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RE: Sandy, Posted 21 Oct 2008
Hi Sandy,
I've just registered and realised that, in the words of a famous song (for those old enough), that 'This town (ah ah) is coming like a ghost town'. Not much happening at the health exchange so I wouldn't worry about your details...
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RE: Sandy, Posted 21 Oct 2008
Hi Sandy,
I've just registered and realised that, in the words of a famous song (for those old enough), that 'This town (ah ah) is coming like a ghost town'. Not much happening at the health exchange so I wouldn't worry about your details...
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Sandy, Posted 17 Sep 2008
Where do I go from here now you have my concerns for my health and future?
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RE: Caffeine and weight loss, Posted 3 Jul 2008
I was told in A-level P.E. that if you drink caffeine before you do cardio exercise it will aid the loss of fat. don't know how true this is but my teacher told me?
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I have always resisted taking medications but now., Posted 23 Jun 2008
I have always resisted taking medications but now I find that I can't manage without pain-killers. Does anyone have any information about non-chemical pain relief?
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RE: getting back to work when receiving benefits, Posted 20 Jun 2008
Hi Rob,
Good luck with getting back to work. I don't know a lot about what you're asking but I believe there are people called "Disability Employment Advisors" who work at Job Centres, who should be able to help.
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 19 Jun 2008
I guess my view on this is, If what you are doing is not what you want then change it, we only have one real shot at happiness, and success is not the only thing worth achieving, there is more to life than we think and happiness is something worth chasing.
We have to remember though that levels of happiness differ from person to person so what I really mean is, be true to yourself to find inner peace contentment, and fulfillment
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RE: I find that when I am down swimming really hel, Posted 16 Jun 2008
I agree that exercise is great when you are feeling low. It can be so hard to get going initially but I certainly feel more positive after swimming, a walk or even just achieving some of the domestic tasks I have been putting off. It helps me sleep better too.
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getting back to work when receiving benefits, Posted 12 Jun 2008
Hi, I am currently exploring the possibilities of returning to work when in receipt of income support/incapacity benefit. I am unclear about the amount that can be counted as "therapeutic" work before benefits are lost. It is such a big step returning to work after a long period of illness, part time hours would be ideal initially but I am not sure how to go about it. Any suggestions on where I can get good info on this?
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RE: Clear my debts, Posted 5 Jun 2008
Yeah, it is to do with script injection attacks - a security thing
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RE: The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very..., Posted 21 May 2008
Hi Martyn
I'd still love to know how things got less daunting.... do tell.....
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Regular, not heavy drinking, Posted 20 May 2008
Hi, I find I have a few beers most nights after work. I don't get very drunk, but the total adds up to almost a couple of dozen a week, especially if I have a few extras over the weekend. Does anybody else do this, and what do you think about it?
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RE: The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very..., Posted 17 May 2008
I think looking in the diary and saying 'got to get this done...' and then just doing it without really meaning it is understandable - yes - but not acceptable. The NHS seems to be full of people like this - they turn up because they get paid and then they go home, to do what they want to. I don't think feeling undervalued is an excuse for anything - it is up to the carer to make the very most of each situation, as an ethical choice.
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RE: Clear my debts, Posted 15 May 2008
Kev - when you wnat to add hyperlinks remember to use the Insert url function bottom left in the input screen. You add the link, submit, then add whatever wording you want, submit, and you are done - like this: values-exchange.com/news
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RE: Clear my debts, Posted 15 May 2008
This bit is about mortgages specifically: blog.moneysavingexpert.com/index.php?s=mortgage
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RE: Clear my debts, Posted 15 May 2008
Hey that's good advice. I reckon you should do ANYTHING to clear debts so that you have true independence. I think that is essential for good health.
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RE: Clear my debts, Posted 14 May 2008
Have you seen http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2008/05/12/mental-health-and-debt-true-bravery/ ? Martin Lewis (the man when it comes to internet money saving!) wrote this in his blog. The rest of the site is worth viewing to!
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Clear my debts, Posted 14 May 2008
Clear my debts
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RE: Being interested in other people offers you ne, Posted 13 May 2008
Hey Martyn - get back to me!!
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RE: The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very..., Posted 13 May 2008
That's a nice thing to say Martin. As a worker in one of the EI we try but sometimes events or situations get in the way of the this.
No health professional would enter their caring profession to see people as objects or processes but I can understand how in certain circumstances that could happen. Probably in a closed environment, with a stressed team, that has inadequate supervision (management and clinical) feeling undervalued. People there would look in the diary and think, "got to get this done....."
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I find that when I am down swimming really helps., Posted 13 May 2008
I find that when I am down swimming really helps.
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RE: Being interested in other people offers you ne, Posted 12 May 2008
Hi Martyn - both online at once - how are you?
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RE: The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very..., Posted 22 Apr 2008
Hey Martyn
Can you tell us exactly how things got less daunting? And what 'treating you as a person' means to you? You may think this is obvious I guess but I'd really like to know what you think.
