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Originally posted by Sharni
SuccubusKitty ~ I do not doubt...nor ever have...that CL is a great guy...but
I do not react well to ppl threating suicide...too many ppl are trying their darndest to hang onto their lives and someone that threatens to throw theirs away just pisses me off..
His bouncing his thoughts off us was all fine until i got to that line...hence my reaction
I still believe it would be in his best interest to seek professional help if his thoughts are for ending his life
Life is not easy...it never will be...we all have to learn to deal with what is sent our way
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While not
always true (and, God help me, I should know), most people who threaten suicide never even attempt it, never mind succeed. If someone is so depressed that suicide seems the best, no, ONLY, way out for them, they will do it...... and usually the first thing anyone knows about it is when they're called on to identify the body.
Yes, professional help will probably aid CL in overcoming whatever feelings he has that cause him to feel the way he does, and I pray he does exactly that...... I did, and I'm the (fairly) happy guy I am today. What generally DOESN'T help is people saying "pull yourself together" or similar, nor does getting "pissed off" or "angry" with the person...... if they're THAT low, it means nothing anyway, and
certainly won't help in ANY constructive way.
I don't want it to seem like I'm denigrating ANYone's opinion here; because I'm not. Nor am I saying, especially in light of CL's latter post, that he is neccesarily Clinically depressed...... BUT ~ I see so much lack of understanding of depression, even in people who IMHO should know better, (CA's mother springs to mind here) I couldn't help try to explain it to you all.
Being ½ canned probably ISN'T helping here, but I hope you've taken a little bit from this. I'll f*ck off now, and stop bothering you!!
DM