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[Lomas]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

 

[Themanbun]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

I'm sincerely sorry for your loss mate.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

Sorry for you loss Lomas. Nothing can really prepare you for a phone call of that nature. Bloody sad.

 

[Duck_18_]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

Sorry to hear. Take care.

 

[ferball]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

Sorry to hear that. It's a terrible thing.

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[Luke72]

Lost a mate on Saturday due to this, and the addiction issues that sometimes follow.
Remember to reach out, particularly when you feel that it won’t do any good. That’s when you need it most.

Sorry to hear. I hope you’re ok.

 

[Lomas]

Sorry to hear. I hope you’re ok.

Thanks mate, the funeral was on Friday. He was from the UK so there was a wait for family to arrive.

 

[Disco Dew]

Just gonna rant a little and get some stuff off my chest.

Things have been pretty tough in the Dew household of late. When it rains in pours. Not a lot of specifics but Mrs Dew has been extremely stressed with work (which we’re dealing with) which by extension has brought on a lot of anxiety in myself due to worrying about her. On top of that Daughter Dew number 2 has been dealing with indescribable sadness, usually in the evenings, she doesn’t know why it just happens. So a quick visit to the doc on that one and had some bloods taken which showed she is quite low in iron and vitamin D. So we’ll look to get those sorted out and see if that helps before exploring other options.

On top of that (I won’t go into specifics) Daughter Dew number 3 this week has started experiencing some suicidal ideation. She recently started on some new ADHD medication, can’t remember what it’s called, which can cause this initially as a side effect. Now I don’t know if this is the cause as she has expressed similar things in the past but not to the extreme as she has this week. However we’ve since learned that some of her so called friends at school have been on the self harm path and maybe this is impacting on her.

Bloody gut wrenching to hear this from anyone much less someone so young and I’m honestly not sure what to do with it. Before anyone asks, she currently sees a psychologist and also has equine therapy with another psychologist.
Anyway that’s my rant, life’s hard but I think I’m handling it pretty well.

 

[ferball]

Just gonna rant a little and get some stuff off my chest.

Things have been pretty tough in the Dew household of late. When it rains in pours. Not a lot of specifics but Mrs Dew has been extremely stressed with work (which we’re dealing with) which by extension has brought on a lot of anxiety in myself due to worrying about her. On top of that Daughter Dew number 2 has been dealing with indescribable sadness, usually in the evenings, she doesn’t know why it just happens. So a quick visit to the doc on that one and had some bloods taken which showed she is quite low in iron and vitamin D. So we’ll look to get those sorted out and see if that helps before exploring other options.

On top of that (I won’t go into specifics) Daughter Dew number 3 this week has started experiencing some suicidal ideation. She recently started on some new ADHD medication, can’t remember what it’s called, which can cause this initially as a side effect. Now I don’t know if this is the cause as she has expressed similar things in the past but not to the extreme as she has this week. However we’ve since learned that some of her so called friends at school have been on the self harm path and maybe this is impacting on her.

Bloody gut wrenching to hear this from anyone much less someone so young and I’m honestly not sure what to do with it. Before anyone asks, she currently sees a psychologist and also has equine therapy with another psychologist.
Anyway that’s my rant, life’s hard but I think I’m handling it pretty well.

Hang in there mate. Feel free to PM me if you want.

 

[Luke72]

I feel sorry for kids these days. I’m not sure if it’s the case but it seems a lot harder than what it was.

 

[gokangas]

Just gonna rant a little and get some stuff off my chest.

Things have been pretty tough in the Dew household of late. When it rains in pours. Not a lot of specifics but Mrs Dew has been extremely stressed with work (which we’re dealing with) which by extension has brought on a lot of anxiety in myself due to worrying about her. On top of that Daughter Dew number 2 has been dealing with indescribable sadness, usually in the evenings, she doesn’t know why it just happens. So a quick visit to the doc on that one and had some bloods taken which showed she is quite low in iron and vitamin D. So we’ll look to get those sorted out and see if that helps before exploring other options.

On top of that (I won’t go into specifics) Daughter Dew number 3 this week has started experiencing some suicidal ideation. She recently started on some new ADHD medication, can’t remember what it’s called, which can cause this initially as a side effect. Now I don’t know if this is the cause as she has expressed similar things in the past but not to the extreme as she has this week. However we’ve since learned that some of her so called friends at school have been on the self harm path and maybe this is impacting on her.

Bloody gut wrenching to hear this from anyone much less someone so young and I’m honestly not sure what to do with it. Before anyone asks, she currently sees a psychologist and also has equine therapy with another psychologist.
Anyway that’s my rant, life’s hard but I think I’m handling it pretty well.

Seeing a fair bit of this in youth at the moment - just please make sure your family are all getting the professional help they need. Good luck and love and peace to you DD. Keep us as up to date as you feel comfortable with. Hopefully our collective love can help a little.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Just gonna rant a little and get some stuff off my chest.

