[robbo333]

I’ve got Coeliac disease which means I can’t eat; wheat, barley, rye or oats. Not that serious in the scheme of things, unless a custie slips me a digestive to have with my tea! 

  and that digestive will give you the poopx hope you carry a toilet roll and a bucket in you van

Technically, that digestive will stop me getting any nourishment from my food, which is why I went down to 9 stone.

[Windy Miller]

Nothing remotely on the scale of some of the other posters on this topic but has anyone else's posture suffered from using wfp?

I have developed a hump at the base of my neck over the years, not in the same league as Quasimodo yet but it is noticeable to me anyway. I've researched it and it's proper term is a 'Dowagers Hump'. I've put it down to constantly looking up together with the motion of working the pole. Trying a few exercises at the moment to try and reverse things so hopefully see some improvement.

[G Griffin]

Isnt it quite shocking how common mental health issues are.

Ive always felt like i was the only one.

Like most ive tried cbt, anti depresants and councilling etc.

Can be bad for months then ok for a while then it comes back again.

Does anyone havs OCD ? apparently its quite common with people prone to anxiety/depression

I used to have it quite bad but even to this day i do things out of habit and repetition. I check van is locked and doors loccked and electric if off before bed, but over and over again. I count letters in words over and over to check i havent got it wrong. I turn the tins round in the cupboards so the labels all face the right way. if i touch somrthing cold with one hand i have to equal it out on the other lol .

My daughter is in the process of being diagnosed with possible autism and ADHD and my dad used to have panic attacks, im sure all these things are linked. I reckon i will go all my life with an undiagnosed mental disorder but you just get used to it and it becomes part of your existence.

Weird you mention about it being in the family.

my health anxiety centres around my heart, 6 months ago my dad was being tested at the hospital as he "was sure" there was something wrong with his heart. My mother told he worries about it.

Then we found out that his dad topped himself because he was paranoid about heart disease and cancer etc.

Last week my 5 year old boy ran to the top of the stairs and said  he could feel his heart pumping and exclaimed "my heart is broken" bought a tear to my eye.

My little lad had counselling through his school. He'd have been 6 and I think it did him a lot of good. I was preparing him for it and told him that a lady was going to come to school and help him. A few days later he asked me when was the lady coming to "fix me". It knocked me sideways that.
He thought he was just naughty- as did many others- but he was later diagnosed with ADHD. 
Things have improved though and we are managing- at the moment- without medication and pretty much on our own.
It's horrible to hear kids talk like that.
 
Excellent thread. Cheers, Matt.

[Slacky]

You’re welcome, you sick puppy, you

[Windy Miller]

Personally I think social media platforms like Facebook are doing huge amounts of damage to people's mental health and are a major cause of depression and anxiety.
In this day and age everyone feels the need to broadcast their lives to an audience and are constantly trying to outdo each other in owning this or that or going here on holiday or having great nights out etc. People are putting themselves under huge amounts of stress in this extreme form of keeping up with the Jones. What they don't understand is that social media is choreographed where people can manipulate one photo to make things look completely different to reality and others are left looking on comparing their own lives with others they feel have a much better life than theirs. Our lives are made up of 99% average day to day things and the 1% is taken up doing something out of the ordinary. And we should be happy with that. But social media gives the impression that it's in fact the opposite where the posts and photos which give a false sense of reality are how people live their lives ALL the time.
I know I struggled with this and found myself constantly comparing my life to others and asking myself why can't I live a life like that until I stepped back and thought about the reality of social media. I deleted my Facebook a long time ago and I was pleasantly surprised how much happier I felt not having this constant feed of other people's lives in my face all the time and also the amount of new time on my hands to spend focused on myself and my wife.

Maybe others will disagree but that's my own experience anyway. I'm sure there is plenty of good points with social media like keeping in touch with others but if anyone is close to me I will have their phone number.

[G Griffin]

Compare and despair.

[Steven Biggs]

I know a couple of tradders that work near me . Ones got sweaty feet , and the other smells of meths .

[CleanClear]

I know a couple of tradders that work near me . Ones got sweaty feet , and the other smells of meths .

meths is a well known cure for sweaty feet..........

[Shrek]

I know a couple of tradders that work near me . Ones got sweaty feet , and the other smells of meths .

How on earth do you know he has sweaty feet 

[colin bird]

I’ve got Coeliac disease which means I can’t eat; wheat, barley, rye or oats. Not that serious in the scheme of things, unless a custie slips me a digestive to have with my tea! 

  and that digestive will give you the poopx hope you carry a toilet roll and a bucket in you van
[/quote
Technically, that digestive will stop me getting any nourishment from my food, which is why I went down to 9 stone

.  My daughter has had Coeliacs  for many years,is she  strays  away from gluten free, by eating one digestive she would be ill,Coeliacs is a l life changer from an eating point of view

[paul alan]

Nothing remotely on the scale of some of the other posters on this topic but has anyone else's posture suffered from using wfp?

I have developed a hump at the base of my neck over the years, not in the same league as Quasimodo yet but it is noticeable to me anyway. I've researched it and it's proper term is a 'Dowagers Hump'. I've put it down to constantly looking up together with the motion of working the pole. Trying a few exercises at the moment to try and reverse things so hopefully see some improvement.

I currently see an osteopath for my postural issues.

