Best advice there is. Follow your heart, not your wallet.
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I can relate to the last few posts regarding working life. Atm Im in a job where the pay is OK but the hours are brilliant for me. I shouldnt be admitting this but I can almost take a few hours out of each day if I want to making the working week shorter. However Im underpaid for what I do and could be earning almost doubleā¦but Iād have to work more hours.
For me it comes down to balancing whats important. Your time or your money. Those extra hours to myself a week allows me to do many things normal workers probably could not do during the week without eating into precious time. It also keeps me happy and falling into the rat race type attitude. Sure I could do with the extra dolla but what would that actually mean if I get depressed. I value my time over my bank account, I know this is a simplistic way of viewing things in a financial driven world but if it keeps you happy that for me is priority.
On the point of being a slave for CEOs etc. Unfortunately this is the way capitalism isā¦we have to suck it up. Dont forget we live on a gorgeous planet, take some time to see the world and other places, it will help to get out of that trapped feeling even if it is for a very brief period. Everyoneās minds are different, you just have to find what works for you.
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Iām not sure I entirely agree with this part. Disclosure of health issues to an employer is confidential, it doesnāt become water cooler talk. Your boss or HR department would be incredibly negligent if they let that information become common knowledge, and could face legal action I would think.
It doesnāt have to be like that though to be honest. There are so many jobs that arenāt like that.
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I know what depression can do to you as it was something that effected me a lot when I was younger. I still suffer from depression but itās no way near as bad. Sharing your experiences like this and talking to people really does help. Itās all about finding coping mechanisms to keep the depression away - I think these mechanisms are different for everyone. Meditation is something which without doubt helps me.
Hope you find the strength to get through thisā¦
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Currently sitting in a waiting room to have a chat with people from ārelateā. Has anyone had any experience with them?
Hey mate, how did the meeting with Relate go? I didnāt respond to your post last time because I didnāt have any experience with them and had nothing to really post.
In other news, I thought Iād give you all a positive update.
Late October I handed in my dissertation after a month long extension and next week lectures start for the last module of my MSc! Iāll only have 2 contact hours a week which is funny but I graduate in July!
Now Iām just stressing out massively about getting a good job and I donāt really know how to go about it because Iām not entirely sure what I want to work with. Iāve got a pretty good CV though, but the maths and logic tests for grad schemes applications are really intimidating haha
Since you are doing well now,
Maths is easy & interesting. I hate people like you.
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I will give you a proper update this evening. Not something i want to rush. 
glad you have positive news though pal!
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Sad to see Eboue like this.
Wish him all the very best and hope he feels better soon
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itās sad seeing him like this, especially as he made so many arsenal fans happy, itās not fair really
This is the closest Iāve found to a mental health thread on OA.
This is very sad to see its the second time in 24 hours ScotRail have tweeted this. What a fucking horrific death 
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Awful. Peoplesā mental health really taking a battering these days.
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Itās absolutely horrific I also feel sorry for the drivers must be awful seeing it happen in front of your eyes.
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I know a girl here in London who is a nurse in one of the hospitals in central and she said that they have 7-8 suicide attempts in their ICU at any given moment and before COVID times the normal number would be 1 or less. She said that itās most people throwing themselves in front of trains or off bridges.
Pretty heart breaking stuff tbh.
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Fucking hell another one
This is the 4th person on the 4th consecutive day ffs. So sad
People really underestimate how much mental health can fuck up a mans head. Sorry for bumping an old thread.
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Everything ok mate? This is as good a place as any to let loose
feels like youāre trapped and it never looks like you can escape, no matter what you do
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Yeah I just have my moments, had a lot going on lately. Itās why I stopped coming on here for a bit
The worse is thereās no simple & straight forward solution to mental health issue. It can last a long time, but it doesnāt last forever thankfully.
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