Posted by Daisym on March 25, 2007, at 15:06:11
In reply to ******** major sucide triggers******, posted by Happyflower on March 24, 2007, at 13:39:41
Yes -- and...
I can say with certainty that having Babble to turn to probably saved me at least twice. Both times there were friends in open who insisted that I call my therapist and/or stay with them on line. Just having someone recognize how very bad I was feeling got me through those horrid few minutes/hours when nothing else would have. Sometimes we aren't thinking clearly and don't know who to turn to. I agree that we aren't all equiped to deal with a suicide threat, and God forbid, no one should have to deal with the aftermath of a successful suicide. It is super hard. I know first hand.
This article makes me ache. How sad that these folks didn't recognize the truth and reach out to this man. Our world is sometimes a scary dark place. Each of us has to face ourselves eventually and recognize the consequences of our choices.
One of my favorites quotes goes something like, "all it takes for evil to rise is for good men to do nothing." Let's all agree never to do nothing.
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