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    MH issues make practical problems tough - CAB

    CItizens Advice research on obstacles faced by people with MH issues

    https://wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/b...eid=fec5547343
    The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

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    Thanks for the link Paula.
    77 and counting, less of the "Old" call me "Mike"

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    It is good that they are saying something. But I would think that could have been worded way more strongly with better examples. It is such a problem for people with mental health problems to deal with ordinary life and really not enough is done to help with that in so many places.. I would have liked them to say it with a lot more umph!

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    I wouldn't be able to do the job I do without suzi and team to prop me up in times of need and give me encouragement.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaya View Post
    It is good that they are saying something. But I would think that could have been worded way more strongly with better examples. It is such a problem for people with mental health problems to deal with ordinary life and really not enough is done to help with that in so many places.. I would have liked them to say it with a lot more umph!
    I suspect they will. This statement is the first step after initial research, and their research will be continuing in the autumn. Citizens Advice are not known for holding back .
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    I am pleased to hear that Paula.

    Jarre, do you work for the CAB then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarre View Post
    I wouldn't be able to do the job I do without suzi and team to prop me up in times of need and give me encouragement.
    Of course you would! All we do is wave pompoms and try to remind you that you are awesome and you CAN do it!
    Do a little of something that makes you happy every day!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Amaya View Post
    I am pleased to hear that Paula.

    Jarre, do you work for the CAB then?
    No, I work full time though in Architecture balancing the job, spine pain, depression etc. I'll be honest to say that the job keeps me saneish i.e. gives some form of routine that helps reduce my anxiety


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    Are you an architect, or do you mean something related?

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    Technician, I'm the one that does all the detailed drawings, do site visits and try to translate an architects sketches into something that can be built and then they take the glory lol


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