Topic : Giving and Receiving Support

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Created on : Thursday, July 07, 2005, 09:08:39 am
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What is the best way to support those you love who are coping with depression or grieving a loss? Post your tips and share support with others.

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June 1, 2006, 7:57 pm PDT

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I am so confused!! I moved out of my moms house because she abused me and now i live with my dad! I talk to the assistant princapal about what happend and we have become VERY tight!! She is so amazing!! I love her to pieces!! Like she feels like my mom. There is a hole in my heart that my mom left but the assistant princapal fills that hole with love and laughter! All seem good right? Think again, i am so scared cause as you know school is almost over! I am not ready to leave her!! What can i do?? I cant leave her!! What do i do!?!?!

You seriously need to talk to your dad.   

   

She, I'm sorry to say is not your mother. Never will be and never could be. I'm sure she has a great heart and listen to all you went thru but what has she told you to do to help yourself? Has she sent you to the guidance councilor to get some help? I know you feel very close to her but it is only for 2 months which I realize feels like a lifetime right now but I think you should use this time to get closer with your dad and ask for his help. Think about it, OK?  

 
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June 3, 2006, 8:24 am PDT

DOES ANYONE HAVE THIS???

   i WAS BORN WITH NEAR COMPLETE AGENDUS CORPUS COLOSUM. WHERE THE TWO HALVES OF THE BRAIN ARE NEARLY SEVERED. i AM 55 YEARS OLD, AND HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME, BECAUSE i HAVE NEVER QUITE FIT IN WITH THE NORM. i FOUND OUT i HAVE THIS THREE YRS AGO WHEN i LOST BOTH OF MY KIDNEYS AND HAD CONGESTIVE HEART FAIKURE. hAD TO GO ON DIALYSIS. THEN ON FEB 14TH OF THIS YR, I RECEIVED A TRANSPLANT. MY POINT FOR TALKING ABOUT THIS IS TO FIND OUT HOW MANY HAVE DEALT WITH THIS AND HOW YOU HAVE COPED WITH IT. MY WAY OF COPING, AND I HOPE BY TELLING THIS THAT IT WILL ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO ON., IS TO KEEP YOURSELF BUSY LEARNING NEW THINGS LIKE CRAFTS OR SOMETHING YOIU ENJOY DOING. I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT GOD HAS GIVEN ME MANY TALENTS. I STARTED SINGING AT AN EARLY  AGE AND MADE TWO RECORDS BY THE TIE I WAS 15. .I LEARNED TO CROCHET AT AGE 10, BECAUSE I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH OTHER KIDS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. i ALSO WRITE POETRY AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PUBLISHED.IF YOU DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING ELSE FROM THIS I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT SOMEONE WQHO WAS BORN WITH THIS CAN REALIZE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO DESTROY YOUR LIFE.IT IS AN UPHILL BATTLE I STRUGGLE WITH IT EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE, BUT GOD DID NOT BRING ME THIS FAR TO LET ME DOWN NOW.SO GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU  

  

 
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June 3, 2006, 7:38 pm PDT

Professional Help

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it is like the more my husband and  i argue the more he wants to hurt him self. and we are coming up to our 4 year of being married. and i keep telling him that the more he does that  the more he loses me to the other man. i don't know what  to do right now. right now i am in between worlds. the world that i have with my husband and the worlds tha ti have with every one else.  i can't do this any more.we keep argueing but i am staying in this marriage for my husband. right now i don't know if i want out of this because of our argueing and we aren't able to bring  kids into this at all. i just want to know how to handle all of my worlds. and i am also grieving the loss of a good friend. some one that helped me get into college.

  

It appears to me that you are avoiding the most important part of your life, you. Until you find out who you are by working with a group or a professional, any other relatiponships will never be meaningfull. Stop all of this "other lives stuff" and consentrate on you.  

 
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June 3, 2006, 11:21 pm PDT

How to cope?

My boyfriend just lost his mother to cancer. I'm having a really hard time coping with his loss, cause I was kind of close to her. I find my self not knowing what to say or do in situations like this, I feel like I'm not supporting my boyfriend at times with the loss of his mother because I'm over analyizing everything I've done and didn't do. I'm sad about the loss for his family but I don't know how to express it whit any kind of emotion. I want to cry but I can't really. All these feeling of guilt and frustration and of not knowing are making me bottling all my emotions inside of me. How do I release these feelings, and feel like I'm helping and not just always saying are you okay, can I do anything. I know it takes time for this but, when will I feel these normal feelings, is this normal what I'm feeling? 

