Health - don’t ignore the symptoms!

[Mark Bolam]

It’s like the number of self employed people with ‘long covid’.

Zero.

[Mark J]

12 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s like the number of self employed people with ‘long covid’.

Zero.

That's not right. I know, personally, two people who were pretty much scuppered by COVID brain fog. Both of whom are now back firing on all cylinders, and back to writing.

Men are generally shit about talking about their mental, and physical health. 

Having lost a good mate to suicide in the recent years, it has made me a little bit more empathetic towards my fellow man. 

[tree-fancier123]

7 minutes ago, Mark J said:

That's not right. I know, personally, two people who were pretty much scuppered by COVID brain fog. Both of whom are now back firing on all cylinders, and back to writing.

Men are generally shit about talking about their mental, and physical health. 

Having lost a good mate to suicide in the recent years, it has made me a little bit more empathetic towards my fellow man. 

its nearly 100% right, those 2 you know are in the minority, only paye tend to dramatise.

Work or starve should be the only choice

[Mark J]

13 minutes ago, tree-fancier123 said:

its nearly 100% right, those 2 you know are in the minority, only paye tend to dramatise.

Work or starve should be the only choice

Work or starve is indeed the only choice. Which didn't really help them when they couldn't string a coherent  sentence together. 

But please, let's not go too far into the COVID thing here. 

I think It's important that we recognise that we need to look out for one another. And that going to the quacks should be the norm, rather than the exception. 

[openspaceman]

5 hours ago, Steven P said:

 

Which is my point, apart from having an accident, your health should never get to a point where you need to go to A&E, should be getting things checked out well before then. Got to look after your health.

Who said anynthing about having an accident?

 

I agree with your sentiment but the GP system in this country is broke.

 

The practice gets an allowance from the NHS for each person registered, they are better off if they never have to see that patient. Indeed after 72 years with a practice I hadn't seen a GP for 5 years. I changed practice and have not seen a GP since. I just get an annual blood test and a repeat prescription that the hospital originated. Anything else, like proactive check ups are not available as their cost would diminish the practice profits.

 

Not that I have much to complain about, I'm a child of the welfare state and apart from dentistry it has looked after me, especially the A&E department. The same will not be there for younger generations.

 

It's the same with housing, my generation had the highest level of personal home ownership, that has collapsed since social housing was sold off in the 80s.

[Johnsond]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

It’s like the number of self employed people with ‘long covid’.

Zero.

100% Mark I know dozens of self employed lads and not a single individual has succumbed to that shite.