Things have been pretty tough in the Dew household of late. When it rains in pours. Not a lot of specifics but Mrs Dew has been extremely stressed with work (which we’re dealing with) which by extension has brought on a lot of anxiety in myself due to worrying about her. On top of that Daughter Dew number 2 has been dealing with indescribable sadness, usually in the evenings, she doesn’t know why it just happens. So a quick visit to the doc on that one and had some bloods taken which showed she is quite low in iron and vitamin D. So we’ll look to get those sorted out and see if that helps before exploring other options.

On top of that (I won’t go into specifics) Daughter Dew number 3 this week has started experiencing some suicidal ideation. She recently started on some new ADHD medication, can’t remember what it’s called, which can cause this initially as a side effect. Now I don’t know if this is the cause as she has expressed similar things in the past but not to the extreme as she has this week. However we’ve since learned that some of her so called friends at school have been on the self harm path and maybe this is impacting on her.

Bloody gut wrenching to hear this from anyone much less someone so young and I’m honestly not sure what to do with it. Before anyone asks, she currently sees a psychologist and also has equine therapy with another psychologist.
Anyway that’s my rant, life’s hard but I think I’m handling it pretty well.

Really hard reading DD and it sounds like you all need a holiday! I’d try a little weekender up the hills or down the coast somewhere to disconnect from the day to day grind a bit. Something like that could be a bit of a circuit breaker to reset!

Dealing with your own demons is hard enough, but trying to deal with adolescence mental health issues would be even more complex. Hope you, the kids and the better half are getting all the help you need!

I’d imagine that being a kid these days would be quite overwhelming, both my boys are under 5, but I worry about the world they’ll have to navigate as teenagers!

 

[Hojuman]

I feel sorry for kids these days. I’m not sure if it’s the case but it seems a lot harder than what it was.

I rant on about this with my friends with kids ( well, maybe not rant ) The world they are having to navigate compared to the one some of us Boomers had must be like arriving at Everest base camp.
I wish they had the opportunities we had and the simpler version of the world.
Must be rather overwhelming.

 

[ferball]

I feel sorry for kids these days. I’m not sure if it’s the case but it seems a lot harder than what it was.

Kids are more disconnected to other people than ever.

Less two parent families (tho that's not always a bad thing,) less community stuff like sporting clubs, scouts/girl guides or other group activities for kids, very little religion (which is good in many ways but also removes the community aspect that churches once provided,) etc etc. if you wanted to meet people in the past you had to do it physically which could pose problems but we all found people we liked to hang out with.

Social media doesn't replace all that ... well actually it does. It replaces all that with marketing. And toxic behaviour.

 

[Passmore]

I rant on about this with my friends with kids ( well, maybe not rant ) The world they are having to navigate compared to some of us Boomers had must be like arriving at Everest base camp.
I wish they had the opportunities we had and the simpler version of the world.
Must be rather overwhelming.

I’d ****ing hate to be growing up these days or even joining the work force. People say “gee, I wish I was 30 years younger…”….nup.

 

[Themanbun]

Kids are more disconnected to other people than ever.

Less two parent families (tho that's not always a bad thing,) less community stuff like sporting clubs, scouts/girl guides or other group activities for kids, very little religion (which is good in many ways but also removes the community aspect that churches once provided,) etc etc. if you wanted to meet people in the past you had to do it physically which could pose problems but we all found people we liked to hang out with.

Social media doesn't replace all that ... well actually it does. It replaces all that with marketing. And toxic behaviour.

Don't forget their parents are probably having to work 9-5 or even longer while commuting hours each day as well. It's horrible for kids.

 

[Boomerfan99]

My brother took his life two weeks ago. Had battled mental health and other mental illnesses for two years now.

We had his funeral in Brisbane on Friday. Beautiful way to send him off.

He was a massive Lions fan, and one of his last happy moments was seeing them when the flag last year.

 

[Makeshift Park]

My brother took his life two weeks ago. Had battled mental health and other mental illnesses for two years now.

We had his funeral in Brisbane on Friday. Beautiful way to send him off.

He was a massive Lions fan, and one of his last happy moments was seeing them when the flag last year.

So sorry to hear that mate. I can't imagine what that's like, but DM me if you ever need to decompress.

 

[gokangas]

My brother took his life two weeks ago. Had battled mental health and other mental illnesses for two years now.

We had his funeral in Brisbane on Friday. Beautiful way to send him off.

He was a massive Lions fan, and one of his last happy moments was seeing them when the flag last year.

Sad to hear your news. My condolences to you and your family. I hope he has found peace.

 

[Twinkletoes]

My brother took his life two weeks ago. Had battled mental health and other mental illnesses for two years now.

We had his funeral in Brisbane on Friday. Beautiful way to send him off.

He was a massive Lions fan, and one of his last happy moments was seeing them when the flag last year.

So sorry to be reading this. Condolences mate.

 

[Luke72]

Geez man that’s bloody awful. I hope you’re ok.

 

[Hojuman]

Tough times Boomerfan99
Just remember there are people around you who love you and can help.
Talk to them and get that support.

 

[ferball]

My brother took his life two weeks ago. Had battled mental health and other mental illnesses for two years now.

We had his funeral in Brisbane on Friday. Beautiful way to send him off.

He was a massive Lions fan, and one of his last happy moments was seeing them when the flag last year.

Geez... all the best mate. That's horrible news, we're all here if you need to talk or anything.