Suicide...

[skyrider 0]

Ignoring signs of possible mental Illness ...is STUPID!..you claim to be a friend of VB..Why the fuck aren;t you on the phone with them right now?

they are crying out for help....I have never met them, and I heard it!

[millertime24 8]

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and offering to talk in real life, is "Judgemental???

You bet it is. If all he needs is to vent on here, why bring a bunch of shrinks into it?

Muff #5048

[skyrider 0]

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and offering to talk in real life, is "Judgemental???

You bet it is. If all he needs is to vent on here, why bring a bunch of shrinks into it?

Your kidding right??

ignore the signs...just let soemone go apeshit,

then it is "you" being interview tomorrow morning saying. Geee, we have no reason why he went off, he was such a nice guy"!

Fuck that...pay attention to your friends....

WHY aren't you on the phone to him yet?

I'll PM him my number, he obviously NEEDS to talk to someone, Helll, I'll PM you my number,just to get you to talk to yoru friend, I have seen far too many folks put a gun in their mouth, to ignore the signs...

[plorensen 0]

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Ive seen 2 of my family members and 1 friend of mine eat a bullet,not good .Its a permanent solution to a temperary problem,and a cheap way out

[skyrider 0]

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+1
Ive seen 2 of my family members and 1 friend of mine eat a bullet,not good .Its a permanent solution to a temperary problem,and a cheap way out

And the imnternet makes it wayyy to eaasy to not "feel" the pain of soemone trying to tell you , they need help!

I felt it off Coreece also ...but they are now banned...so who knows... this time of year is hard on loners...I used to be one, and felt it every year...

[skydiver604 0]

From the age of 10 till now , (I'm 44) I have suffered thru depression and anxiety attacks brought on by childhood sexual and physical violence. Through the years I have attempted suicide 2x, been through 2 mental health centers, shrinks, talk therapy, hypno therapy, music therapy, art therapy, 3 anti depressant meds, 1 antipschotic med, meditation therapy, I've tried Native North American Healing circles, Native sweats,Native Drumming Ceremonies, I've had therapists refuse to treat me after hearing my story, my bouts of depression would last weeks or months at a time, for a period of about 7 years I had anxiety attacks 3-4 times a week with each attack lasting up to 20 + hours, I've lost count of the number of times I've cut myself to get the anxiety attacks to stop, more than a few trips to the hospital for stitches etc. nothing has worked, meds would give relief for 2-3 weeks then turn me into a zombie,,,,after a 3 week stay in an intensive treatment mental health center I got 2 days of relief. Finally last September I met a healer that does Lifeline and Sensory Evolvement Technique ( SET ) treatment. I went to him once a week for 5 weeks, 2 hours per session, each session focused on a particular anxiety trigger, as that trigger was cured the next one would step up and hit me like a ton of bricks, finally after 5 weeks all my anxiety triggers were wiped out, gone, no relapses, I have not had an anxiety attack since October, even with all the bullshit in dealing with my stepdaughter (who is 19 yrs old and was a major anxiety trigger) over the last month has not triggered an anxiety attack,,,,I still have to deal with life stresses, but who doesn't. Anyone out there suffering from depression, anxiety or PTSD I urged to find a Lifeline / SET practioner and get treated.

Feel free to PM with any questions.

"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it." - Michelangelo

[ManagingPrime 0]

I've had "clinical depression" all my life (my mothers conviced I was even a depressed baby...WTF!?).

While I have not expereienced truly dark depression in a very long time I understand the place well. On nearly a daily basis I'll go to the "dark place"...some random thought can cause me to get depressed (only really made manifest by a drop in my countenance)...and just as soon as it comes it passes...so, I'm lucky there.

I'm not a proponent of using "professional" therapy, but whatever works i'm fine with.

Turning 30 was a big bummer (VERY introspective times), but luckily I've found a great passion in skydiving and it's becoming harder and harder not to walk around with a smile.

Friends or just someone to talk to is also very important.

+1 to talking it out...even if it's with a stranger. And while I'll probably get flamed for saying this...sometimes there is such as thing as a healthy dose of self-destructive behavior...it's better than completely destructive behavior and all the comes with that final decision.