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as well - does anyone see the irony of a bunch of us addicts telling these medical professionals what is best here?
don't get me wrong - i'm NOT saying anyone is right, or anyone is wrong - i'm just givin' ya the flipside, is all...
honestly, i am on the fence, so you don't need to convince me...
-mj
I hope u are doing Well!!
C
How's work?I miss the roof like you wouldn't believe.loosing a lot of money.can't even go on a decent vacation this year.I should be at the beach right now.@#$%$^&&
c
NIGHTY
Although, it may seem that leaving that post up could be beneficial to some. It has the potential to cause great harm to many also. That post was very disruptive in the sense that it already left everyone that read it feeling helpless, just like anyone else that reads it will end up feeling helpless also. It has no therapeutic value, except to Steve. Who hasn't contacted us to let us know that he is okay. If he had said that he was "having suicidal thoughts" and wanted advice, ya know, reaching out. That would be a different story, but he said that he had a 357mgn and that he was going to end his life. That he would read a few posts, but he had made his peace with God and wouldn't be back.
I have to agree with Med Helps decision to remove his post, they could have left the response's, but his post upset a great deal of ppl.
I myself am having a very difficult time with this. I lost my beat friend and another very close friend to suicide. I was the last person to have a real conversation with my best friend and the very last person to speak to my close friend before both their death's. I can't even begin to describe to you the agony and the guilt I felt and still go through and how at times it's still so overpowering. I know in my head that it was their decision, but I will always feel like I could have done something, that somehow I missed something they were saying.
Unless you have been on the other side of suicide you won't understand what I'm about to say. The grief that it causes and the pain it leaves behind is just as debilitating if not worse, than the pain they are going through and we never get over it( there is no cure for grief over loss of a loved one). I personally think that suicide is one of the most selfish acts a person can ever do to the ppl they love. The people left behind don't think "well he was bipolar so I understand", they will ALL think that either they should've, could've done something about it or they will blame themselves for the rest of their lives for it. So if there are ppl out there considering it (Steve or anyone else) please, I'm begging you as a suicide survivor. Fight for your life and the lives and future's of you loved ones. They don't deserve what you are about to put them through. The help you need is out there, you just need to be diligent until you find what works for you. Don't give up, don't take the selfish road. If for right now you can't do this for yourself, then do it for your family and loved ones.
I in no way am putting you down, I know you're struggling. I'm just sharing my experience and my point of view. You and your family have and will continue to be in my prayers.
God Bless,
Gypsy
I think we are all very vulnerable, and yes indeed that was some real s***.
Steve if your reading just a tiny hello or something to let us know you got through it.
Personally I don't think this is best handled publicly plus there are privacy laws to contend with...
I feel bad from one post that I made here to pregnant women sorry I forgot her name......
I guess her attitude about defending herself because she recieved her fix from doctors and she was not scum who bought drugs in the street........
I let my emotions get the best of me so my point had a sharp edge to it.......
They say judges and counselors have to operate without emotion I wonder how that is possible.....if a judge lost his family to a repeated drunk driver in a terrible bloody car crash how can that judge not show prejudice when he is in front of his next drunk driving case and sentencing.....
I hope Steve got some help he truly was in a bad place........when someone is talking suicide and is serious about it I don't think people here are qualified to deal with suicide issues.....it could do more harm then good even if not intentional.........I think we should all let this be and move on.............