Brummy Mummy #20 can’t watch the news and hitting the booze

[Harrietlucy]

Her new mental health post kind of annoys me.
“Even my strongest friends are struggling” does that mean people with mental health problems are weak? I don’t feel weak for dealing with anxiety and PTSD every day and going about my life! I feel pretty damn strong thank you!

 

[_crescentmoon_]

Her new mental health post kind of annoys me.
“Even my strongest friends are struggling” does that mean people with mental health problems are weak? I don’t feel weak for dealing with anxiety and PTSD every day and going about my life! I feel pretty damn strong thank you!

I thought exactly the same. I don’t understand how she manages to f up everything she tries and says. It’s just all thrown out there with no thought because she’s desperate to be on insta. Maybe a thoughtfully written post might be better but no she has to be on there at 7am spouting off unthoughtful rubbish.

 

[petitspois]

I thought exactly the same. I don’t understand how she manages to f up everything she tries and says. It’s just all thrown out there with no thought because she’s desperate to be on insta. Maybe a thoughtfully written post might be better but no she has to be on there at 7am spouting off unthoughtful rubbish.

With the little brag that reminds us she can afford therapy!

 

[Daisydunn15]

With the little brag that reminds us she can afford therapy!

Private therapy is usually tit, she wouldnt get near real mental health services. She doesnt need any help with her mental health she's just spoilt and entitled and people think they have to pathologise every inconvinience in their lives.
Itll just be some overpaid, underqualified 'therapist' letting her bang on about her worries with no real treatment because you cant treat being a twit, and brum paid through the big old nose for the privilege. Let her crack on with it.

 

[Alfiew1234]

How can you be an "advocate" for mental health when you allow people to be ripped apart on your posts just for having a difference of opinion to you? The other day a a lady took offence to something Babs had posted because it was done insensitively towards key workers and she had a whole thread of minions ripping into her, telling her to stay off the internet etc. Babs allowed that to continue when she had the power to stop it.
Also, if you are going to post every aspect of your life onto social media, then you have to expect a backlash. You can't upload videos of yourself naked etc and not expect people to comment. There is a huge difference between trolling somebody (sending abuse to their DM's, doing weird things to stills of her kids, making memes out of her posts her etc) and having a difference of opinion to her. For example, telling her her children have appeared on pornographic sites isn't her being trolled. It's responsible adults telling you that images of your children are being used inappropriately and you should probably delete your social media and call the police. She doesn't see it like that though. She sees everything that's not in complete agreement with her as trolling and abuse. Kind of like a spoilt child who can't get their own way.
I genuinely can't understand why she went to therapy. If you put your life online for all to see, you are always going to get people who don't like what you post. Not everybody will agree with you. That's life.

 

[scotbean]

How can you be an "advocate" for mental health when you allow people to be ripped apart on your posts just for having a difference of opinion to you? The other day a a lady took offence to something Babs had posted because it was done insensitively towards key workers and she had a whole thread of minions ripping into her, telling her to stay off the internet etc. Babs allowed that to continue when she had the power to stop it.
Also, if you are going to post every aspect of your life onto social media, then you have to expect a backlash. You can't upload videos of yourself naked etc and not expect people to comment. There is a huge difference between trolling somebody (sending abuse to their DM's, doing weird things to stills of her kids, making memes out of her posts her etc) and having a difference of opinion to her. For example, telling her her children have appeared on pornographic sites isn't her being trolled. It's responsible adults telling you that images of your children are being used inappropriately and you should probably delete your social media and call the police. She doesn't see it like that though. She sees everything that's not in complete agreement with her as trolling and abuse. Kind of like a spoilt child who can't get their own way.
I genuinely can't understand why she went to therapy. If you put your life online for all to see, you are always going to get people who don't like what you post. Not everybody will agree with you. That's life.

THIS!!! Exactly this - she makes me so angry

 

[Jade33]

Never apologise for your opinions and beliefs, unless babs and her sheeple disagree!

