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26-03-2019 07:23 PM
26-03-2019 07:23 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
There is a lack of options for professional support here generally and the community mental health services are overwhelmed from what i can tell here with long waiting lists.
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26-03-2019 07:26 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
@BlueBay Welcome!
Thank you @BlueBay and @Former-Member for mentioning the notion of everyone knowing everyone. It can make it harder to engage in mental health symptoms privately, which can be important as we process what's happening for us. In smaller communities news can travel fast, do you find this to be the case?
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26-03-2019 07:27 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Yep definitely @nashy i find gossip news travels very fast around town. And the worst place for gossip is the newsagent !!!
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26-03-2019 07:28 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Hey there @Former-Member This makes sense. Thank you for sharing, it's easy to forget the luxuries of urban/busier communities in terms of options and access to services. I just want to commend you for pursuing therapy despite the obstacles. Well done
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26-03-2019 07:30 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Also @nashy there’s not enough services fir mental health in smaller communities
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26-03-2019 07:32 PM
26-03-2019 07:32 PM
Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
The newsagent! So interesting. Why do you think this is? I love this quote @BlueBay:
It also applies to both genders 🙂
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26-03-2019 07:34 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Thanks heaps @BlueBay @Former-Member @Former-Member and everyone else. On to the next question!
For many urban dwellers, work environments can sometimes be a good avenue to new friendships. Does lack of employment influence our social interaction in smaller communities? Do you find limited job opportunities an issue or not so much?
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26-03-2019 07:35 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Because in our town the newsagent knows everything about everyone @nashy
ive seen it where people go there and talk to the newsagent about other people from the town
i love the quote but wish I could believe it for me
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26-03-2019 07:35 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
I find that some people don't know what to say. It's as though they're torn between speaking and not speaking to me. I don't have a mental illness but since my son's suicide I prefer my own space at home but am fairly consistent with promoting suicide awareness & prevention. Work colleagues stay away, friends have disappeared & all I want is someone to say "hey there. How are You? " People ask normally but when I respond with talking about a new training course or I'm having a down day, they disappear
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26-03-2019 07:35 PM
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Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT
Also thanks so much @Former-Member 🙂 And no problem at all. Thank you for stopping by