July 26th 2014. Day 17 at the Mental Health Clinic.

July 26th 2014. Day 17 at the Mental Health Clinic.

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littlegreenfairy

10,133 posts

220 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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rhinochopig said:
Is that shorthand for masturbation? If not, really?!?
I like knitting frown

Philb1

121 posts

152 months

Saturday 26th July 2014
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Nothing more to add than get well soon. Well done for posting on here as male mental health is often overlooked. Keep us all posted with how you are getting on.

Levin

2,019 posts

123 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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I know I don't post much on here, but all the best mate and hopefully you leave feeling brighter than you did going in. smile

If you've got Civilization V I have a few of the DLCs (not the biggies like Brave New World and Gods & Kings, but additional civilizations like Babylon) that I could chuck your way. It's not going to completely change how you play the game or anything like that, but it might expand it that little bit to stop you going crazy when Gandhi reaches the Manhattan Project and declares war on the world. wink

Crusader Kings II might also be worth a gander. The tutorial is worthless, and you'll spend hours researching how it even works before you get into the game. When you do you'll be amazed at just how much there is to it. People seem to like giving themselves absurd challenges in this game, and it takes ages to get good enough for that.

http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/ | You can snag the first two Grand Theft Auto games on there. Dated by modern standards but they'll last you a while if you dedicate yourself to completing all the Rampages and other side content. Plus, they're so old you can probably run them on a modern toaster. And there's also Dwarf Fortress, if you want a game that's ridiculously complex but doesn't really look hard at first.

Good luck, and as said above, keep us updated!

Zad

12,695 posts

235 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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If I can help at all by saying my bit then all's good. I've had a friend in a similar situation, and had 1 or 2 health problems myself over the years, so I know enough to know its a bit of a bugger. there's a lot I don't know, but I do know that being occupied and having support even from random strangers can make a real difference.

About knitting (not a euphemism). I know you can't knit, but in response to other posters, its surprising the number of blokes who do (or at any rate can) knit. Seems understandably popular with ex-Navy blokes. Possibly less so with those stationed in warmer climes. It focuses the mind, which takes it off thinking about "stuff". I went through a phase of doing Sudoku puzzles, which have a similar effect, but without a nice Shetland jumper at the end of the process.

Ever played Minecraft? With a free add-on like Feed the Beast which adds all sorts of things like electricity, hydraulics, computers, bee keeping, forestry, farming and umpteen types of magic. I have been playing a challenge map called Agrarian Skies, which currently stands at around the 80 hour level. I keep stopping just to faff around and make random things. It is multi user too, so you can have co-operative play with local people, or mates half way around the world. Imagine Lego Technic, but for grown-ups. Or at least PHers.

I would second the idea about writing too. It can help sort some things out in your head and add a bit of structure. It doesn't matter if nobody else ever sees it, so it doesn't even have to make sense. Just the process of creating something in words can act like a bit of a pressure relief valve.


mug81

256 posts

143 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Hey there, cracking start with this thread firstly- good work! I know how you feel to a degree, I went "away" for 5 weeks, and wasn't allowed off the site. I found books are all well and good, but hardly a replacement for normal day to day life. I got through it by exercising like a loon, trying something that I had absolutely zero interest in just to see if I could do it (yoga and Pilates in my case). Anything to focus the mind basically. Writing is a great form of therapy, even if it's just relaying a few good stories.
Best of luck, and here if you need a chat or anything- nothing is too much trouble.

Vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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mug81 said:
to see if I could do it (yoga and Pilates in my case).
Did you enjoy them? Always thought I should try yoga.

mug81

256 posts

143 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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It was... Ok. Can't really get more enthusiastic than that. The meditation before and after was nice though- dozed off many times!

Eric Mc

121,779 posts

264 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Build a plastic kit smile

Alex106

980 posts

195 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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I work with people with ranges of mental conditions, some similar to the OP. It sounds like you have access to quite a lot of activity type things, certainly more than I can offer at work due to other constraints.

