Friends with mental health issues?

RedHot · 08-03-2010, 11:13 PM

Do any of your friends have mental health issues? A few of my really close friends do. Not always sure how to relate to them, but try . . . Can anyone relate? I actually work with the SAMHSA and the What A Difference A Friend Makes program. Their program is in place to actually raise awareness about mental health issues. They want to teach people to be better friends to those who suffer cause the support of good friends can really increase the chances of recovery. Thought that was pretty cool so wanted to share a link to their website - Just go to whatadifference and it's a .org and then /mental health. It shows you how to be a good friend/help those in need. Good cause and lots of helpful resources there. At least I thought so. Hope some of you will check it out.

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**Valigarmander** · 08-03-2010, 11:32 PM

Depends on what you mean by mental health issues. I'm not aware of any close friends of mine with serious mental disorders, so to speak, though I have friends who have dyslexia, social anxiety, depression (including myself), Asperger syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and others. It's usually not a major issue for us, but when these things do become a problem we're there for each other, even if it's difficult to relate.

Jere · 08-04-2010, 01:21 AM

Most of my friends tends to be nice chaps, most of em are crazy but if that is because they ave some kind of mental issues or not are yet to be unfolded.

Dizzy · 08-04-2010, 07:48 PM

Usually, I am the friend with mental health issues. So... no, sorry.

***Cosmonautical*** · 08-05-2010, 12:54 AM

Well that was fantastically spam-like. I think I'll leave this up anyway, since I don't mind the cause, but in the future mind the board rules and don't advertise. If it's directly related to discussion, links are okay. If it's just on the same subject and you just looking for somewhere to link your site, you're in the red.

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08-03-2010, 11:13 PM	#1
RedHot Newbie Join Date: Jul 2010 Gender: Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Friends with mental health issues? Do any of your friends have mental health issues? A few of my really close friends do. Not always sure how to relate to them, but try . . . Can anyone relate? I actually work with the SAMHSA and the What A Difference A Friend Makes program. Their program is in place to actually raise awareness about mental health issues. They want to teach people to be better friends to those who suffer cause the support of good friends can really increase the chances of recovery. Thought that was pretty cool so wanted to share a link to their website - Just go to whatadifference and it's a .org and then /mental health. It shows you how to be a good friend/help those in need. Good cause and lots of helpful resources there. At least I thought so. Hope some of you will check it out. (Well that was fantastically spam-like. I think I'll leave this up anyway, since I don't mind the cause, but in the future mind the board rules and don't advertise. If it's directly related to discussion, links are okay. If it's just on the same subject and you just looking for somewhere to link your site, you're in the red. If you're the one who introduced the subject to talk about your organization, you're seriously not in the clear. Understood? Advertisement is paid for on this site. It's how the site keeps running. - AI, supermod) Last edited by Cosmonautical; 08-05-2010 at 12:55 AM.

08-03-2010, 11:32 PM	#2
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Depends on what you mean by mental health issues. I'm not aware of any close friends of mine with serious mental disorders, so to speak, though I have friends who have dyslexia, social anxiety, depression (including myself), Asperger syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and others. It's usually not a major issue for us, but when these things do become a problem we're there for each other, even if it's difficult to relate.

08-04-2010, 01:21 AM	#3
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Most of my friends tends to be nice chaps, most of em are crazy but if that is because they ave some kind of mental issues or not are yet to be unfolded.

08-04-2010, 07:48 PM	#4
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Usually, I am the friend with mental health issues. So... no, sorry.

08-05-2010, 12:54 AM	#5
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Well that was fantastically spam-like. I think I'll leave this up anyway, since I don't mind the cause, but in the future mind the board rules and don't advertise. If it's directly related to discussion, links are okay. If it's just on the same subject and you just looking for somewhere to link your site, you're in the red. If you're the one who introduced the subject to talk about your organization, you're seriously not in the clear. Understood? Advertisement is paid for on this site. It's how the site keeps running.