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Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Unknown userMember01 Mar 2019, 4:54 pm AEDT

Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Living in smaller communities can be aligned with so many wonderful things. You might be near nature, enjoy the comfort of familiar faces or perhaps relish in more down time.

On occasion, living within smaller communities can sometimes lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness, especially for young Australians. This Topic Tuesday our Community Manager @Former-Member will facilitate an engaged and open conversation around some of the peaks and troughs of life within smaller communities as we work through mental health symptoms.

*NB This event originally featured a special guest, due to external circumstance this event will now be facilitated by the Forums Community Manager.

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In response to: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 7:26 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

@BlueBay Welcome!

Thank you @BlueBay and @Former-Member for mentioning the notion of everyone knowing everyone. It can make it harder to engage in mental health symptoms privately, which can be important as we process what's happening for us. In smaller communities news can travel fast, do you find this to be the case?

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 7:27 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Yep definitely @Former-Member i find gossip news travels very fast around town. And the worst place for gossip is the newsagent !!!

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 7:28 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Hey there @Former-Member This makes sense. Thank you for sharing, it's easy to forget the luxuries of urban/busier communities in terms of options and access to services. I just want to commend you for pursuing therapy despite the obstacles. Well done

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 7:30 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Also @Former-Member there’s not enough services fir mental health in smaller communities

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 7:32 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

The newsagent! So interesting. Why do you think this is? I love this quote @BlueBay:

It also applies to both genders 🙂

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 7:34 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Thanks heaps @BlueBay @Former-Member @Former-Member and everyone else. On to the next question!

For many urban dwellers, work environments can sometimes be a good avenue to new friendships. Does lack of employment influence our social interaction in smaller communities? Do you find limited job opportunities an issue or not so much?

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 7:35 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Because in our town the newsagent knows everything about everyone @Former-Member

ive seen it where people go there and talk to the newsagent about other people from the town

i love the quote but wish I could believe it for me

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Sim1Contributor26 Mar 2019, 7:35 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

I find that some people don't know what to say. It's as though they're torn between speaking and not speaking to me. I don't have a mental illness but since my son's suicide I prefer my own space at home but am fairly consistent with promoting suicide awareness & prevention. Work colleagues stay away, friends have disappeared & all I want is someone to say "hey there. How are You? " People ask normally but when I respond with talking about a new training course or I'm having a down day, they disappear

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Unknown userMember26 Mar 2019, 7:35 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

Also thanks so much @Former-Member 🙂 And no problem at all. Thank you for stopping by

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BlueBaySenior Contributor26 Mar 2019, 7:40 pm AEDT

Re: Topic Tuesday // Loneliness in smaller communities // Tues 26th March, 7pm AEDT

@Former-Member

There is limited job opportunities in our area. It makes it very difficult.

To better your job opportunities you need to travel further out.

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