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easy. you're turning in to a Klingon.

I just like the way Roy has started referring to himself in the third person. it's special.

Hi NC, I didn't mention his illicit drug use for a number of reasons. Many people with serious mental illness self medicate, as one poster points out. Whether he would have, or would not have had, psychotic episodes due to illicit drug use is, in the end, moot. He did have those episodes but, as Dou...

Good point. It's fairly niche stuff, but I thought I had an angle no-one else had pursued. Oh well, good to get it out there anyway. Interestingly, Keith Paull was also a victim of these circumstances. No-one really remembers Keith. I've long planned to do something about that. He shouldn't be forg...

Good point. It's fairly niche stuff, but I thought I had an angle no-one else had pursued. Oh well, good to get it out there anyway. Interestingly, Keith Paull was also a victim of these circumstances. No-one really remembers Keith. I've long planned to do something about that. He shouldn't be forgo...

For anyone interested, here's the piece I wrote about MP, serious mental illness and chronic disease. None of the avenues I pursued - surf mags, mainstream media etc - expressed any interest, so I posted it on a blog site. http://www.madambipolar.com/2012/04/how-serious-mental-illness-felled-god.html

roy's the scourge of surf forums planet-wide. I can't recall if he's still allowed onto sways, but he posts his usual narcissistic stuff on the surfermag design forum under the handle "luddite".

Kinda says it all, really.

JG

^^you're a fcuken idiot. F*ck you Nick Carroll, in my opinion and experience over the past 17 years you are an untrustworthy, rude person of low morals and intelligence ... and in your case the cover reflects the content of the book. . Come on Roy, there's no need for rudeness mate. JG

I've always been a fan of the long-arm springy. I don't bother with a steamer in winter, usually. The springy's enough to keep me warm.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone who's responded in the forums or PMd me. I do appreciate it. I won't hijack this thread any further. As Karlos said, MP's achievements were immense, but his illness did rob him. And therein is the tragedy.

josh

psychoanalytic blame drugs? I still don't know where you're coming from here, Daz. I've said every mental illness sufferer is unique. As my psych says: "patients don't walk into your office out of the pages of a diagnosis manual." (the manual in question is DSM IV, for those who are interested). I'v...

c'mon guys. Ditch the flaming please.

This is an interesting discussion - as long as we stay on the right side of the law - and lots of people have interesting perspectives to contribute. Don't ruin it.

Well, I can tell you about my recent experience. Late last year, during a particular up period, I decided, unilaterally, that I was going to stop taking medication. Cold turkey. And so I did. I got physically ill for a week or so, and then had a month of feeling great. Then the world came crashing d...

yes. you are missing something. I can only speak from personal experience - everyone who has a serious mental illness has a unique experience - but if it wasn't for powerful psychotropics, I'd probably be dead. At the very minimum I'd be so non-functional for large stretches of time that I'd be unab...

That's an ignorant comment Daryl.

I'm writing something on this at the moment. Just trying to figure out who to pitch it to. The precis is that people with serious mental health problems generally have life expectancies 20 years lower than the rest of the population. This is on par with the indigenous population, by way of compariso...

Just a word of caution from an old mod. Be careful about what you say about people, and what you imply about their behaviour, habits and so forth.

that is all.

josh

I'm waiting for the Oakley Blade revival. Or their sleeker sibling, the Oakley Razor Blade.

Then we can all get stickers saying "Oakley Factory Pilot"

ah, them were the days.