And shes found an old pair of glasses that shes wearing today, despite apparently wearing some old glasses a week ago that gave her a headache *which definitely wasn't a hangover*

 

[Memmy]

Mental health check in babs, take a look in a mirror before you start declaring your friends and audience are weak and troubled. You're talking like your expensive private therapy actually worked and that you're an advocate for positive mental health. It didn't work and you're still one of the most unstable people on the internet. You still feed your emotions with food and booze. You give your life meaning with cheap tat, plastic tat and collections of tat. You share every little thing online in order to seek validation. You struggle running a household and raising children so you make your husband do it all. You can't cope if people have differing opinions to you. Clearly you can't maintain relationships, personal or professional. You're in your pyjamas most days watching mind numbing TV. You even need someone to filter the news for you. Delegating tasks like that is just an avoidance strategy, it is weak, you're still broken. You have no idea who you are or what your brand is, you follow young online influencers and copy them. Your life is artificial. I never see her actually exercising, eating well, sleeping well, reading, doing tasks for herself, taking responsibility...the list goes on... She is not a strong person, she's a creature of bad habits, destructive patterns of behaviour and thinking and delusions of grandeur

 

[Jade33]

Shes surprised when she talks to her friends how "shook" they are with everything going on? I'm more surprised she bothers to ask how they're doing!

 

[2020two]

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Never apologise for your opinions and beliefs, unless babs and her sheeple disagree!

And shes found an old pair of glasses that shes wearing today, despite apparently wearing some old glasses a week ago that gave her a headache *which definitely wasn't a hangover*

Erm. As a psychologist can I please ask everyone to ignore the tit out of this Instagram story? Encouraging people to never apologise is absolutely ridiculous. In that case Emma, you really shouldn't moan about tattle because it's our opinion /belief/everything we say is true so we're entitled to do this right?The art of accepting you are wrong and apologising is SO important. Being a stubborn asshole isn't cute.

I will say I think it's good that Emma did pay for therapy. NHS mental health waiting lists are absolutely insane, and often you have to go through group therapy before you can access one to one. So I'm glad she didn't take away someone's much needed spot, I can only imagine what Em's selfish behaviour would be like in a group scenario where there are sexual assault victims, PTSD sufferers & people who are genuinely considering ending their lives.

 

[Suzesnooze]

Private therapy is usually tit, she wouldnt get near real mental health services. She doesnt need any help with her mental health she's just spoilt and entitled and people think they have to pathologise every inconvinience in their lives.
Itll just be some overpaid, underqualified 'therapist' letting her bang on about her worries with no real treatment because you cant treat being a twit, and brum paid through the big old nose for the privilege. Let her crack on with it.

So she went to Therapy in the Therapists house? I think you’re right!

Also the Dr offered her a group session but she didn’t feel comfortable with that? I’m not surprised. Can you imagine it ‘tell us why you’re here today babs’? ‘Well I get drunk a lot and say really embarrassing things when I’m at social events for my job plus I envy all the other mummy bloggers because they get better AD deals than me’

Oh so now the reason she gives the kids the day of school work on Fridays is for their mental health?

So when they go back to school is she going to insist they only do 4 days a week? She talks such utter tit.

Yes I noticed she said she’s found her old glasses. Obviously forgot last week while dealing with her hangover she blamed them for the headache. But she does not LIE! How dare we question her integrity?

 

[AfroCircus]

Private therapy is usually tit, she wouldnt get near real mental health services. She doesnt need any help with her mental health she's just spoilt and entitled and people think they have to pathologise every inconvinience in their lives.
Itll just be some overpaid, underqualified 'therapist' letting her bang on about her worries with no real treatment because you cant treat being a twit, and brum paid through the big old nose for the privilege. Let her crack on with it.

Yeah, this is honestly the truth. Perhaps I’ve been unlucky but every time I’ve had private therapy I’ve ended up suicidal. As you say, overpaid and under qualified. The care I’ve received from the NHS has been outstanding.

 

[yellow_daisies]

Private therapy is usually tit, she wouldnt get near real mental health services. She doesnt need any help with her mental health she's just spoilt and entitled and people think they have to pathologise every inconvinience in their lives.
Itll just be some overpaid, underqualified 'therapist' letting her bang on about her worries with no real treatment because you cant treat being a twit, and brum paid through the big old nose for the privilege. Let her crack on with it.

