Every 40 seconds someone loses their life to suicide.
Too many die in silence. We need to continue to change our society. Progress is being made but not enough. A stigma still exists about Mental Health and Suicide. In my country you die of a heart attack but you commit suicide. Commit is associated with crime. That’s just wrong.
It’s time for change. It’s time to make it ok to talk. The more we talk the more acceptable it becomes.
I suffer from depression. It comes in waves. When I was young I hated being me. That’s still with me today. Two big things have stopped me becoming a suicide statistic. HOPE and LOVE. Both give you the strength to keep walking through the dark times. Just a fraction of either is all it takes for many.
So today and everyday let’s try to give that love and that hope to others.
Amen!
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To be honest, as soon as I commented that, I realised I needed to clarify. I attempted to commit suicide a decade ago, and I’m not afraid to call it that, because you could say that committing suicide is committing murder of self. But amen to hope and love, healing and forgiveness for people like me! 🙂
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Committing suicide means to give up. But to rise from such horrifying feelings and events is by far the most honourable thing we can give ourselves. Congratulations buddy, that you overcame your demons and still might be overcoming those but you already won! As I also have a tinge of an idea of how that feels, really.
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🙏 thank you
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It shouldn’t be like that. More people are changing unfortunately our society isn’t.
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I believe no one is unforgivable, including murderers! But sadly our society tends to write people off sometimes.
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They do and often very quickly
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❤️🤗 Good message!
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I get depressed taking care of my husband, but the smile goes on my face, and he never knows.
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That’s got to be so so tough for you.
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That’s why I unfortunately am taking meds now.
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I know nothing about your situation, but from experience as a caregiver and a social worker, I wouldbet heknows, but will never admit to you he knows. You each think you are fooling the other, but that just interferes with real communication.
Don’t take my word for it, talk to a professional who knows you, or can get to know you. Most likely you are both suffering alone. It is better to suffer together. Sharing eases the pain.
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I was a caregiver with suicidal, and people with dementia for10 years. He has dementia so would forget it a few minutes later.
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As I said, I did not know your situation. Sorry for intruding.
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No it’s fine. It’s talking.
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No you are not, but it’s hard when it’s your spouse.
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I can only imagine. Watching him slowly lose his faculties sounds like torture, esp since there is no way to help him. Take care of yourself, though, you cannot help anyone if you do not.
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I really can imagine. x
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Thinking of you.
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You too. Life isn’t easy.
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Some days it certainly isn’t
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I’m sorry to hear that, Susie.
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It really is.
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Thank you 🙏
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Whilst it doesn’t exactly help with these specific issues, I found some articles on happiness that might help today
https://miscellaneousdetails.com/2019/10/10/happy-days/
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Thank you so much
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All I’ve got is … hugs, Gary. Big hugs that truly do come straight from my soft, squishy heart. Be okay. xxx
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Fine today. xxx
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I’m glad! xxx
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Truly beautifully put post. Thank you x
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Thank you
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Yes!!
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Great Idea – great post! 🙂
I think the biggest problem with our own Mental Health is that we are pretty much the only one who can build it up in the positive, while there are 7 billion others who can, and frequently do, do things that influence us to pull it into the negative.
It’s difficult beating those kind of odds.
Love and Hope are powerful weapons, but no-one can fight a bigger enemy every second of every day.
What each one of us can do however is to learn to pay more attention to all the external positive influences in life – the beauty of Nature, the good and kindness in others, the many charitable works and organisations, and to pay less attention to all the negatives humanity keeps throwing up. In this way we can balance the odds a little and give ourselves some Hope of recovering our sanity and peace of mind.
And reading my Daily Funnies i hope can be of more positive value! 😉
Make every day World Mental Health day!
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What a good idea
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Thank you so much…this helps me more than you know. Also, Im very happy youre still fighting today
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Thank you so much. Yes making sure I keep moving. Take care.
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Very good article, I am going to reblog this one for you.
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Thank you
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Reblogged this on Truth Troubles.
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So important to remember that many illnesses do not show themselves on our skin.
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That’s so true. People see a smile, a voice and it’s assumed everything is great. Sadly not always the case.
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Faith, hope and love…the greatest of these is love. Love of self and love of others will create a world of true compassion. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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Thank you for reading it
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Great post. Thanks!
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Thank you
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I’ve suffered from the same. I even worked in a psych hospital once:
http://harvardmilk.com/2020/01/07/read-a-psych-hospital-memoir/
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It should not be like this for so many.
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Oh my goodness! This is such a good post. Mental health is something that a lot of us suffer from. (Including me) But I found something that has helped me cope with it a lot. May I share it with you?
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Thank you. Yes.
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Well one thing that has helped me (many different things have helped me) is knowing that someone always cares about me, even when I don’t care about myself. The reassurance is at 2 Corinthians 1:3,4. It says: “God… comforts us in all our trails.” How does this make you feel?
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Yes that works.
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I am glad! I am trying to help as many people as possible to know that God cares about them and wants the best for us. Would you like to learn more about what God does for us?
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Thank you
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