Are you okay day in australia

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 3:55 pm

Yes that's right folks it's the day where you ask a friend, neighbour, relative and complete strangers even, if they 'are okay'. Apparently it's got something to do with suicide prevention. I wonder how people will feel if asked this .....thinking they felt great this morning and then wondering why someone would ask if they were okay. I wonder how many people will say "mind your own bloody business"

So to the forum..................ARE YOU OKAY?

good........... now I've done my bit I can get on with my day .

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:03 pm

“What makes life worth living is knowing that one day you'll wake up and find the person that makes you happier than anything in the whole world. So don't ever lose hope and give up, everything turns out okay and the good guy always wins.”

:wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:08 pm

That's rather nice. What a lovely Idea?.... Are you OK Fozzy Wozzy ?

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:18 pm

well apart from the gammy leg and the fungus growing on my toes....yeah pretty good actually lol lol lol

anyway here's what it's all about

RUOK? - Home

The biggest killer of people between 15 and 30 in australia is ...suicide.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Wed Sep 14, 2011 4:23 pm

how to ask someone at work if they are okay.

RUOK? - Our Stories Detail

Bruv · Post by **Bruv** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:15 am

fuzzywuzzy;1369610 wrote:

The biggest killer of people between 15 and 30 in australia is ...suicide.

That is frightening, apparently suicide rates rise when life is rosey, in times of war, deprivation they drop.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:19 am

Bruv;1369643 wrote: That is frightening, apparently suicide rates rise when life is rosey, in times of war, deprivation they drop.

Dunkirk spirit.

I was thinking about this and I am sure that If I were to stroll through Cabot Circus asking folks are you ok, they would either call the police or punch me In the face.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:36 am

oscar;1369672 wrote: Dunkirk spirit.

I was thinking about this and I am sure that If I were to stroll through Cabot Circus asking folks are you ok, they would either call the police or punch me In the face.

You should try it.:wah:

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:05 pm

YZGI;1369677 wrote: You should try it.:wah: I am tempted to stop a complete stranger tomorrow In the street and ask them If they are OK just to post here what reaction I got. Can you post from hospital or a police cell ?

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:53 pm

You don't just go up and say RUOK? There's tips on that site I gave you that teaches people how to approach and address the situation.

flopstock · Post by **flopstock** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:58 pm

Bruv;1369643 wrote: That is frightening, apparently suicide rates rise when life is rosey, in times of war, deprivation they drop.
IMO it probably does not drop during times of war, it just goes unreported by the military.

We are doing a community walk here, to help raise awareness and remove some of the stigma associated with suicide. Most healthy folks just can't seem to understand that true mental illness is just as real as any other life threatening disease.

I've had a friend died this year who appeared to live the dream life. Folks who didn't know him well were just shocked that he, of all people, would have chosen to take his own life.

I often wish I'd had the opportunity to go back and call him that day - to tell him I needed his help with something.. anything.

theia · Post by **theia** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:09 pm

flopstock;1369698 wrote: IMO it probably does not drop during times of war, it just goes unreported by the military.

We are doing a community walk here, to help raise awareness and remove some of the stigma associated with suicide. Most healthy folks just can't seem to understand that true mental illness is just as real as any other life threatening disease.

I've had a friend died this year who appeared to live the dream life. Folks who didn't know him well were just shocked that he, of all people, would have chosen to take his own life.

I often wish I'd had the opportunity to go back and call him that day - to tell him I needed his help with something.. anything.

I worked in mental health for over nine years. If a person has made up their mind to take their own life, then there is absolutely nothing anyone can do ultimately to stop that person taking that action. We can delay it by offering support, time and caring, but if that person has decided unequivocally they want to commit suicide, they will.

fuzzywuzzy · Post by **fuzzywuzzy** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:29 pm

It's funny you know Theia because we talk about euthenasia when someone is old and in great pain ...but why do people not understand mental pain? The only person who I knew would take their life (and everyone else did as well) who was in the mental health system and committed suicide I couldn't blame him one bit and was almost pleased he was out of his misery. He was a severe Schizophrenic, and on so much medication that he would wake up sick in the morning , spend his whole day in zombie land and go to bed feeling sick. Yet he had the capacity to know he was suffering and suffering a great deal . When on the highest form of medication you couldn't even hold a conversation with him . He wasn't on this medication to make him well, but only to protect others around him . What a horrible way to go through life? he was 20 when he died........and not many were sad or upset with him ....just relieved that he was finally out of his misery .