Posted by Penny on March 29, 2004, at 12:33:52
In reply to Re: Help Me, posted by SandyWeb on March 29, 2004, at 12:07:15
Sandy,
FIRST THING - GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOW. OR CALL 911 NOW. FOR YOURSELF, AND YOUR CHILDREN.
If you're not willing, read this first.
As someone who has suffered from depression for a number of years, and someone who was hospitalized last summer for the first time, and someone whose grandfather committed suicide 2 1/2 years ago, and someone who has been on nearly every med in the book and has been in therapy for several years, I can tell you that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. That said, IT CAN GET BETTER.
I know Shar posted below a link to a website that all who are considering suicide should check out first: http://www.metanoia.org/suicide/
I have been there more times than I can tell you. You need to remember, no matter how bad it feels right now, this is a decision you can't take back once you've acted on it. IT IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM. It might not feel that way right now, but that is the disease talking.
You would hurt your children and others in your life more than you could possibly know. No matter how bad you feel right now, or how hopeless it all seems, those kids of yours need you there. They will ALWAYS need you there. You don't believe it - but it's so true. They want you here, Sandy. We on babble want you here too, Sandy.
Give it a little while longer at the least. Don't think about this as I can't make it through another day. Can you make it through another minute? Even with excrutiating pain? If you took the time to read my message, you can. So hang in another minute. And another. AND GO TO THE HOSPITAL. CALL 911 NOW. FOR YOURSELF, AND FOR YOUR KIDS.
C'mon Sandy - I know you believe your children are worth your trying to help yourself. They ARE worth living for. Even if you don't feel like you're really living right now. That can change. Really. I'm proof of that, as are many others on the board. And time in the hospital can be the most helpful thing in the whole world.
You don't want to die, Sandy. If you did, you wouldn't have posted. PLEASE GET HELP. And then let us know, when you can, that you are okay. Please. Please. Please.
P
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