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Thanks DELBERT, the trend of intoxification amongst the young has become almost uncontrolable, this together with the misuse of drugs will develop into many problems in our communities, i think its very honourable to attempt any medium to reach the minds of the young now. I am interested in how your pod cast was produced, is it a creation produced and created yourself? or was their an external source directing? Sadly i am low in resources as far as downloading the cast, i will look further at it. Meanwhile, lets hope you can advance in your situation for the better.Good luck to you.
@rubyred wrote:
Tis a proven conclusion, I dont have a problem with the worls, but maybe this world has THE problem with me :) good luck x
I think a lot of people underestimate grief. And people deal with grief in lots of different ways, and none of them are easily understandable unless you have been in the same boat. People are way too fast to judge. But… when your world is torn in two, and you cannot see the next week in front of you, let alone the next year… you do whatever you can to stop the pain. Grief causes terrible damage, and a great many people are changed forever by it.
Just keep on being you rubes….you are a gem .. and the world is a richer place because it has you in it.
@minim wrote:
Drinking……………and I don’t mean three or four pints or a few glasses of wine, I mean really dangerously heavy drinking .. is getting worse and worse amongst youngsters. The medical profession are very worried about the affects of it all.
Not just the antisocial element. Though drink affects some people in aggressive ways.
The damage done by alcohol in the public image largely centres upon the liver. However, the liver damage is so severe by the time it is noticed that there is often no way back.
Other, less well known affects, include the ones Delbert has mentioned – plus, erectile dysfunction, muscle wasting, swollen and bleeding blood vessels in the stomach. Ascites which is water and bloating on the stomach. There is also such strain placed on the liver and the blood vessels around it that the kidneys can also fail as a result. People as young as 25 have almost irreversible cirrhosis of the liver.
People also….fall out of windows and end up paralysed. Jump from heights and break bones. Crack their heads open on pavements. Walk in front of moving vehicles. Wake up with no memory of what they have done and later find out they have contracted an STD. And thats on the good nights. Oh… and i suspect they may even fall out of moving ambulances and end up brain damaged.
And the old adage that whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, in this case doesn’t hold true.
As for Delbert’s podcast……….you don’t need a podcast, just go out into any town centre on a Friday or Saturday night and look about.
Not to mention the middle aged women out on the razzle!!
@delbert wrote:
Hi Members,
I am a new member and this is my first post and it is a serious one (sorry to say) Both of the subjects have affected me,let me tell you a little bit.I am 38years old and I am a recovering alcoholic who has been sober now for 3months,not even the odd glass of beer with dinner.At the age of 31 I suffered a stroke caused by my 24/7 drinking.A clot formed in my brain causing a blockage which one night exploded causing a bleed on the right hand side of my brain and leaving me disabled on the left hand side of my body and epileptic due to scarring on my brain.I have felt so strongly about these two subjects one, alcohol which is getting more and more press these days and two stroke,the third biggest killer in the world and a big cause of disabilities in so many people that during my rehabilitation from my stroke I writ a book and did a podcast to rid myself of my demons,sorry I’m going on a bit now, but more and more young people are having strokes through drink has anyone had any experience of this? Also is there anybody out there who has an interest in these subjects and would maybe like to know more about my podcast and book.Sorry for going on.Hopefully I will hear from some people.DEL
Delbert well done for quitting the drink. I see one or two people think this may not be a truthful post, but, whether it is or not, it will have made a few people think tonight before they start their second bottle of wine. And…………I am a great believer in writing things down to rid your mind of them. Good luck!
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