Seeing all these Feeling Low Posts makes me feel like screaming THAT'S LIFE

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I'm sorry

I don't really read these threads

I do know that depression is a real illness and requires medical help and I do not wish to denigrate those who are suffering in this way

I cannot help thinking that a lot of these posts stem from expecting more from life than there really is. Some people just seem to want to feel good all the time, and the things that are getting you down are JUST LIFE

I think a lot of you do need to pull your socks up and stop analysing things. just get on with your lives and make the best of it

God forbid you had something proper to worry about - like war, disease, famine

Don't seem to see many of the mothers from the SN board posting here nor those who I do see as having real problems to worry about.

Discuss...

Great minds miam!

joanneg, i have my mobile charged up and ready!!!!

Jools - I know what you mean - it is dodgy territory especially when somebody is very depressed to be dishing out the advice. I suppose that it to be said when giving any advice as well (never listen to my cooking advice!)

Lots of assumptions about what she was saying. I think I must be missing chunks of it out when I read it.

I do know that depression is a real illness and requires medical help and I do not wish to denigrate those who are suffering in this way

I cannot help thinking that a lot of these posts stem from expecting more from life than there really is. Some people just seem to want to feel good all the time, and the things that are getting you down are JUST LIFE

Ok she acknowledges people with depression and excludes them from her point.

She then says SOME people just get upset about LIFE

She does not say everyone with problems shouldn't moan, she does not say i have no sympathy for anyone in an abusive relationship, she does not say i hate everyone with REAL problems.

Why is everyone taking this as a personal attack on there own lives, she didn't mean all the people who are upset i imagine. I haven't taken it personally and listed all the things that have gone on in my life. It was just a comment about people who moan about nothing much inparticular.

And healthy ones at that Demented, so perhaps we should get off this board ......

Jools, I'm not sure what you mean by advice - the only advice I've seen is encouragment to see a doctor. I don't think anyone tries to give medical information on here if that is what you mean, at least if they have I have not noticed it. And I feel a little sad that you don't think any of us are qualified to offer support. Someone who has experienced depression is adequately qualified to understand how another person feels, and can offer support to that person. Sorry if I have got the wrong end of the stick here, but I am a little confused by your comments, and am sad that you do not feel that you can post on this board now.

Just what I wanted to say ff.

I don't think this should be discussed by us any further until the first poster says exactly what their point was.

Why should it be up to you FF to say what they mean. How could you possibly know if they were being nasty, genuine or wanted to start an arguement.

Let them speak....they haven't even posted under Regularposter again!!

I think that's the problem with it FF - just a moan about nothing much in particular is one of the things Mumsnet is good for!

But 2wildbabies, most people here are attacking rp quite viciously and imo unwarranted. Her words seem to be being twisted. We are as entitled as them to post what we think.

I doubt they'd post here again after all the nastiness .

why is it up to anyone else to slag her off and say she is shit, why didn't you all hold judgement before you posted, hypocritical shit

this has made up my mind to give mn a rest for a while and yet i only started posting a few weeks ago.

You keep posting what I want to ff!

Would people be happier had I posted that RP was the antichrist and deserved to rot in hell for daring to post something not everyone agreed with?

acer - mumsnet isnt always so heated. Just every now and then. Avoid thread with over 100 posters and stick to food and recipies (seriously just treat like a heated debate and it will blow over)

miam - I posted earlier saying - I too have suffered depression albeit many years ago - and there were no outward signs of why I should be I just was. Even tho' I was on AD's and suffered depression I still don't think this qualifies me to offer 'advice' in the sense of 'try this' 'try that' there are different categories of depression and everyone is different and needs different treatment. I can only really say 'hope you get through it'. I try not to post now cos - there are loads of people saying just that which is fine but I find it gets a bit maudlin iykwim - so I just leave it to everyone else. (tbh sometimes the posts are a bit depressing and thats not what I come on here for).

They wanted a discussion......they have one now. Should they be here talking about it.

Lots of nasty things have been said, but upsetting a person who is already depressed is going to result in people getting very hurt. If this is a person who regularly contributes to these boards, shouldn't they want to clarify that they are not picking on every person with depression of some form.

hercules - you are entitled to say what you think. I dont think that any one's having a go at you

Maybe not but they certainly are at rp.

hercules - you're just like your MN name - STRONG!!

Hercules...still very offensive of RP.....wonder why?????