AndyRM
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Comparing Sinead O'Connor and Abu Hamza must be one of the most ridiculous things I've read on here.
I am glad you are thinking of your friend and not wasting time being concerned about a celebrity that you don't know and will never meet.I had a real shock last week. My best friend of many years went on Facebook to publicly declare he has suffered from a debilitating Bipolar condition for decades! This is something he hid very well from everyone as nobody I've spoken to who knows him was aware of this at all.
His wife told me she can't put up with him but is guilt-tripped into staying with him as he's promised to kill himself if she leaves.
He told me on a long day out fishing off the Fylde Coast last week that he is on so much medication, he's uncharacteristically piled loads and loads of weight on and has given up his running - the sport where I made his acquaintance back in 1988.
He does have lots of friends though and all are standing by him so that's going to help but he's told me when he's in the troughs of despondency, he can choose to remain in blissful ignorance of that! And that's the risky time because he lets his depression snowball and gather momentum. He hasn't worked since the redundancy that killed off all his ambitions back in the 90s and let's his poor wife bear the brunt of this situation emotionally and financially.
To me, it's one of those situations where I think if it can happen to him, who seemed mentally well on the surface, it must be much deeper than I'd have considered possible.
FTFY, for the sake of concision.I am glad you are thinking of your friend and not wasting time beingconcerned about a celebrity that you don't know and will never meetempathetic.
I remember her for all this stuff.....female Abu Hamza type..preaching hate..
but she can blame it all on Bipolar or whatever suits..
http://www.contactmusic.com/sinead-oconnor/news/sinead-oconnor-takes-back-pro-ira-comments
The contactmusic.com Link said:Irish singer Sinead O'connor admits the pro IRA (Irish Republic Army) comments she made during the early part of her career were based on nonsense.
The NOTHING COMPARES 2 U star now knows she was too young to understand the tense situation in Northern Ireland properly and brands her statements supporting the actions of the terrorist group "really s**t, really awful".
I wonder why they are called The Samaritans?A chap in my street has depression, I am concerned for him.
I don't know Sinead O'Connor, she's not a friend of mine.
Running. I literally outrun the bar steward. And when that doesn't work I hit the bike and go faster and further.There are no gay penguins in the Arctic . But there are bi polar bears.
1 in 4 have mental health problems. 3 in 4 of those that do don't know it.
I know when the black dog is coming for me. It's not nice knowing though. We all deal with it differently . I use humour to deflect things. It just gets a bit darker while I try and outrun him.
I don't use strava like most people . I use it for spotting things coming, as just like you some of my best speeds have been done when outrunning that LabRunning. I literally outrun the bar steward. And when that doesn't work I hit the bike and go faster and further.
Sadly it's the ones we love most that bear the brunt and if you've never suffered its hard to understand. I wish your friend well. Good friends are a great support.I had a real shock last week. My best friend of many years went on Facebook to publicly declare he has suffered from a debilitating Bipolar condition for decades! This is something he hid very well from everyone as nobody I've spoken to who knows him was aware of this at all.
His wife told me she can't put up with him but is guilt-tripped into staying with him as he's promised to kill himself if she leaves.
He told me on a long day out fishing off the Fylde Coast last week that he is on so much medication, he's uncharacteristically piled loads and loads of weight on and has given up his running - the sport where I made his acquaintance back in 1988.
He does have lots of friends though and all are standing by him so that's going to help but he's told me when he's in the troughs of despondency, he can choose to remain in blissful ignorance of that! And that's the risky time because he lets his depression snowball and gather momentum. He hasn't worked since the redundancy that killed off all his ambitions back in the 90s and let's his poor wife bear the brunt of this situation emotionally and financially.
To me, it's one of those situations where I think if it can happen to him, who seemed mentally well on the surface, it must be much deeper than I'd have considered possible.