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

[RegularPoster]

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...

I think that just sums up the paranoia felt by some last night esp as RP never came back. there is a thread now for a positive discussion if people still feel there is a need to .

Think a lot of the posts here have been misguided and many have been taken too literally - can't believe that its still at the top of active conversations.

Let it drop now peeps, please.
Let it sink to the bottom where it belongs.

Ahem, yes, just to clarify, no one from the mumsnet team had anything to do with this thread. Mumsnet has quite enough rows of the naturally occuring kind without having to start our own .

don't understand why the 'feeling low' category has had to be justified. ?? Some people have said these posts can seem trivial but by that argument would mean MNers shouldn't post on subjects such as what to get kids at christmas, my bf isn't speaking to me, which hoover to buy, private school or not etc etc - IMO posts such as these ARE often trivial but so what? They're obviously not to the poster, so fair enough if they want advice/support/info from others who are interested. I think also it's rather insensitive to challenge posters who in many cases are likely to be feeling v. vulnerable etc
in some cases maybe even in danger of self-harming. Not ideal to make them feel even worse!

sorry to hear that, Justine. Maybe you could start a new thread, I'm sure that plenty of people here would be able to give you some advice.

lol Tissy

I've read through all of this thread since my posting last night (didn't quite expect it to get this long ) and realised I have actually found a thread which has affected me personally.

Reading it again more calmly, I think that the original poster's intentions weren't to belittle those who have depression - but saying that all the feeling low posts are making them feel like screaming that's life - makes it quite difficult.

I haven't posted much on the feeling low threads but yes, I am feeling low. On the outside I look fine I think. And most of the time on MN I am OK too. And probably for the little gripes I wouldn't post on the feeling low board - I'd put it in Other Subjects or Chat. And I feel a lack of self confidence at the moment which I think is due to this feeling low or depression or whatever we might call it - that is why this post being on the Feeling Low board was difficult to take - maybe I am just moaning about nothing?

I know this thread should be left to die but as I was asleep last night while the main debate was going on I didn't want to miss out.

Regular Poster, who ever you are, I am sorry that any posts in the Feeling Low board make you feel frustrated. I am also sorry that my own life makes me feel frustrated, but you have a choice to not look at the feeling low board.

Depression is a "hidden" illness - people don't feel it merits the same treatment by others as say a broken leg. I am embarassed that I am taking ADs. Only DH and two people at work know.

I will stop now as DS is creating the havoc only one 11 month can make!

lol ks! I am going to get you to preview my posts

Hi PiccadilyCircus - sorry to hear you're feeling down, at least you can get support from most of the posters on 'feeling low', if not from the nameless RP.

RP did actually come back - she's here

I did, fleetingly, suspect Justine. soon realised it was daft and in a later post, laughed at myself. (think that's what means). sorry to be so silly! I'm going to try to keep off Mn from now on.

Why do people always say they'll keep off mn when there's a row? These are precisely the reasons I stay on. If there were no rows I might have a tidy house.

lol tinker!

'the nameless RP' ?

as opposed to the named zolapola I suppose

huh?? an attempt to out me or something??!!
Obviously, like you Twigglett, I tend not to use my wonderful MN name in RL
but I do use ZP on my posts on MN rather than change my name to avoid taking too much flack!
IMO, RP should have used regular MN name rather than running for cover.

Ow my head-too much wine last night- amazed this is still going on- think RP sounds a very superior type of person that I'm not sure I'd want to know!!(and can't believe that her last piece was meant as an apology-cos it made me cross-or was that the wine?!)

Not the wine, MWNN. I have to say I'm feeling rather superior myself this morning, for not having a hangover as I didn't have any wine. But there's always tonight!