The ‘school trip dad’ has done another thread which went viral for very different reasons
You’ll probably remember Simon Smith, the dad who did that hilarious thread about the time he helped out on his daughter’s school trip (and it all got a bit complicated after that).
Well Simon – or @SimonfromHarlow as he is known on Twitter – has done another thread and it’s another amazing read. For very different reasons, as you’re about to find out.
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https://twitter.com/simonfromharlow/status/1004258394017026048
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An intervention from my wife, close friends, family and GP got me some help and I entered six months of intense therapy
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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I told my therapist what happened. Something I hadn’t ever told another soul. We worked it through and sorted it out.
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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An hour a week, every week for six months. Sorting it. Working it through. pic.twitter.com/1DDy3UqeS4
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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And I’m all better and as well mentally as I’ve been for years
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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And today, my former therapist has invited me in to talk to a group of fellow PTSD sufferers about recovering
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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So, if you ever feel like that, talk to someone, anyone, and get yourself a bit of help
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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Its nothing to be ashamed of. Your brain can be fixed
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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Well, sort of. Obviously I’m still a massive twat.
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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Be nice to yourselves and have a lovely day. I know I’m going to
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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And by writing this, I’ve ticked off another milestone, so that feels good in itself
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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And after today (telling my story to strangers) it’ll be time to finally tell my friends
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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A day at work like I had yesterday might have finished me 8-9 months ago, now I have an inbuilt coping mechanism and it bloody works
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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And at my lowest, My inner idiot had convinced me that only I felt this way.
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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Its never too late until its too late. Get a bit of help. Talk to someone. People are brilliant, they’ll help you.
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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I like being here. I like you lot. Part of the reason for wanting to make people laugh is hoping that people never have to feel like I felt for a long time
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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The therapists @NorthEssexIAPT people have are just brilliant and saved my life. If you’re in Essex and need a bit of help, reach out. They might save you too. pic.twitter.com/TiNk6YgIS0
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 6, 2018
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This is my discharge letter from treatment. I’m always going to be a little anxious, its who I am, but if you’re feeling how I felt, speak up, don’t ‘Man up’ The world needs you in it. Talk. Get some help pic.twitter.com/hE5xXwI8xO
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 7, 2018
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A final footnote: As I don’t want to do any disservice to fellow veterans, my PTSD has absolutely nothing to do with my military service
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 8, 2018
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I pretty much ‘ran away’ and joined the Army afterwards to get away from what happened, I was a decent soldier and had a largely unremarkable Army career
— Simon Smith (@simonfromharlow) June 8, 2018