Posted by AprilA on February 28, 2000, at 15:54:25
In reply to Re: He's OK, posted by AprilA on February 27, 2000, at 0:09:13
> > I don't know if he has done this before, but earlier he was on the verge and Janice was terrific, getting in contact with him and his therapist to facilitate his going to the hospital on a voluntary admission. But then he didn't go, when his friend came into town.
> >
> > I hope he'll be ok, hope that the ambulance got there fast. He needs to be in the hospital.
> >
> > I don't know what else we can do.
>
frankly I feel manipulated and abused. But Vesper if you get a chance to read this-You're an ace at it. I'm shaking so much I can hardly type. I can't stop crying. Do you think you are the only one who ever lost anyone to suicide?? Would it have been so hard to just go to the hospital yourself? I know you're in pain but why do everything you can to spread it around??
I apologize for saying you were an ace at it and asking you why you feel the need to spread pain around. These remarks were neither kind nor useful.
I also think you should recognize that no matter how manipulated I felt I gave you the benefit of the doubt and had just spent over an hour talking to people at UCLA trying to track you down and help you. This was my decision and I would do the same for any other person who posted a note identical to yours. This was extremely difficult for me and I was under a great deal of stress when I wrote that message.
Everything I wrote was in direct response to the posting in which you stated you had taken an O
D with alcohol. It is not a comment nor reflection on any prior posting or postings you may have written.
I have never suggested you leave the board or anything else. I think you should make your own decision. I certainly would not presume to give you advice, but I do sincerely hope you will find a way to have a happier life. Best Wishes A.
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