For me, often when I get to feel down it is because I think I am not being noticed in a humane way. It is easy to feel this way in the English culture - which is one big reason why I left to go overseas. So for me being treated as a person does not mean being respected or listened to or whatever, it basically means looking at someone looking at me and thinking 'this person knows I am a person too' - an acknowledgement of a shared condition. Nothing much and everything at the same time
I hope that does not sound OTT.
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The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very..., Posted 22 Apr 2008
The EI teams are fantastic. It can be very daunting at first, having all these professionals focusing on you, but they're really good at putting people at ease and seeing people as 'people' and not 'patients'.
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RE: Coping with voices..., Posted 16 Apr 2008
I sometimes are voices but i put some music on i don't lisson to them.
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RE: Coping with voices..., Posted 16 Apr 2008
I sometimes are voices sometimes don't listen to it i also put music on or tv
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 13 Apr 2008
Hi David, I did media studies and graduated last year - I found it really interesting and as you progress to the later courses you find it is applicable to quite a wide variety of industries/professions. I says, stick with it. Feel free to add me as a buddy if you want to talk more.
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 9 Apr 2008
My pleasure
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I found talking therapies really helpful, the..., Posted 8 Apr 2008
I found talking therapies really helpful, the psychologist that I see is really great. It can be hard at the beginning, but it really does pay off in the end.
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RE: Being interested in other people offers you ne, Posted 4 Apr 2008
That's a really brilliant quote!
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RE: Being interested in other people offers you ne, Posted 3 Apr 2008
I love that - really great :)
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Being interested in other people offers you new..., Posted 3 Apr 2008
Being interested in other people offers you new ways to view yourself. I have a good friend who is currently fighting cancer. He's still surfing! I recall what the playwright Dennis Potter said in his final interview before he was finally exhausted by the disease....something like this.....I looked out of my window this morning and the blossom had arrived. It was the blossomest, blossomest, blossom I have ever seen.
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RE: i am very stressed at the moment due to tryin, Posted 29 Mar 2008
Please let me know. David
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RE: i am very stressed at the moment due to tryin, Posted 29 Mar 2008
Can I help you at all Nicola?
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RE: Coping with voices..., Posted 28 Mar 2008
Hi, I have never had that experience myself but am interested to know more about how people hear voices. What do they say to you and can you communicate back? To what extent if any can you control what they say to you?
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Coping with voices..., Posted 27 Mar 2008
Hi, just wondering what things people have tried to deal with voices? I tend to ignore mine, and distract myself if I can. I know that some people schedule times to listen to the voices, or people respond to the voices. Just wondering what people find most effective?
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RE: I have started smoking due to stress. The stre, Posted 27 Mar 2008
How about trying some nicotine patches or nicotine gum?
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 26 Mar 2008
Hey I never thought of that - thanks Larry :)
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 25 Mar 2008
You could still get in the medical/caring profession and make the most of your university course you have done so far. How about you finish through and get your doctorate? Say...a professor of philosophy?
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RE: Caffeine and weight loss, Posted 25 Mar 2008
Anybody?
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RE: What do you do if you are half way through a d, Posted 23 Mar 2008
This is me. I have been doing media studies but I don't feel it is the right world for me. I feel I want to join a caring profession - but which one? I am nearly 30 now and too old to study to be a doctor, which is the best option I think. What thoughts anyone?
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RE: I have started smoking due to stress. The stre, Posted 14 Mar 2008
Hey I can help..... 07810142993
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I have started smoking due to stress. The stress.., Posted 14 Mar 2008
I have started smoking due to stress. The stress has subsided now and I want to give up smoking.
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Caffeine and weight loss, Posted 10 Mar 2008
Does anybody know what the effects of caffeine are on weight loss? I have heard conflicting points of view. This website (http://www.teeccino.com/weightloss.aspx) says caffeine increases appetite which leads to weight loss. It also aggravates stress levels which cause many people to turn to food.
I'm looking through for the actual physical effects with regard to retaining weight.
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RE: NEWSNIGHT 13.12.07, Posted 16 Jan 2008
Hi Emma...crikey, a month has passed, lost in boozy christmas oblivion......no, not quite. It is about escape and a feeling of wellbeing to some extent I guess but kind of conversely it actually dulls the senses. So maybe it's more to do with filling a gap left by a loss of belief in something good, an innocence maybe, a relationship with nature? I'm thinking out loud here....
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RE: NEWSNIGHT 13.12.07, Posted 20 Dec 2007
Yeah I saw that too - freaky stuff
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RE: NEWSNIGHT 13.12.07, Posted 15 Dec 2007
Hey Roger, I know what you mean. I don't drink myself but I have friends who do it all the time (we are early 20s). They have to go along with the others. That's why they drink. I guess there are many reasons for drinking |