What about the guy who got stabbed after a celtic game (by celtic fans) he died for 60mins, they brought him back to life and he has all his functions (apart from losing most of one leg)

What a story, changed the worldwide way first aid and medical treatment is given, used to be 20mins now they can keep ressusitating up for an hour.

comment by IvanGolacIsMagic (U5291)
posted 14 minutes ago
exercise as well, terrific for depression as it gives you a sense of purpose and goals. it's also great for self esteem, that you are taking control of your situation.
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Totally agree mate. After my divorce I was in a pretty poor place and, while not quite at the stage of ending my life and it was never close to that, I won't pretend that I hadn't thought about how I'd do it if it came to it.

Exercise was the big catalyst for me to turn things around. I started looking after myself, lost a bit of weight, gave myself something to focus on and it started giving me a sense of achievement which was actually more important than I realised at the time.
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It was my job to go around the most deprived parts of Dundee and encourage them to be more active and healthy. It is amazing what a difference exercise can make to people's mental health as well as physical of course. It's amazing how many people don't know about this though.

American Footballers are effected by that, and its the helmets and gear they wear that makes it worse. Terrible sport for damaging the brains of the players

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My work mate did a 12 hour shift 7 weeks ago, went home to find his mother had passed away, he tried CPR but didn't work, he blamed himself, was prescribed sleeping tablets and started drinking heavily, 3 weeks ago he hung himself, always happy and cheery at work as well, you just never know what people are going through

i'm enjoying this chat more than i've enjoyed talking about celtic the last few days tbh

was it as a result of losing his mother fan, or was he already struggling before then?

loss of his mother

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thats a shame, must have been really close with her.

yeah he was, its his brother I feel sorry for, losing them both within a month

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Also it is not just a case of it being stigmatised in the past and now people are more aware and empathetic. It is not necessarily the case. The same type of people are still not capable of empathy because it is not the way their brain works. You can’t just change the way people’s minds operate to get them to be more understanding. You can get them to voice their opinion less due to the consequences that they may face but that’s it mainly. Or get them to say the right things.

I worked in mental health for s long time and teach now and mental health units are being rolled out to every level at college instead of just HNC- the new units are for the very basic levels and apparently they are being adapted to be given to schools.

I think it’s great the conversations on here about it - folk are always quite passionate about it because it’s so close to home for us all. ‘There but for the grace of god....’ and all that.

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nice words Subs

I think one of the biggest causes of depression is the fact of finite conciousness.

But maybe thats just me thats really freaked out by that

My mates dad just took his own life the other day, went off the new Clackmannan bridge.

His dad was always the life and soul on nights out as well, just shows you never know whats going on in someones head.

"Personally just been made aware of family relative of my wife (47) who had taken the easy way out"

It's definitely not the easy way out.

I've already been to two friends funerals this year who killed themselves.

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comment by Ed, Edd and Edouard (U12969)
posted 8 minutes ago
My mates dad just took his own life the other day, went off the new Clackmannan bridge.

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It's taken it's toll.


I know..I'm an erse...cannae help it.

Depression really is a black hole.

It drains everything from you. It's a slow process but it leaves you completely empty and feeling less than worthless.

I'm fortunate enough to be on Antidepressants now, but having buried two pals in the past 6 months, I'm well aware that many can't escape it in time.

Suicide is rife in the Highlands just now, so much so that parents of two pals who killed themseov s a few years ago started their own charity for young men on the brink up here.

I personally know of 7 people who have killed themselves in the past 5 years. It's the sense of hopelessness and worthlessness that many young men feel nowadays, especially up here where it's fairly remote that just be a big factor.

I used to run award winning restaurants for years. It was in these roles that I first experienced mental health issues. Chef's work in 110 degrees of heat for really long hours. Sometimes 14 hour days 6 days a week. Their only release is a cig break or by nailing the booze and charly at the end of a shift. 1 of my chefs commited suicide. The other lost the plot and went from being the best chef in Manchester to working in a garden centre cafe making butties.

I have lost a couple of friends as well in the last 10 years to suicide. Men find it hard to talk about these things as we are usually the strong figure in a household and don't want to look weak. I talk to a lot of my firends who are going through hard times and try to be that positive person in their life but to also be the person that they can open up to. I have experienced a lot in life so I have a lot of knowledge on things. If you are a good listener then please look out for anyone you know who is vulnerable or sad.