He's found I have one leg a little shorter than the other and I have a compression of the spine at the base of my neck, he says it will take years to sort out.

I also have a twist in the mid part of my spine. I put it all down to WFP.

[Klean07]

I watched a documentary about prostate cancer in 2013 and came to the conclusion that I should get checked out as I had got some symptoms which were highlighted in the programme like frequent peeing especially at night!
I had the blood test on the Wednesday and the dreaded phone call from the doctor the next day saying that my readings were quite high to what they should be! I was very scared at this time thinking all kinds of horrible things regarding how it would affect my life!
After having countless biopsies done a MRI scan, a bone scan plus lots of appointments with my oncologist I'm pleased to say that no cancer was found though I do have an enlarged prostate. I now have regular check ups!

[Marc Stock]

Very interesting reading on here.

I also have suffered and continue to suffer from depression and OCD.

I have mentioned it on here many times before, have recently come off my antidepressants ( April 2017 ) as they were turning me into a zombie.

My OCD has been on occasions; at the peak of my depression been very debilitating, i cant bring myself to go into details on a forum, but lets just say...nut job..springs to mind. Lol. I have lost and alienated many friends because of this, but i have learned to deal with it now.

Since being off medications, the depression hasnt gone away, but i have learned to manage it and keep it in check.

Its interesting Lee, what you said about staying in all January..when we spoke on the phone it went through my mind that you may have the black dog visiting. Dont suffer in silence m8. Text if you need to.

[Walter Mitty]

Very interesting reading on here.

I also have suffered and continue to suffer from depression and OCD.

Is it possible that the way you run your business (rigid next-clean dates) is one of the lesser manifestations of OCD?

[Marc Stock]

Yes absolutely.

I get panicky and distressed, if i dont have a rigid plan.

[Frankybadboy]

been suffering with bout of depression for the last ten years,had two lengthily spell of being on tablets to help,

physical health
i am now faced with knowing  that after the accident i was involved in 3 years back that left me with metal rods and screws on my spin that my back will get worst as i age,and ive  been warned that within the next 5 years i be looking to change the way i work or stop doing the work i do,i am allready on a high dose of nerve/muscle relaxer tablets to get me though my daily life and that haves a huge a effect on me,that somedays i seem spaced out and cant take things in etc

i continue to try to keep active as you will know and this helps both the above for now

[G Griffin]

I had blood tests last week for cholesterol, diabetes, kidney and liver function etc. The doctors rang me to come in for them because of my age.  The results today were quite good but my cholesterol could do with coming down a bit. 
I'll try and keep an eye on what and how I eat and hope that does the trick.
I've been lax with my diet because I haven't had to think too much about it. 
I'm only a couple of pounds overweight but I need to manage food better.  I often go too long without eating and then eat too much.
I like eating- and drinking- too much though  .

[colin bird]

I watched a documentary about prostate cancer in 2013 and came to the conclusion that I should get checked out as I had got some symptoms which were highlighted in the programme like frequent peeing especially at night!
I had the blood test on the Wednesday and the dreaded phone call from the doctor the next day saying that my readings were quite high to what they should be! I was very scared at this time thinking all kinds of horrible things regarding how it would affect my life!
After having countless biopsies done a MRI scan, a bone scan plus lots of appointments with my oncologist I'm pleased to say that no cancer was found though I do have an enlarged prostate. I now have regular check ups!

I have  a annual check for high blood pressure this also includes a blood test,I have requested they test for proststate problems each time I have a blood test.
The amazing thing is if I had not asked them to include prostate  test they would not have checked and in 56 so prime age for prostate problems

[Klean07]

Also in 2013 I was told by my GP that I was diabetic and should take two Metformin tablets every day indefinitely! I'm 6ft 2 tall and never really thought that I was carrying too much weight my friends always used to say that because I'm tall I didn't look overweight however last year I decided to join Slimming World where within eight months I lost three stone! I'm now off all the medication for diabetes though I do have to take a statin every day to control my cholesterol plus a tablet for my blood pressure!
The joys of getting old!

[Missing Link]

No health problems so far, apart from alkie-ism, which was sorted via A.A..

But after stopping drinking, I eventually kicked the smoking too and in recent years have been fairly active with running, lifting weights, and heavy punch bag training.

I exercise six-days-a-week, often twice in one day, and my long weekend runs can take hours.  I ran my first ultra marathon last year too; 46 miles around the Brecon Beacons, all in one go. 

I also have a regular meditation practice, try to live an ethical life, and practice compassion (even if I don't feel very compassionate mostly).  I think these three things are important for good mental health.

I also don't idolise money.  Money is important when you need to buy stuff and pay bills, but it's not a major motivating factor in my life. 

So I feel pretty darn good, but I do put a lot of effort into maintaining myself physically and mentally.

I think the 'secret' is to find two groups.  One for exercise (parkrun/gym friends/running club/regular exercise group; that kind of thing) and another for the mental aspect (Buddhist meditation group, 12 Step group, church, mosque, etc).  I find that when I have to do something, just for myself, by myself, I'm pretty crap at it.  But if I have to do something for other people (like turn up to a run to do a group run, or give some newly sober or still drunk alkie a lift to a meeting), I'm there.  Obviously I benefit from it too.

But of course, nothing will stop that orange-sized brain tumor from killing me.