If anyone on this Board has mental health issues and feels they have nobody to talk to drop me a PM. I've been through a wide range of mental health issues both with my wife and my own journey. I'm willing to talk on here, take a call or meet anyone who needs to talk. I know for a fact just admitting you're struggling can be a huge hurdle.
Would love to hear that yesterday`s situation had a positive conclusion and the person involved is ok.
The person did not jump from the bridge according to a news snippet that I saw. So hopefully they can get the help they need.
I have, one of my best mates jumped in front of a train 15 years ago. I've seen the impact on his family and the train drivers. Like l said in the earlier thread, l hope he's now getting the support he needs.
Well your choice of words were poor at best, then. You said "innocent driver", which came across as though the one doing the jumping wasn't innocent. Just how it came across to me and looks like others. Suicide is horrible for everyone. It isn't something that the person taking their own life tends to be capable of considering though. And I can assure you that there is nowhere near enough help out there for people struggling with their mental health. It is very, very difficult to get seen, waiting lists for talking therapies are huge, and again people who are really unwell are often incapable of seeing a way out and getting support. It isn't as simple as thinking "oh my car won't start, i'll take it to a garage". Your friend will have seen no way out and that's why he was ill. Most people who take their own lives have never come up on the radar of mental health services.
I know, l dont know why people's responded with late for tea and inconvenience, I never put anything to do with that in my post. I haven't even put if l was stuck in that traffic, l was by the way - the M1s my daily commute. By innocent driver l was referring to the one who would have had the collision. Things like this destroy two families - as l've seen over the years. Hope the guys OK.
See the remainder of my post that I've just edited, that was what pissed me off more than the innocent bit, to be honest. You were making out that people make a conscious decision to impact someone else or not seek help which is totally untrue and unhelpful to those experiencing such problems.
There seems to be more help out there than there was 15 years ago, so it's a step in the right direction - let's hope it continues.
There is a total crisis, it is not good at all. There are more charities such as Andys Man Club which is great, but it is harder to be seen by crisis services now more than ever.