Yo,im not going to derail the thread over something which you just obviously misinterpreted,I was referring to it being easier to reach out by @xsynatic going to all the trouble of linking all the help lines to call and in different countries! The more awareness thats spread who’s to say how many lives that could save and believe me i know its been a fucked up couple of years…have a blessed day! 
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That’s not really a cool thing to say in this thread. Spread the love!
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I wish i could just like the first half of this post 
Mental stuff is hard. Esk8 makes it better for me. Probs not the right thing to do but i just stay busy. Can’t be sad if you’re busy right!?
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Definitely 
s 1 off the list i mentioned previously,lets try and keep this helpful thread positive! Personally I’ve went through a real fucking low point in my life years back,even lost a close friend recently as well from mental health,Gym life really helped me 100%…life is always gonna be a struggle for anyone but you get what you put in!
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I know I said I shouldn’t give mental health advice, but I will drop this one nugget. In my opinion, the key to mental health, which I personally still prefer to refer to as “happiness,” is distancing yourself from the things that degrade yours. There are, obviously, many things that that doesn’t apply to. I’m not saying run away from your responsibilities. But, run away from the unnecessary stressors in your life, and take that extra time and dedicate it to your profits, your passions, or figuring out what those are.
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Im not very active on the forum, mostly lurking but man, so much love in this thread.
My tip for anyone struggling is to keep busy. Kinda like @glyphiks said, you wont have time to speak with the ghosts in your head if you’re busy. Meditation/mindfulness is really usefull as well but can be tricky to get in to (alot of woo woo out there).
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Thats it dude. Stay in the moment and out of your own head. Go for a skate. Hit the workshop and make esk8 stuff 
I find building stuff is super helpful for me 
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Let’s see if this works again.
Eh, nope
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Sanity is open for business again.
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Today I learned that, apparently, people with autism have a tendency to LOVE(and be quite good at) fishing. I don’t know if any of you have any autistic loved ones, but if you do, take them fishing. They might really enjoy it, and that would be good.
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gotta say I used to absolutely hate fishing, mostly because it was boring.
now I hate it because it makes me do stuff while trying to relax.
am autistic.
I’m terrible and never catch anything, but I enjoy being touching distance from a large body of water. It soothes my soul. So, while I personally don’t go much, I’ll always accept the invitation.
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that’s the best kind of fishing, when you don’t have to fish
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To get back on topic, though, I was reading this article about how autists(as my Spanish friends call them) tend to both have my same appreciation for open bodies of water and their calming effects, and love simple mechanisms like a fishing rod, which combine to equal “they probably would love fishing.” And the gigantic horde of commenters confirmed, we’ve got 4 year old autists winning fishing competitions and whatnot.
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I have been away on holiday and only just seen this thread. Love it guys.
Something from me, keeping busy is only helpful if you are doing something that isn’t going to further negatively impact your mental health. So many people rely on work to cover up their issues but it can be a bit of a spiral. The ideas on this thread are great, skating, meditating, running, walking anything that keeps your mind busy on the un-stressful stuff is therapeutic.
My Uncle ended his life when I was very young, he had severe money worries and feared he would lose his families house. Nobody knew, nobody had the opportunity to help him, to give a loan, give advice, he bottled it all up until it was too much, if only he’d talked about it.
Lastly, every frigging person on this planet has or has had mental health issues, that is called living, it is normal, and the more you talk about your issues the more you realise that you are not alone.
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