tedfoxxx
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone. I posted yesterday that I wanted to stop using the forum because I’m struggling with my mental health and I’ve identified time spent online as a trigger for that.
Well firstly I just wanted to say thank you for all of the support and advice. I’m touched (DON’T) and I think I’d taken for granted, or never really realised what a decent bunch of people you are. I don’t find much time to socialise and I don’t have many friends so it really, genuinely means a lot to read such nice comments and messages.
I don’t use social media so this has been one of the few outlets I have for thoughts and what have you. I think as was pointed out in the thread that Talkingballs perhaps isn’t part of the problem, but I do intend to temper my use of the internet because you’re never far from the doom and gloom and squabbling of modern news, commentary and culture wars. I’m genuinely open to advice of that nature, I can see that a bit of a moan about flogging Nacho for peanuts isn’t emblematic of the trolling and divisiveness of modern discourse.
I can’t remember ever not feeling like something is a bit off, I struggle to be in the moment and to enjoy things. I’ve gotten help in the past but never really got to the bottom of it. Having a child last year has compounded the fact that I feel cut off from people, lonely and incapable of taking control and looking after myself. I love being a dad and I think I’m a good husband, I just wish I could feel more motivated and content. The word ‘lost’ came up in a PM from a kind person yesterday and that sort of hits the nail on the head.
I’m sorry if my post yesterday seemed overly dramatic, the responses actually made me consider what a large part of my life the forum is, namely the way in which I support my football team. Some of the best times of my life have come from football and they’ve been shared with you on here.
I can recognise when my low moods spill over into self pity and I think hearing some kind words yesterday has really helped and pull me back a bit.
Maybe this could be a thread where posters can reach out, share and help each other.
Well firstly I just wanted to say thank you for all of the support and advice. I’m touched (DON’T) and I think I’d taken for granted, or never really realised what a decent bunch of people you are. I don’t find much time to socialise and I don’t have many friends so it really, genuinely means a lot to read such nice comments and messages.
I don’t use social media so this has been one of the few outlets I have for thoughts and what have you. I think as was pointed out in the thread that Talkingballs perhaps isn’t part of the problem, but I do intend to temper my use of the internet because you’re never far from the doom and gloom and squabbling of modern news, commentary and culture wars. I’m genuinely open to advice of that nature, I can see that a bit of a moan about flogging Nacho for peanuts isn’t emblematic of the trolling and divisiveness of modern discourse.
I can’t remember ever not feeling like something is a bit off, I struggle to be in the moment and to enjoy things. I’ve gotten help in the past but never really got to the bottom of it. Having a child last year has compounded the fact that I feel cut off from people, lonely and incapable of taking control and looking after myself. I love being a dad and I think I’m a good husband, I just wish I could feel more motivated and content. The word ‘lost’ came up in a PM from a kind person yesterday and that sort of hits the nail on the head.
I’m sorry if my post yesterday seemed overly dramatic, the responses actually made me consider what a large part of my life the forum is, namely the way in which I support my football team. Some of the best times of my life have come from football and they’ve been shared with you on here.
I can recognise when my low moods spill over into self pity and I think hearing some kind words yesterday has really helped and pull me back a bit.
Maybe this could be a thread where posters can reach out, share and help each other.