tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post8750669068487823446..comments2024-03-07T22:17:08.572+10:00Comments on 70 Plus and Still Kicking: Hearing Voices 24/7June Savillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-56623341309189730712009-10-17T09:28:08.215+10:002009-10-17T09:28:08.215+10:00Thanks for empathising with 'mental illness.&#...Thanks for empathising with 'mental illness.' I wish there were more like you!<br /><br />Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath would not have evded their lives if you had been around!Smita Tewarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09901550137850497118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-87947479931581747472009-09-23T10:50:55.946+10:002009-09-23T10:50:55.946+10:00Hi CROW
Thanks for that. Mental illness is such a...Hi CROW<br />Thanks for that. Mental illness is such a huge problem and sometimes we tend to forget that real live people are suffering because of it. The more we speak about their needs and their problems the more we will understand.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-30542062342646466792009-09-23T10:36:39.545+10:002009-09-23T10:36:39.545+10:00Thank you for passing this on to the rest of us, J...Thank you for passing this on to the rest of us, June. How sad for Mel and her family, but what a brave family, too.<br /><br />:)The Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846997590157958766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-23843679996993207412009-09-19T15:25:48.277+10:002009-09-19T15:25:48.277+10:00This is a great video. It makes me feel sad for he...This is a great video. It makes me feel sad for her. It is also scary. I knew a boy like this back in the 80s when I had my store.<br /><a href="http://www.makemysite.in" rel="nofollow"> Domain registration india </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-34935957595827652422009-09-17T10:14:40.956+10:002009-09-17T10:14:40.956+10:00KHAN HA
There is hope for people with mental illne...KHAN HA<br />There is hope for people with mental illnesses. <br />This can come with support of family and community. They need good treatment, decent accommodation and food, a job they can manage, understanding and love.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-24196539374291558382009-09-17T09:43:45.477+10:002009-09-17T09:43:45.477+10:00Hi Jeve
I hope the post didn't upset you too m...Hi Jeve<br />I hope the post didn't upset you too much. Maybe sometimes we must face being a little uncomfortable to understand reality. <br /><br />This young girl's reality is shared by millions of others on this earth - and we tend to tuck that fact away and ignore it. <br /><br />People with mental illness can be helped and it is my hope that we will do more about it. Even June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-69570047044828629892009-09-17T04:43:16.516+10:002009-09-17T04:43:16.516+10:00I once saw a meltdown of my 11-year-old nephew who...I once saw a meltdown of my 11-year-old nephew who is autistic. I saw how it affected his mother at home, especially whenever his school called about his meltdowns and requested that she picked him up. This girl, Mel, wanted to die. I can understand that. Unless she had some means to help her commit suicide, like Ramón Sampedro, the Spanish poet who became a quadriplegic at 26 in the movie "Khanh Hahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792652854956979002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-62150712862793266962009-09-16T22:08:01.671+10:002009-09-16T22:08:01.671+10:00I am extremely saddened by this and I feel for her...I am extremely saddened by this and I feel for her. You can tell by her voice that she is so haunted and tired. I couldn't watch the whole thing, but thank you for sharing this.Jeve (aka John and Steve)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06549658852303570290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-159728072627962032009-09-12T08:57:24.735+10:002009-09-12T08:57:24.735+10:00VIRGIN JOURNALIST
Yes - fingers crossed.
I beli...VIRGIN JOURNALIST<br />Yes - fingers crossed. <br /><br />I believe that the first step will be an awareness by all of us of the need to solve this. To date we have buried our heads in the sand, ignoring the problem and thus allowing those with the purse strings to continue their inaction. <br /><br />It's sobering to realise that one in four or five of us suffers a mental illness at some June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-51767676877126366802009-09-12T07:51:07.477+10:002009-09-12T07:51:07.477+10:00Great post. Mental health issues are something tha...Great post. Mental health issues are something that is still so undiscovered. It will takes years and so much more research before we are able to harness and understand these problems. <br /><br />It's a positive step that we are recognising these as real issues now though. Hopefully soon we will understand the mind more. fingers crossed and thanks for the post :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-28369579576269681302009-09-11T19:41:20.340+10:002009-09-11T19:41:20.340+10:00Hi KATE
How're you doin mate?
