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I used to think it was because of the way the chemicals in my brain work, but it turns out I’m really just miserable because I’m forced to support Ipswich f*cking Town FC.
I’m on the verge of giving up until Evans p1sses off, the last 12 years of this club have been an embarrassment with nothing to cheer about when the season was all said and done. I dread to think the % of my income I’ve spent over that time in hope I’d be there for when something special did happen.
And the worst thing? I feel like 8 year old me, the one that fell in love with ITFC and would have supported them through thick and thin, would be really disappointed I feel that way.
Maybe I’m over reacting, but been reflecting far too heavy about the last 12 years over this run and wondering if we’ll ever have something to celebrate ever again. It’s madness.
You need to do whatever's best for you Callis - health first & trust your instinct. These things are always cyclical anyway, you can always come back when ITFC bounces back in due course, as it will.
I should add I thought people would see the humour in the opening line. Football is not close to the reason I have MH issues. It doesn’t help the mood though!
But I guess a few people on here thought it was a fun opportunity to pile on LOL.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 22:59 - Feb 1 by monytowbray
I should add I thought people would see the humour in the opening line. Football is not close to the reason I have MH issues. It doesn’t help the mood though!
But I guess a few people on here thought it was a fun opportunity to pile on LOL.
There's a serious element to it tho - things can be cumulative. I'm usually the world's biggest optimist, but 1-4 today at home on top of Brexit & various other things has really got me down.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 22:35 - Feb 1 by Terra_Farma
Callis, we all have issues sweetheart.
I too suffer from panic attacks and anxiety which requires treatment.
Get the funk over yourself.
That's a complete tw@t post. I've been on anti depressants for 4 months now because of an anxiety issue. I have recently had my relationship with my missus go t1ts up aswell as my dad who was my hero suffer from a rare skin condition which specialists tell me was the equivalent of being doused in petrol and set on fire pass away after 16 days of fighting for his life which has scared me for life. Saying get over it is disgraceful you to33er
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I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:07 - Feb 1 with 3985 views
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:05 - Feb 1 by Girthyguy
That's a complete tw@t post. I've been on anti depressants for 4 months now because of an anxiety issue. I have recently had my relationship with my missus go t1ts up aswell as my dad who was my hero suffer from a rare skin condition which specialists tell me was the equivalent of being doused in petrol and set on fire pass away after 16 days of fighting for his life which has scared me for life. Saying get over it is disgraceful you to33er
Sorry to hear.
There are a few EDGELORD posters here recently, many that have whiffs of people previously banned, who are slipping into bad habits as the mask slips.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:05 - Feb 1 by Girthyguy
That's a complete tw@t post. I've been on anti depressants for 4 months now because of an anxiety issue. I have recently had my relationship with my missus go t1ts up aswell as my dad who was my hero suffer from a rare skin condition which specialists tell me was the equivalent of being doused in petrol and set on fire pass away after 16 days of fighting for his life which has scared me for life. Saying get over it is disgraceful you to33er
Sorry to hear all this.
Too much bad stuff happening all at once there fella.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:04 - Feb 1 by Ryorry
There's a serious element to it tho - things can be cumulative. I'm usually the world's biggest optimist, but 1-4 today at home on top of Brexit & various other things has really got me down.
Same TBF. Was watching Anglia News yesterday at my Nan’s house and had to turn it off. They were literally going around pubs giving airtime to celebrating gammons with opinions like “I don’t really understand it all but I voted leave so I’m having a pint” without even bothering to challenge them. This is what passes as news and journalism now - just get anyone with half a brain and a soundbite. No wonder we’re dumbing down as a nation.
Some very poor responses from posters there Callis, ignore them.
I do think supporting Ipswich is sometimes a sentence rather than a gift.
One thing I guess the is that the highs taste a lot sweeter after so many lows. I frickin loved the Lincoln game!
But you’re right to say we’ve had nothing of true merit since perhaps the home form and style play under magilton. And I include our mismatched play off semi.
I gave up late 80s to late 90s - too busy driving to parties in warehouses and adventures abroad to care. Then the glorious Burley, progressive, technical football, a playmaker. Perhaps take a break from Town... but only if you’ve got something special to fill the void.
I often wonder how people without a weird Ipswich obsession live their lives - what the hell do they think about?
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 22:49 - Feb 1 by C_HealyIsAPleasure
D*ckhead post, even if you think it pretty obvious to keep it to yourself given the subject matter
I declared myself I suffer from anxiety and like Callis, I also take medication, but I don't ram it down peoples throats.
For me, i am slightly embarrassed by admitting I take medication because I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I feel less of a man admitting that, particularly in a public forum.
