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In reply to the discussion: "Cowardly, Selfish" [View all]CallMeKat
(1 post)67. Thank you for this.
Just...thank you.
I've been on the brink myself, more times than I care to admit, and you're exactly right: it's about ending pain that feels like it will never end, and sparing those around me from having to put up with my (insert jerkbrain horribleness here).
I've been lucky enough to be pulled back from that edge, but there have been times when I hated those people pulling me back. I hated them for not letting me go, for forcing me to keep slogging through the pain. Thankfully, they didn't let go. But it was so close...
My heart goes out to Mr. Williams' family and friends, but especially to people like you, TygrBright, for speaking up and reaching out.
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Well said! I wish the English language had a different term for clinical depression -
hedgehog
Aug 2014
#7
That is the most enlightenig insight to come out of this tragedy so far.
world wide wally
Aug 2014
#12
Shep Smith apologized on Tuesday for calling Robin Williams "cowardly" on air.
amuse bouche
Aug 2014
#14
See, this is why we have to dig WAY deeper than just some trite surface dismissal.
calimary
Aug 2014
#17
One aspect of the Program that keeps me alive is helping others who share this pain.
TygrBright
Aug 2014
#41
I am so tired of hearing "healthcare professionals" and those who work alongside them
rustydog
Aug 2014
#50
Bright, this is so poignant... everything you posted is true... depression hurts and it
secondwind
Aug 2014
#55
If there is anything good about this event, it's the general care with which it's been reported -
hedgehog
Aug 2014
#57
I agree "Cowardly, Selfish" is nonsense and horrible way to express what went on.
cleduc
Aug 2014
#60
This is the letter I wrote to my bipolar niece (name changed for obvious reasons):
chervilant
Aug 2014
#72
Yep. Drowning people have very little interest in others' problems, too. n/t
TygrBright
Aug 2014
#80