opposite by large parts of the press who scaremonger. What if they have knife. It's not worth yourself being harmed over someone's problem. Don't get me wrong I'm sure it wasn't so clean-cut back in the past and not everyone who intervene but there's definitely more of a selfish culture these days. God I sound jaded and I'm only just in my thirties.
 
One thing i have learned the hard way with age and depression is that you cannot get down about things you can't control,no point sweating that stuff
 
Throwing money at poverty won't solve it.

We used to have 2 separate political ideals in this country and they used to keep each other in check. Since commercialisation, cheers Maggie, that's no longer the case. The haves have more now than the havenots, more than they ever in fact. No idea how to change it.
 
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