ADs picnic in the park with Twinkle the Tortoise

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Thought it was my turn to start a thread.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I did that. Had a couple rough days and was fine.

Thanks so much @MercyBooth . Nearly wet myself!

And the Take That parody had me in tears five minutes later @AcornAutumn . I'm sure most teachers are missing their pupils and I'm off the Take That generation so that song brought back a lot of memories.

Livin - that is tough, worth a try without them. Putting on weight would really depress me. (I know I have since a year ago and need to reset my eating habits, but at least its just food not medicine causing it.)

@LivinLaVidaLoki if you want to stop the antidepressants, try antihistamines for sleep instead. Anything that's not non-drowsy should help. A gp once put me on them when she didn't want to prescribe sleeping pills.

There are some such as prozac which don't seem to cause weight gain, maybe you can change.

I went for a walk in an old cemetery today. It's a nature reserve now. I actually love cemeteries and churchyards; they make me feel peaceful. Is it just me or do any of you get this?

Loki, how about coming off them and seeing how you do. I went back on fluoxetine after 20 years off it. It gave me insomnia and I decided very quickly that I would go back to managing my depression in other ways. I think partly - as was discussed a while back - I had a 'I don't want to be medicalised for a totally understandable emotional response to others' insanity' moment and kind of decided to cut my nose off to spite my face. But having the packet there almost untouched is weirdly helpful. It's a reminder every day that I am NORMAL and I think because depression (and anxiety) are very much correlated with powerlessness, that gives me back some strength.
I also came off all SM, stopped reading any news, didn't meet up with people so I couldn't be drawn down the rabbit hole.
Good luck. It's so so difficult to know how best to cope.

I get that as well @ISaySteadyOn. Despite the fact I’m in no way religious, they are very restful places. I often go and visit my best friend’s grave when it all gets too much. A one sided chat with a coffee is quite therapeutic!

ISay
I really like churchyards too!

I love churchyards and old churches too! I find it very calming walking through a graveyard and reading the inscriptions on the headstones.

"Twinkle" says hi.

I love old churchyards. Atheist with no belief in the afterlife, but I do find them calm and beautiful. Old graves are very interesting too: I love looking at the names and the inscriptions.

Me too. I don't know why but I love the 'Mary Jones fell asleep age 70 1872' inscriptions best.

That's funny about the churchyards, because we passed two horse riders today, & one of them said, "It would be nice to go where there are no dead bodies underneath."

Conjured up a mental picture of them show-jumping up the cemetary!

I think they're peaceful places too, one of the few places where people respect the quiet, which is good in this noisy world.

@LivinLaVidaLoki It annoys me when they moan about weight but then wont acknowledge that medications they are prescribing cause weight gain.

Wonder what those Over There would have to say about this, the ones who were agreeing no protesting should be allowed.

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-shut-down-nurses-protest-19984100?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

I think their heads might explode @MercyBooth through the strain of the mental gymnastics to justify how other protests are putting people at risk, but this one is OK....

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nhs-pay-protest-fine-manchester-19984620

YY @LivinLaVidaLoki I think the phrase "be careful what you wish for" certainly applies here.

I've a friend on social media who just shared that @MercyBooth
With the caption "selfish, selfish, selfish, they should be staying the fuck at home and protecting the NHS...don't they care about our hardworking nurses....oh, hang on....."
I do love her....

@LivinLaVidaLoki

I've a friend on social media who just shared that *@MercyBooth* With the caption "selfish, selfish, selfish, they should be staying the fuck at home and protecting the NHS...don't they care about our hardworking nurses....oh, hang on....." I do love her....

Excellent!

Prof Francois Balloux
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By the time a majority realises freedom of expression protects everyone, not just those perceived to be cranks and misfits, it can be difficult to claim it back .

twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1368626698598690816?s=20

The comments are priceless @MercyBooth

My favourite being "as long as they don't mind being refused a ventilator when it's needed....."

@ISaySteadyOn

I went for a walk in an old cemetery today. It's a nature reserve now. I actually love cemeteries and churchyards; they make me feel peaceful. Is it just me or do any of you get this?

I like them but don't know if the nearest one is open, do you have to be visiting someone in particular?

Also, my friend's dad died and he's buried in the one I normally walk in when I go. I am embarrassed in case I see him. Apparently in his religion you visit the grave daily for at least a year?

I feel so odd today. I have really wanted to ring people to chat but have nothing to say, which is off putting. I just feel very out of sorts and it could be a number of things but I think it's lockdown. My best friend calls it the Coronacoaster, I might have said. Today is a low.

Hello all. Really sad news from my local area (but not for me personally as I don't believe I know the victim), an 18 year old man was killed about 2/3 roads away from where I live. We walked past the police tape this afternoon when I was out with my 5 year old who didn't notice thankfully. It's so sad just how prevalent knife crime is here. I saw that The Sun and the Daily Mail have reported on it, so has the BBC I believe but not the broadsheets. His next of kin have been informed but his identity has not been released yet. Apparently it happened at about half 5 yesterday, I can't believe it happened so early in the evening.

@AcornAutumn