any one else suffer from this

[Mr_Slim]

Once again thanks to Samuels who started this thread - well done mate!

and again i'd just like to pump the website www.beyondblue.com.au which is great for the thousands of people who suffer anxiety / depression. It's been getting a lot of press via public figures lately (sports people particularly of late) and it is a really good site for dealing with this illness.

good luck to everyone! i think someone summed it up best earlier when they said the best thing to do was to distance yourself from the stressors as much as possible. For me, i finished school, made new friends, started working, built up my body and became more self confident.

Other people will have other stresses, and thats cool too. you just have to be smart about it, and don't let your emotions get you down. one think i always used to do was think the world was against me, and i'd just give up, or get upset or whatever. thats not thinking smart. use logic, work out what you can actually do to fix the problem, and generally that seems to be the case. for me, my dad straightened me out. basically dragged me to the doctor, and then talked to me about everything and made me start thinking logically.

now i can honestly say i'm past it. occasionally i get down, but most of the time i'm ok. just last week i had to pay $2,300 for blown headgasket, radiator and service. 2yrs ago... geez i don't wanna imagine what i would've done. now, i just paid the money, and got on with life.

what i'm saying is life is not always as bad as it seems. you just gotta think about the positives, start thinking logically about how you will fix the negatives. and once again, check out www.beyondblue.com.au

 

[samuels]

so....how is everyone doing this week ?
iv'e had ups and downs.....but over all,been busy,kids tend to keep you occupied,now falling behind in my work. have 2 VN's to buff,fix a miss in one,have one pitted for rego,then i'll see how financial i get,and go out and buy another project,start all over again...

 

[matty88]

I'm doing great mate, going for my first driving lesson at 2pm today, very excited. The hair loss/alopecia that I have at the back of my head (caused by stress) is really sh|tting me, means I have to have a mullet at the back of my head to hide it, very annoying. I hate mullets!

 

[samuels]

I'm doing great mate, going for my first driving lesson at 2pm today, very excited. The hair loss/alopecia that I have at the back of my head (caused by stress) is really sh|tting me, means I have to have a mullet at the back of my head to hide it, very annoying. I hate mullets!

glad to hear....driving is a breeze,just common sense,best of luck with your driving lesson...alopecia.....geez that must be common too...LOL mines just starting to cover back over,for the second time.

 

[matty88]

Yeah I've driven before, alopecia was first discovered in year 7 when I had a haircut, and that showed my bald spots to everyone, I was laughed at for weeks (no good for confidence). So now I just have the mullet. It does grow back, sometimes.

 

[samuels]

Yeah I've driven before, alopecia was first discovered in year 7 when I had a haircut, and that showed my bald spots to everyone, I was laughed at for weeks (no good for confidence). So now I just have the mullet. It does grow back, sometimes.

i only have the one spot...thankfully,same happened to me,haircut,hairdresser said alopecia,but see your GP,saw him,reffered to specialist,injected steroids into my scalp....*ouch*...LOL....thought he was only going to give me one jab,instead it was about 8 different spots around and in the middle of the bald spot.....never again,bloody hurt....LOL

 

[matty88]

Have you tried any hair growing products like Rogaine? I'm interested to weather these will help stimulate hair growth

 

[samuels]

Have you tried any hair growing products like Rogaine? I'm interested to weather these will help stimulate hair growth

no never tried anything like that....i think,well i hope, mine is growing back over, slowly,hope so...due for a hair cut,and i like my hair short,always have a # 3 run thru it

 

[GAMBLR]

thank god, the end of the week. so how was evry1's week?
lol i think i'm failing specialist maths ... latest test result 22/42... not good, but just gotta try harder i think (sigh)
btw matty, how'd ya driving lesson go?

 

[matty88]

It went smooth as mate, I was driving a 2000 Corolla, very different to driving my Laser, as the gear shift is located on the dash, took a while to master. Just drove around Dandenong in stop/start traffic and the instructer is great. One lesson down, four to go. Keep up with the maths mate, do you get nervous during the test, is that why you did so bad? (For some reason, I was never nervous at exam time)