There are quit...Hi KATE<br />How're you doin mate? <br /><br />There are quite good medications out there, but the big problem is that sufferers need good reliable accommodation, jobs, and other services which allow them to live with independence. <br /><br />It's amazing how well a lot of people do once these things (plus understanding and a social life) are provided. Like the rest of us, they need to June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-36896842895777870392009-09-11T19:37:23.345+10:002009-09-11T19:37:23.345+10:00WRITE BLOG
Wise words.
Stigma is a huge problem...WRITE BLOG<br />Wise words. <br /><br />Stigma is a huge problem for people with mental illness. That's why so many who understand are speaking more openly about the difficulties. Once people begin understanding society will see the absolute necessity of helping out more. <br /><br />Patients with symptoms of a heart attack are given immediate treatment and understanding. People with June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-30922853502529784932009-09-11T19:33:41.080+10:002009-09-11T19:33:41.080+10:00QUEENMOTHERMAWMAW
Well done you! We understand ea...QUEENMOTHERMAWMAW<br />Well done you! We understand each other I reckon. The world needs more of you my friend.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-12270469184884271362009-09-11T19:32:27.344+10:002009-09-11T19:32:27.344+10:00NSIYER
You are so right. Probably most of all the...NSIYER<br />You are so right. Probably most of all the mentally ill require sensitivity and understanding from others during their effort to beat their problems.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-73619468767472897572009-09-11T19:30:43.366+10:002009-09-11T19:30:43.366+10:00Dear kind hearted JUDY
Mental illness can sometime...Dear kind hearted JUDY<br />Mental illness can sometimes mean that families seem to lose a loved one who is generally particularly sensitive and intelligent. <br /><br />They can be the person they know and adore one month who can change in no time at all.<br /><br />The important thing is, of course, that the beloved is still there - it's now a matter of separating them from the effects of June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-74838546027542026352009-09-11T19:21:23.007+10:002009-09-11T19:21:23.007+10:00Hi Alexandra - you aren't so bad yourself! (A...Hi Alexandra - you aren't so bad yourself! (Australians are the masters of understatement.)<br />Happy days.June Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-50101675449090466492009-09-11T18:11:43.962+10:002009-09-11T18:11:43.962+10:00OMG June, what a horrible illness! It's like ...OMG June, what a horrible illness! It's like something out of a novel though not for the poor folk suffering like this girl. It's so difficult to know what else to say or do...<br /><br />The only 'good' thing I can think of to say is that at least now people with this kind of illness are looked upon with some kind of understanding and investigation of what treatment can be usedKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979505705280901138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-24218558686640463902009-09-11T17:31:37.883+10:002009-09-11T17:31:37.883+10:00I think we should all have some contact with peopl...I think we should all have some contact with people who have some sort of 'mental illness' as you put it. It helps with understanding and tolerance. And makes me realise how lucky I am and makes me feel a little humble too.<br /><br />The challenge with it is that you cannot see physical symptoms and it is difficult to draw a line between a condition and personality because the one The Joined up Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797087157041713649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-50193501216107306272009-09-11T07:09:04.264+10:002009-09-11T07:09:04.264+10:00Dear God in heaven, my heart breaks for these folk...Dear God in heaven, my heart breaks for these folks. We have two daughter with BP, thank you God it is no worse than that. It is bad enough, I am an advocate for mental health issues.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-5902231938175974472009-09-11T04:55:31.744+10:002009-09-11T04:55:31.744+10:00Wow very touching. Sensitivity is important.Wow very touching. Sensitivity is important.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-50317258745731346722009-09-11T02:55:38.220+10:002009-09-11T02:55:38.220+10:00Hi June, This is a great video. It makes me feel s...Hi June, This is a great video. It makes me feel sad for her. It is also scary. I knew a boy like this back in the 80s when I had my store. He was in his 20s and lived at home with his parents. The first few years I was there, he came in the store and was fine, friendly, etc. Then, he started hearing voices. He would talk to someone constantly. He would be standing at the counter paying for Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078537002880283509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489210412257406098.post-74326709173279553112009-09-10T22:23:05.029+10:002009-09-10T22:23:05.029+10:00Thank you for this,you are sweet,wonderful spirit....Thank you for this,you are sweet,wonderful spirit.Kind regards from Aleksandra :O)Alekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514059217994184072noreply@blogger.com