tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post9013561541636451980..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Nanny statenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-40174527294902098232011-03-29T22:24:10.467+01:002011-03-29T22:24:10.467+01:00Grannymar - Yes, the experts probably think you...Grannymar - Yes, the experts probably think you're doing everything wrong, but as you say, it works for you. The experts aren't always as wise as they like to think.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-33744637887003386572011-03-29T21:35:17.722+01:002011-03-29T21:35:17.722+01:00Nick, I have been listening to these know alls as ...Nick, I have been listening to these know alls as long as you have. I decided long ago to plough my own furrow and take my chances. So far it has worked for me. I'll come back when I am ninety and let you know how I am doing! ;)Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-3148244450807414712011-03-26T09:02:04.091+00:002011-03-26T09:02:04.091+00:00Secret Agent - Absolutely, mental health should ha...Secret Agent - Absolutely, mental health should have much more funding so anyone who needs help can get it. But people have been saying that since I was a small boy!<br /><br />Scarlet - No, I don't think it's deliberate, it's just that the experts aren't as expert as they like to make out. They misinterpret things and get things wrong the same as everyone else.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59845459985991450372011-03-26T08:31:57.002+00:002011-03-26T08:31:57.002+00:00All the contradictions remind me of Orwell's 1...All the contradictions remind me of Orwell's 1984. Is the confusion deliberate?<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74871968173240354022011-03-25T22:58:38.645+00:002011-03-25T22:58:38.645+00:00Yes, it's not enough. But still necessary. A...Yes, it's not enough. But still necessary. And I do think mental health ought to be funded enough for everyone to be able to use it.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25603119682493839942011-03-25T07:56:20.539+00:002011-03-25T07:56:20.539+00:00newjenny - That's a very cryptic comment. I th...newjenny - That's a very cryptic comment. I think they deserve a better government. One that's serious about helping people with overwhelming problems.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59570221419970376992011-03-24T21:45:34.075+00:002011-03-24T21:45:34.075+00:00The people of this country deserve a better electo...The people of this country deserve a better electorate,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-48304578877872473012011-03-24T17:16:41.314+00:002011-03-24T17:16:41.314+00:00Megan - But doesn't inner demons imply you can...Megan - But doesn't inner demons imply you can't do anything about them and you're doomed to hopeless addictions of one sort or another?Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37397513656583237222011-03-24T15:24:54.482+00:002011-03-24T15:24:54.482+00:00I prefer "inner demons" to "persona...I prefer "inner demons" to "personal failings." ;)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-3945914904723499902011-03-24T07:45:47.347+00:002011-03-24T07:45:47.347+00:00W3 - Very true, the substance is just the symptom,...W3 - Very true, the substance is just the symptom, and it's the underlying personal failings that need to be addressed.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-68209312700459402972011-03-24T00:22:00.583+00:002011-03-24T00:22:00.583+00:00So very, very few programmes are helpful in the fi...So very, very few programmes are helpful in the fields of alcohol, drug and food addiction.<br />The substance is just the symptom, the inner demons need to be outed.<br />I don't see much success in the rehab/treatment centres unless there is follow-up. And aye, there's the rub.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-71885727269102364922011-03-23T21:52:51.953+00:002011-03-23T21:52:51.953+00:00Secret Agent - Sure, there are unhealthy lifestyle...Secret Agent - Sure, there are unhealthy lifestyles a-plenty that need to be changed, but the government's "let's all be a bit more sensible" approach just doesn't have much impact. It doesn't tackle the underlying motives for unhealthy behaviour. And it doesn't recognise that people will only change if they WANT to change. Which is why I think therapists like yourself would be more helpful.<br /><br />Despite many years of all these government campaigns, there are just as many drug addicts and fatties and heavy drinkers. The "you could do better" tactic simply isn't working.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-37620032366632915172011-03-23T21:31:51.837+00:002011-03-23T21:31:51.837+00:00Baino - I think what you're referring to is so...Baino - I think what you're referring to is something a bit different. I'm thinking of the rather clumsy and inept way the government tries to improve our lifestyles.<br /><br />Macy - Indeed, we all have to die of something. But the government's half-baked attempts to stop us killing ourselves prematurely are laughably ineffective.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-82436850666778566252011-03-23T20:34:50.255+00:002011-03-23T20:34:50.255+00:00"If we ignored all this well-meaning advice a..."If we ignored all this well-meaning advice and just followed our own instincts and common sense - which is what plenty of people do anyway - I doubt if we'd come to much harm." Seriously? How, then, do you explain the incredible rate of addictions and the climbing obesity rates? We can get all twisted up about how the research isn't crystal clear on the details, but we do know some basics about what we should be eating and what we should be abstaining from and whether we should be exercising. And since people's foolishness costs the tax payers, <i>someone</i> needs to be reminding them. And yes, as Macy suggests, "All non smokers, all joggers, and all thin teetotal people die." But smoking, inactive, fat drunks typically die a lot sooner.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53179077647502237302011-03-23T19:16:49.129+00:002011-03-23T19:16:49.129+00:00Hey, guess what? Amazing statistic number whateve...Hey, guess what? Amazing statistic number whatever and fifty five. All non smokers, all joggers, and all thin teetotal people die.<br /><br />Once they've sorted out that wee snagette I might pay more attention..Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41209641803840313152011-03-23T19:07:43.161+00:002011-03-23T19:07:43.161+00:00I think much of the 'nannying' is a respon...I think much of the 'nannying' is a response to noisy minorities or a distraction from the 'real' political issues which I never understood. Squeaky wheels and all that. They make enough tax income from legal drugs anyway (cigarettes and alcohol). We're about to face a carbon tax which is really just a nannying way of refilling the depleted coffers after the current federal Government spent it's reserves. Very annoying. The real focus should be good economic management.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-60256826846640079142011-03-23T14:48:46.072+00:002011-03-23T14:48:46.072+00:00Ramana - They could justify their pay cheques by d...Ramana - They could justify their pay cheques by doing something more useful, except that politicians don't necessarily agree that therapy and rehab centres are useful.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-12794957401159595112011-03-23T14:20:42.120+00:002011-03-23T14:20:42.120+00:00The advise givers, bureaucrats that is, have to ju...The advise givers, bureaucrats that is, have to justify their pay cheques Nick. Be compassionate. Just don't take their advise if you don't want to. I don't.Rummusernoreply@blogger.com