The best thing to do whilst there is develop a routine. Mainly around sleeping. If you sleep well everything else will be easier. Try your hand at as many things as possible. I've no idea what they have but stuff like gardening, walking dogs, crafts with EAT all seem to keep the patients I work with entertained.

The one thing you can do is take solace in knowing you have an end date. Where I work they stay until the doctors/courts say they are well enough to leave, some have been in the system for 10+ years.

If you fancy a chat OP, drop me an email. Il do all I can to help you.

andymc

7,334 posts

206 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Hope it all works out OP

g3org3y

20,606 posts

190 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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An interesting and insightful post OP, thanks for sharing. smile

Wishing you all the best for your recovery.

Is model making (airfix or otherwise) an option?

MarvGTI

Original Poster:

427 posts

124 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Thanks for all the kind words gents, it really does help.

Kinda tells a lot about the world when I get more encouraging words from 'strangers' on a motoring forum than my friends and family back home.

I only have very limited access to the interwebs from here, so no buying on Steam or online games unfortunately, have to make due with what I've got installed now (KSP, CIV V, Tropico 4, Startopia, fricking Solitaire. Also, 100 posts a day in my 10 minutes of www every couple of days is going to be difficult wink

I agree that mental health, paricularly male, is oft underrated - I have always been told and taught that the man has to be strong and repress his emotions, guess where that got me.

Spare rooms here are sparse, and the waiting list is long, but they offer quite a few cool courses that I plan on taking up in the coming weeks (here until at least September 8th), have access to a drawing room where I can just go wild, and doing a lot of hiking in the Bavarian woodlands around the clinic.

I'll try to keep this thread updated every once in a while, though the weekend is very hard as there really is nought much to do.

Thanks again for all the kind words folks!

I really, really do appreciate them.

  • *I'll try to take on knitting as it does seem to relieve stress a lot. I do masturbate occasionally and have gotten quite adept at it, so no more training required at that wink

CharlieCrocodile

1,186 posts

152 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Silly question - are you allowed to take in your own computer? My eldest was admitted (either that or be sectioned) in May and one of the first things he took was a laptop, might be worth asking anyway.


Vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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NeMiSiS said:
Remember don't set any targets, release dates can change, home visits from your CPN or Crisis team are limited now.
I note from the OP's profile that he isn't the in UK, so process and support may vary?

Vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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NeMiSiS said:
I thought Luxemburg was a radio station...ah well.
It is possible to drive through the country, blink, and miss it.

TVR1

5,460 posts

224 months

Sunday 27th July 2014
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Eric Mc said:
Build a plastic kit smile
That's actually a really good idea!

OP. Good luck and I personally hope for a steady recovery. I've had a few moments over the past year that whilst didn't send me over the edge, came pretty close.

And this is what PH is for sometimes. A rare place that whilst ripping the living pish out of you, will also be there and support you as and when required.

Talk, ramble, moan all you like. Even if you just want to know 'there is someone out there'

'Cos we are buddy. We are.

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Adenauer

18,564 posts

235 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Best of luck to you, OP.

If you need anything German sending to you to help pass the time drop me an Email, I'd be happy to help smile

Vaud

50,289 posts

154 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Adenauer said:
Best of luck to you, OP.

If you need anything German sending to you to help pass the time drop me an Email, I'd be happy to help smile
Ditto UK stuff. If you want some magazines to read, or newspapers, etc, just PM me.

anonymous-user

53 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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This thread makes me feel sad, but also a bit humble - I don't know if I'd be so "happy" in your situation, I think I might be one to take it out on those around me. Best of luck OP. Makes my "problems" pale in to insignificance.

Nice car by the way. smile


ArsE92

21,007 posts

186 months

Monday 28th July 2014
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Best of luck, OP. Interesting reading.

Adenauer said:
If you need anything German sending to you to help pass the time drop me an Email
Like niche stuff? Does that offer extend to me?