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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29519 posts
10/10/2013 9:59 am
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY



Today - 10 October - is World Mental Health Day.

Tesco - yet again! - had to withdraw its not-so-tasteful Psycho Ward Halloween outfits from sale after complaints from mental health charities in the UK. Asda, the UK arm of Walmart, also had to withdraw its less tasteful ‘mental patient’ Halloween costume from sale after similar protests.

Mental health always conjures up negative images, whereas physical health conjures up positive images – do a Google Images search! Yet it is well established that mental and physical health are closely linked.

I used to take my mental health for granted; it was something for others to worry about. Now I don’t because those others could easily be me and those others are sometimes my friends. We all have mental health like we have physical health. It is sometimes good, sometimes not-so-good, and sometimes far-from-good.

I was going to upload a photo of Tesco’s Psycho Ward outfit, but I went soft and decided a photo of a Jedi man seducing an Earthly woman was far more appropriate than yet another negative image!

How do you look after your mental health?
Will you celebrate Halloween?
Have you used a torch for sex?


I have; I didn't miss a thing!

lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
10/10/2013 10:13 am

As far as celebrating Halloween, we just had out cany to the "candy beggers" who come to the door. We always get less than 20 (because this is an older neighborhood) but some areas get 200-300 beggers!


lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
10/10/2013 10:27 am

1. Gave up trying years ago, I am mental, nowt to be done about it!!
2. Probably not, it's over commercialised these days, bah, signed, grumpy auld git!
3. Nope. Torches are great, but not included in my long list of fetishes!


sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
10/10/2013 3:30 pm

I am either out golfing at the gym or at the curling rink now.
2. I will be at home giving out candy as my hubby is working
3. Never! hugs V

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spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:10 am

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    As far as celebrating Halloween, we just had out cany to the "candy beggers" who come to the door. We always get less than 20 (because this is an older neighborhood) but some areas get 200-300 beggers!
Until quite recently, Halloween wasn't celebrated much in the UK. But over the last decade or so, probably influenced by America and promoted by shops, Halloween is celebrated particularly by children.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:12 am

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    1. Gave up trying years ago, I am mental, nowt to be done about it!!
    2. Probably not, it's over commercialised these days, bah, signed, grumpy auld git!
    3. Nope. Torches are great, but not included in my long list of fetishes!
There must be a little space for a torch on your fetish list. A torch is very enlightening!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:13 am

    Quoting  :

Derry sounds like a great place to be this year. I visited Derry a few years ago and really enjoyed my visit.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:14 am

    Quoting sweet_VM:
    I am either out golfing at the gym or at the curling rink now.
    2. I will be at home giving out candy as my hubby is working
    3. Never! hugs V
I don't get any kids asking for candy (or sweets in the UK), which is a good job as I've got no sweets in my apartment.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:15 am

    Quoting  :

I'm delighted that you posted two - no, three - times!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:17 am

    Quoting  :

That's right, we say torch and you say flashlight.
Of course, we are correct!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:18 am

    Quoting grayblue1:
    ...Spunk...of course we always celebrate All Hallows Eve....

    Blue.....
I don't quite know what All Hallows Eve represents; I must look it up!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:19 am

    Quoting AmeliaCox:
    I do my best to look after my mental health by avoiding the people who drive me nuts...
    The person that gave birth to me ("mother" in no other way) was born on Halloween 1939, so I never celebrate either.

    Torches just don't turn me on but I occasionally turn them on :
Avoiding people you drive you crazy is a great way of keeping sane.


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
10/13/2013 3:21 am

    Quoting  :

Halloween was never that big in the UK until relatively recently. I supsect Halloween is celebrated more as the UK has become increasingly Americanised.


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