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How to handle it — on the land, remote or on a swing

Moves for when you're far from help and doing it tough.

You're remote, on your own, and the weight's getting heavy with no one around.

— Right now

  • Reach out by phone — distance is no barrier to a yarn. MensLine 1300 78 99 78, any hour.
  • Hear another voice today. Ring a mate, family, a neighbour. Isolation makes it heavier.
  • Get outside and move — even on your own patch it shifts a heavy head.

— Don't

  • Don't tell yourself there's no help out here. The phone and telehealth reach everywhere.

— Later

  • Line up regular contact — a standing call, a trip to town. Don't let the gaps stretch.

More on this → Rural, remote & FIFO

Out bush: the short version

  1. 1.Distance is no barrier to a yarn — MensLine 1300 78 99 78.
  2. 2.Hear another voice today. Don't let gaps stretch.
  3. 3.On a swing? Don't drink the nights away alone.
  4. 4.Farm pressure? Rural Financial Counselling, free.
  5. 5.Dark? Lifeline 13 11 14, anywhere. Don't decide big.
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