Interesting aricle on military suicide

[RonD1120 62]

The media focus is on veteran suicide. Most of those deaths, 21 per day, are 50YO+ not our current Iraq/Afghanistan veterans. However, it is the active duty personnel that are overlooked in many articles.

I believe depression must be worked out not drugged out. How do you find hope in a hopeless situation?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/suicide-in-the-military/

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

[SkyDekker 1,465]

RonD1120

The media focus is on veteran suicide. Most of those deaths, 21 per day, are 50YO+ not our current Iraq/Afghanistan veterans. However, it is the active duty personnel that are overlooked in many articles.

I believe depression must be worked out not drugged out. How do you find hope in a hopeless situation?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/suicide-in-the-military/

Suicide is the cowards way out. Why put effort into cowards.

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How do you find hope in a hopeless situation?

By taking responsibility for your own actions. They just have to work hard enough. Those who don't make it are clearly lazy.

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Have you ever had any interaction with someone, anyone, not just military, that ultimately committed suicide?

[wmw999 2,589]

OK, I disagree. It might be for some people, but having read a note, it's not easy either way.

I don't have any good answers; I think people are so individual that you have to try a lot of stuff, and accept that most of them won't work for some people, and try to keep them motivated to try another.

Yoga, cognitive therapy, drugs, daily or whatever groups, immersion into groups where the patient is needed in a positive and personal way -- there are lots, and I have no idea about others.

Whether it's veterans or others, it's serious, and heartbreaking. These are people who can't deal with the pain of living any longer.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

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OK, I disagree. It might be for some people, but having read a note, it's not easy either way.

I thought the sarcasm may have been obvious, but clearly it wasn't. It is there.

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cruelpops

Have you ever had any interaction with someone, anyone, not just military, that ultimately committed suicide?

Not after they succeeded.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
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And as a side note, perhaps the most iconic song ever written about suicide, "Suicide is Painless" was written by the 15 year old son of Robert Altman, director of the movie Mash.

[RonD1120 62]

cruelpops

Have you ever had any interaction with someone, anyone, not just military, that ultimately committed suicide?

Yes, as a counselor there have been several, all drug related ODs. In 2003-04 there were five. Two were unexpected and the others would not heed the warnings and offers of help. Those programs did not focus on substance abuse. One was a housing program for the severe and persistently mentally ill and the other was domestic violence.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.