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he Wildhearts’ album ‘Renaissance or simply cares. Getting through takes People are forgetting what we are, or were,
TMen’, released in May, kicks off with whatever the sufferer can use to get which is a valid species of animal sharing
‘Dislocated’, which was also chosen as the through. I know only too well how much the planet with other animals. We divorced
first release from the album at the start of courage and strength it takes to stay alive, ourselves from the animal kingdom when
the year. ‘Dislocated’ was written about a so I take it one day at a time, like an addict we followed our egos instead of our natural
girl that Ginger knew who was affected by stays clean.” leanings to help each other. Now the world
comments written about her on Facebook. Many of us underestimate our ability to of politics illustrates how far we’ve come
It affected her so much that she talked of help others by listening and talking to from trusting each other to do what’s best
committing suicide. Ginger stayed up with someone. Ginger says, “I think too many of for the species.”
her all night “to talk her down from the us feel irrationally inadequate or ill- Internet bullying is all too common –
ledge, so to speak”. As someone who suf- equipped to be of worth to someone else, with people frequently lashing out at others
fers with depression, we ask Ginger how it especially when they’re suffering and it from behind their computer or phone
was talking someone else down from the seems like only a magic spell would help screen. Most recently Jesy Nelson of Little
ledge. “I think anyone would like to help them. It’s part of the increasingly disasso- Mix actually made a documentary that aired
someone cope, but so many people feel like ciated emotional stance developing as a re- on BBC TV after suffering from abuse from
they don’t know what to say,” he answers. sult of the digital age. Social media has cyber bullies. Jesy said the trolling made
“The best help is usually to listen, and offer offered up a lot of great opportunities for her feel so miserable, the only time she did-
advice or opinions when prompted or when people to become more DIY, but all change n’t feel miserable was when she was
you feel it appropriate. Sufferers just need comes with a cost. And human interaction asleep. We ask Ginger how we can crack
to know that someone either understands appears to be less and less a natural skill. down on cyber bullying. He answers, “Offer

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