I think she has quite a few issues tbh, immaturity, rampant narcissism, controlling, clearly has an unhealthy relationship with booze, the flipping hoarding, the compulsive buying of shite, can't seen to cope with her own kids. But interestingly not one of those issues made the list of Reasons Emma Went To Therapy. Not even on any of her hastily revised for engagement versions! Those are the things she should have been working on with the therapist.

 

[Mrswifey1]

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Never apologise for your opinions and beliefs, unless babs and her sheeple disagree!

And shes found an old pair of glasses that shes wearing today, despite apparently wearing some old glasses a week ago that gave her a headache *which definitely wasn't a hangover*

I was just thinking the same.

 

[petitspois]

Yeah, this is honestly the truth. Perhaps I’ve been unlucky but every time I’ve had private therapy I’ve ended up suicidal. As you say, overpaid and under qualified. The care I’ve received from the NHS has been outstanding.

I approached a few private therapists for advice following my relationship breakdown and the two I had a initial session with were utterly useless. She just needs to get perspective and stop thinking she's precious and that the world revolves around her. I was about to say she should volunteer but, of course, she would turn that into a photo opp too.

 

[yellow_daisies]

I approached a few private therapists for advice following my relationship breakdown and the two I had a initial session with were utterly useless. She just needs to get perspective and stop thinking she's precious and that the world revolves around her. I was about to say she should volunteer but, of course, she would turn that into a photo opp too.

Like when she donates mug proceeds to the Children's Hospital!? Omg. Those photos with her done up to the nines looking smug af with whatever hardworking NHS staff they rustled up to be in the pic with her genuinely make me feel ill.

 

[Memmy]

I believe the reason she went to therapy had something to do with her relationship break down with Louise Pentland. It probably severely bruised her ego and put into question everything she'd planned in order to use her to get ahead. Clearly all her other faults didn't get addressed. This also could've been why she didn't want group therapy.

 

[petitspois]

I believe the reason she went to therapy had something to do with her relationship break down with Louise Pentland. It probably severely bruised her ego and put into question everything she'd planned in order to use her to get ahead. Clearly all her other faults didn't get addressed. This also could've been why she didn't want group therapy.

Yes, I think you're right. She was also friends with that smug one with the kids and an upturned nose wasn't she? then all of a sudden, nothing.

 

[Daisydunn15]

I think she has quite a few issues tbh, immaturity, rampant narcissism, controlling, clearly has an unhealthy relationship with booze, the flipping hoarding, the compulsive buying of shite, can't seen to cope with her own kids. But interestingly not one of those issues made the list of Reasons Emma Went To Therapy. Not even on any of her hastily revised for engagement versions! Those are the things she should have been working on with the therapist.

None of those are mental illnesses though, they're just parts of her personality. A few sessions of therapy wouldnt do anything to help her with that. The only benefit she'd have seen was that it fed her ego to have someone listen to her complain.
As said above, at least she didnt try to take up any time from actual secondary care mental health services, not that she would be entertained for a second.

 

[OhhBacon]

I think she has quite a few issues tbh, immaturity, rampant narcissism, controlling, clearly has an unhealthy relationship with booze, the flipping hoarding, the compulsive buying of shite, can't seen to cope with her own kids. But interestingly not one of those issues made the list of Reasons Emma Went To Therapy. Not even on any of her hastily revised for engagement versions! Those are the things she should have been working on with the therapist.

All of this and I think she is deeply unhappy. The body confidence thing is a sham, sitting on your backside watching reality tv all day isn’t uplifting.

She could easily go for a walk every day, science proves that that would improve her mental health. I just don’t buy into being overweight makes her happy and confident. The same for her diet an her booze intake.

Walking more, being outdoors, buying less, watching less crappy tv, doing genuine activities with her children-rather than just for content. Are all ways that I think would and could improve her mental health and support and influence others too...rather than sticking up a crappy picture guide.