This post was a struggle for me.
We all have our own s h i t to deal with.
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I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:40 - Feb 1 with 3819 views
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:05 - Feb 1 by Girthyguy
That's a complete tw@t post. I've been on anti depressants for 4 months now because of an anxiety issue. I have recently had my relationship with my missus go t1ts up aswell as my dad who was my hero suffer from a rare skin condition which specialists tell me was the equivalent of being doused in petrol and set on fire pass away after 16 days of fighting for his life which has scared me for life. Saying get over it is disgraceful you to33er
Those things individually would be traumatic for most people, but both at more or less at the same time would be a huge struggle for anyone to cope with.
Your post is a reminder that so many on here have back stories that we just don't know about, and a nudge to be gentle, or gentler, in our replies when posting in general.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:39 - Feb 1 by Terra_Farma
I declared myself I suffer from anxiety and like Callis, I also take medication, but I don't ram it down peoples throats.
For me, i am slightly embarrassed by admitting I take medication because I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I feel less of a man admitting that, particularly in a public forum.
This post was a struggle for me.
We all have our own s h i t to deal with.
No need whatsoever to be embarrassed. Sometimes our bodies just let us down through no fault of our own. Kudos to you for the post.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:39 - Feb 1 by Terra_Farma
I declared myself I suffer from anxiety and like Callis, I also take medication, but I don't ram it down peoples throats.
For me, i am slightly embarrassed by admitting I take medication because I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I feel less of a man admitting that, particularly in a public forum.
This post was a struggle for me.
We all have our own s h i t to deal with.
Think maybe your choice of words weren't the best, but understand you're struggling yourself too.
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 23:39 - Feb 1 by Terra_Farma
I declared myself I suffer from anxiety and like Callis, I also take medication, but I don't ram it down peoples throats.
For me, i am slightly embarrassed by admitting I take medication because I have a chemical imbalance in my brain. I feel less of a man admitting that, particularly in a public forum.
This post was a struggle for me.
We all have our own s h i t to deal with.
Dig aside, I feel sad you feel that way because the slow progression of MH discussion and the pressure put on toxically masculine societal expectations of yesteryear.
I was 100% taking the p1ss out of myself when I posted this, and I’m sorry if you confused it for attention seeking. I am quite open about my issues, even more open than I’m comfortable with at times when my brain is fried and I feel like I just need to vent my sh1t and hope someone who gets it can talk some sense into me. I do this mostly though on the whole because I want people to talk more about MH because it’s been ignored for far too long and resulted in too many deaths for anyone’s liking.
In a roundabout way, I’m kinda glad you have opened up, even if it was to call me out. You shouldn’t be scared or judged for putting yourself out there, and if anyone does then f*ck em.
I have struggled for many years with MH issues and have been on medication for a number of years. I don’t know any of you guys/girls and I don’t post much on TWTD but this thread seems like a good opportunity to say (type) out loud about it to like minded people.
Most days I wake up and feel like crap... can’t explain why because I hold down a good job, have very supportive parents who would do anything for me and a girlfriend who is fantastically understanding and is committed to making me happy. But most days I just wake up, feel like utter crap and act my way through the day, pretending everything is hunkydory. From the outside it is but from the inside I’m screaming for help.
Town winning is such a buzz. Since going to my first game in 1990 with my Dad, who has been supporting since the 50’s (the last time we were in such a lowly position!) I have been to hundreds of games since then with him and my brother. Lucky enough to witness promotion under Lyall and then Burley but unlucky enough to have been promised so much from those times to what we’re seeing these days. But Town winning or even just playing well has always had enough of an impact to just shine a little light on my day and give me a little spring in my step... results like today just make me feel hopeless.
Anyway, pathetic or not, there’s a correlation between my mental health and Ipswich winning. I wish I could see it as ‘just a game’ but i can’t help thinking that Town’s demise over the last however many years correlates so well with my own.
I can’t help thinking that if I was a Leicester fan or a Sheffield Utd fan that I would wake up with that little hit of enthusiasm. God forbid if my Dad had been born in Bury and not Ipswich.
Apologies for venting and not actually making a point or adding to the OP.
[Post edited 2 Feb 2020 0:57]
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I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 01:27 - Feb 2 with 3504 views
I’ve spent almost half my life on anti-depressants... on 22:44 - Feb 1 by Oxford_Blue
You’re overreacting.
It’s just a game.
If something you've invested a lot of your life into is making you ill, then something needs to go. The best thing to jettison is the thing making you ill.
I'm one of the people who was blamed for getting Paul Cook sacked. PM for the full post.
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