R u ok day

[rusty_nail]

Hi Guys,

You may or may not know but today is National "R U OK" day today. It is an awareness campaign that is meant to strike up conversation and help people get things off their chest. At the end of the day in their words its all about "Putting Mateship Back on Track", I know that everyone goes through ups and downs and I for one am no stranger to them.

Ive definately had my ups and downs more recently with my car motor blowing up on my freshly purchased patrol, and also getting engaged(dont know if thats a high or a low, just kidding of course its a high). Infact most people do not know this about me but ive been struggling with depression most of my adult life. I attempted suicide several times as a mid-teen and had extremely low self esteem in my late teens and early twenties. But the one thing that has helped me through all these moments in my life has been undoubtedly haveing a great network of friends, actually a great network of MATES, because i reckon you have a much stronger bond with mates than friends.

So anyway, enough about me, dont be shy... R U OK???

[MudRunnerTD]

Good on you Nic,

I can tell you mate id be Farked without this place and the guys that come here. they keep me centred and landed and give me some hope that there are still good people out there even when the people close to your day disappoint you and let you down. I alway have this place. except that guy from the Gong!!

[DX grunt]

This Forum has helped boost my morale in many of my times of need. Thanks everybody.

Take care out there.

Rossco

[Sir Roofy]

Well for a start thanks to nic for bringing this up
as one of many mature age members here i have found
mateship on this forum and many friends over the past
four years or so
and the best part of this is that all the young fellas
are willing to help and say very often r u ok mate
thanks guys for being there thanks guys for the
many trips we have done together,they know who they are
to many names to mention

regards roofy

[Bloodyaussie]

No I am f£$king not........ Wife seems down all the time.... car issues...... one of my best mates cancer has come back....... worried about money......... why does this pimple on my back in a spot I cant reach it..... my back hurts..... my kids have flat feet...... blah blah blah...


Thats was just for you Adrian as I know you love it when I whinge like a little bitch !!!!

Either way I will be pissed this weekend and Sunday I will feel very average but I will get to see my mates.... then I can whinge in person.. bwa ha ha ha ha!!!!

[Winnie]

R U OK day used to be a big thing at my work as the boss's son commited suicide due to depression and gambling a few years ago.
Now I don't work with him any more but I have heard he is in very bad health so I will make sure to call him today and ask "R U OK"

[rusty_nail]

why does this pimple on my back in a spot I cant reach it..

im reserving a special hug for you mate, might include a bum grope too. so long as i dont disturb your pimple hahahahah.

it does feel good getting stuff off your chest on here. i guess in someway the internet provides a certain anonymity, but it also is a vast support network, even from blokes you/I will probably never meet like wine_maker or fracster. and even though you will never meet them (most likely) they still drop you a line and chime in when you post up problems in your life, offering some moral support. i think the internet also provides an easy way to get stuff out in the open, i mean you dont have to do anything but push a few keystrokes

[Clunk]

Thanks Jono, made my morning constitutional all the more worthwhile hahahaha

A National R U OK day, I for one am pretty appalled that someone out there has decided that it's necessary to have a R U OK day, It's a shame that the human race doesn't seem capable of doing this on a daily basis.... Yes there are many out there who are willing to stop and ask the question and help but there's a damn site more who prefer to live in their own bubbles, there choice I guess.

Anyway, I woke up grumpy and sore but I've cheered up a bit now thanks to Jono's whinging :-D

[NP99]

Good post up mate. Think and hang with positive people will bring good things in your life. When people start to talk negative I try and steer them in a positive direction. Hey, the guy next to you always has it tougher than you....

[jay see]

OK, I little about me.
My set back was when I was 15 many many moons ago.
I had a bone tumor behind my knee, end result was am above knee amputation. That screwed with me for a while, but learn to live with it.
Fast track to 10 years ago and we decided to build a home that would see us till the kids are all grown up and have there own places. Well, with two loans, one for the current house that we where living and wanting to keep as an investment (remember house prices per gst in Melbourne that's when we brought this) and the other being progressively being drawn down as the new house was Coming together. The builder put his company into voluntary liquidation.
The current house had to be sold and we moved in with my sister in law and her family, until she had her second child, had to move again as not enough room. At this time my in laws were going overseas so we moved into there place. This meant a 20 min drive to drop off my son at kinder three days a week.
The new house was eventually finished 3 years after it was started, but not without its headaches and additional $$$. All this while doing 12 hour nights and my youngest being a baby. My wife working as well, remember two loans and no house to live in.
Sorry for the length, but this still hurts, the leg I didn't have a say on it, but the house what out of my control. One that I can't let go is the a hole who laid a timber floor which was the last thing to be done before we moved in. He screwed it up and it had to be replaced. 40k lost on top of everything else that the builder screwed.

So am I OK.
Yeah, much better, but always nice to be asked when things ain't all rosey