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We are all here to help if anyone needs it. That is the reason I changed the name of this forum section from Mental Health to Mental Health & Support.

Did it leave a scar? Did it distract you from your mental anguish?

OMG boiling water!! That much have been excruciating!

So we have Prison < Death penalty. But "Death penalty < Torture followed by death penalty". Why not the latter, if there is a continuum of punishment, and we should match the level of punishment with the level of the crime?

Ok, so a form of appeasement according to Wikipedia. I am looking forward to either a) the testimony of the first accuser, or b) perpetual delay in testimony.

I haven't heard the expression "bread and circuses" before. Reading between the lines, I presume this means money and controversy? My knowledge of US politics is only since the presidential race, so I have no idea what the Republicans did or didn't do.

Having watched the recent attempted nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, I am appalled at the tactics used by the Democrats. To me, the smearing of a good man's name to further their own ends is disgusting. The "victims" appear to be unreliable and politically motivated. Take the...

I wondered where the Doc comes from, and yes, it does provide gravitas. It is a symbol of attainment and in particular has more association with medical doctor, a high status profession. A long time ago, letters after your name actually meant something too, but nowadays nearly everybody has a...

I find it interesting what a charity you support reveals about the donor. Gives an insight into what is important to that person.

Essentially Bee we are saying the same thing. It wasn't about that originally, but it has become that and the demonisation of men.

The problem is, once something becomes weaponised, it is no longer used for its original purpose. There is a coup of sorts.

It is predominantly saying that women should be believed and men shouldn't. That is not due process. There is no default position in law where you say you believe the accuser based just on accusation.

It was. Most the times I have called the ambulance recently seem to be from 10pm to midnight. I think they probably get busy then with people coming out of the pubs etc. Friday and Saturday night are obviously very busy times but every time seems to be busy now! They most certainly won't get...

Bee, you know my thoughts about anonymity for all. We are perfectly aligned on this. Considering that only about 1/3rd of serious sexual assault cases in the UK result in conviction, that could mean that up to 2/3rds of mens cases are innocent. However, they will have already been condemned in...

I think the #MeToo movement may have started on well intentioned grounds, but was quickly weaponised for political agendas, power grabs and the demonisation of men. If these allegations are substantive grounds and the FBI have done 6 comprehensive background checks, does that mean the FBI...

Because of what I consider a toxic #metoo movement, which is inherently sexist, there is this call to believe the women who come forwards. Hillary (for prison) herself says the women must be believed, unless of course they are the accusers against her own husband, and they should definitely NOT...

That is a good level Doc, much better than before! From my reading, I see that if your Diastolic is over 80, that is classified as high blood pressure. What I have been trying to find out is what the average male blood pressure reading is by age. By comparing with your cohort, it is a more...

Last year I think it was 113 over 79. Yesterday it was 127 over 83.

We all know high blood pressure is the silent killer. There are few symptoms to speak of, but the effects can be devastating. I checked mine yesterday afternoon and notice it is much higher than it normally is. This has been the same for the last few months. This is a worry. If I can lose a...

I have realised they don't give a hoot about the pain aspect. It is all about preserving life. When my mother broke her arm last year, she was screaming in pain lying on the floor in agony. I think that took about 3 hours before they arrived.