Subj : Re: Mental Health disscussions are ok?
To   : hyjinx
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Mon Jun 02 2025 07:30 am

-=> hyjinx wrote to paulie420 <=-

 pa>  ma> i am curious is this ok tot alk about? many MANY people frown upon an
 pa>  ma> discriminate me and other mentally ill people for being.. well menehr
 pa> I'm sorry your feeling it - sometimes the springtime isn't sunny for every
 pa> Hang in there, and I don't see an issue with talking to your friends about
 pa> yer going thru...
 pa> everything - and have been down myself. Just try to be positive and rememb
 pa> that tomorrow always comes. :P

 hy> good words Paulie, you rockstar ;)

 hy> It would be nice for one of the 'nets to create a Mental Health echo or
 hy> somesuch so that people can openly talk about it, so that they don't
 hy> feel concerned about talking on a forum which is a mixture of other
 hy> messages. IMO I'm totally fine for you to talk about such matters here,
 hy> just thinking about the masses, that's all.

It's a great idea to have a forum for these kind of discussions, back in
the '90s, my othernet had a similar forum. We had a few people on
anti-depressants who could compare notes on drugs, dosages and
experiences, and it made them feel less alone in their struggles. For
someone without issues, it was enlightening.

A lot of the allure of BBSing in the 80s and 90s was for groups of
people to support others in their positions and to be supported.

These days, I'm thinking it'd need to be moderated, one rabble-rouser
could cause a lot of damage.










 hy> A lot of people have suffered from being mentally ill for some point or
 hy> many points in their lives. Myself included. These days, I'm far too
 hy> busy to be blue! All I can say is that I put the negative things in my
 hy> life into a trashcan and surrounded myself with things and other people
 hy> that fill my cup. If you can, reach out to people that you know you are
 hy> happiest around. Take lots of exercise wherever possible, and stop to
 hy> smell the roses. On your side of the planet, springtime is coming, so
 hy> you probably can stop to *literally* smell the flowers! Most
 hy> imporantly, get plenty of sleep - go to bed at the same time every
 hy> night, switch off your mobile phone at least an hour before bedtime,
 hy> and do something that calms you like reading a book.

 hy> I know that this all sounds simple and possibly patronising (it did for
 hy> me when I heard the same advice), but it truly does help.

 hy> Wishing you all the best,
 hy> -Al


 hy> hyjinx // Alistair Ross
 hy> Author of 'Back to the BBS' Documentary: https://bit.ly/3tRINeL
 hy> (YouTube) alsgeeklab.com

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