Jen 

 
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June 4, 2006, 8:08 am PDT

Giving and Receiving Support

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I noticed that I posted something back in April that I guess people just passed over or I was just too agitated to go from reply 40 to reply 89...I was raped back in april of 2005 and I never really go over it. They've had shows on Dr. Phil for it and I've been recommended, people calling behind my back because they wanted me to get help. I just want to know if it's stupid to grieve over losing my virginity...I can understand heated passion with a lover or husband...but not to a total stranger that even after I said no WOULDN'T stop until he was satisfied. I know there's rapes all over the world but we need help for the ones now...and it seems people think it's just part of life, I almost died because I thought it was my fault I'd gotten raped, I'd been told that I would wear 'whorish' clothing and I don't know about you people but grandma clothing is NOT what I would consider whorish because I couldn't wear women's or teen's because of my chest and other parts of my body. 

  

  

I just need help, if you want to reply back, feel free because I'm on the goddamn breaking point, and I've had rushing thoughts of suicide but never went with them but they're getting worse...if you want to help me out, email the show, or email me at spazzing_psycho_18@yahoo.com I always answer. 

  

Butterfly cuts and candy blood,  

Jill 

I just want to say how sorry I am for what happened to you.  It does seem to be a common thing and noone does a heck of a lot about it.  Usually what happened to you...blame the victim.   That is SO wrong.  No matter what anyone says DO NOT blame yourself.   I did that for years and it makes you feel so worthless.  Get some help from where ever you can find it...if nothing else look in the front of your phone book-there should be a listing for mental help which is what I think might help you.   Your mother doesn't have to know.  You said you're 18.  You're an adult.  But if your mom knew she might be more supportive than you think.  Chances are she has been through something similar in her life.  I found that talking to people about it was very helpful in the healing process.   Good luck and keep fighting. 
 
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June 5, 2006, 8:58 am PDT

Coping with Suicide

My brother commited suicide on may 25th. I know its still fresh, but i dont know how to cope i dont know how to feel. everything feels fake and blank and cold. Im angry at him and at God and at myself and i feel like i failed him. He hung himself and the f uneral home guy said that since he did that he was truly serious (DUH!! HES DEAD!!)... whereas people who pop pills arent bent so much on dying as on being found and getting help. What signs did i miss? how could i have helped him and better yet.. .how can i help me?
 
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June 5, 2006, 3:20 pm PDT

Giving and Receiving Support

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My brother commited suicide on may 25th. I know its still fresh, but i dont know how to cope i dont know how to feel. everything feels fake and blank and cold. Im angry at him and at God and at myself and i feel like i failed him. He hung himself and the f uneral home guy said that since he did that he was truly serious (DUH!! HES DEAD!!)... whereas people who pop pills arent bent so much on dying as on being found and getting help. What signs did i miss? how could i have helped him and better yet.. .how can i help me?

First of all, it's not your fault! The signs are so extremely difficult to pick up on a lot of times, and then the person might be trying so hard to keep it a secret so that you don't find out. You're not to blame for what happened. You didn't choose this for him. He chose it himself. A person has to choose to live, either emotionally, spiritually, physically, or in some other way. You're not to blame for his choice. Most people in your situation need a support group. You might try www.suicidediscussionboard.com where people get together to talk about the struggles they face after a friend or loved one has committed suicide. It's a good place to go for advice from people who've been in your place. Also, you may or may not want to read this "Letter to Survivor's of Suicide." I don't know if it will help or not, but it might help you make it through the day. 

  

Hi.  It's me.  I'm sorry for what happened.  When I decided to kill myself, I had no idea how it would impact you.  I had no idea it would hurt you so badly.  I never realized that my decision would hurt so many people so much.  I never meant to cause so much pain.  I was just so blinded by my own pain that I couldn't see anything else.  I couldn't see how much I was loved.  I can see it now though.  Don't think that you missed all the warning signs or that you could have done something different because I tried so hard to keep anyone from finding out.  I guess maybe I did keep it secret that time.  I didn't want you to know what I was planning.  I know you're hurting, and I'm sorry.  I know you want the pain to stop, and I know what you might be thinking.  I can't be sure, but you might be thinking that you want to kill yourself too, like I did.  Just think about that for a minute.  Do you really want to put everyone through that same kind of pain all over again?  I know you don't.  You just want the pain to stop.  Well, I've done a bit of research here for you as much as I could by talking to people here who went through the same kind of thing I put you through.  They all basically said that the first thing you need to do is find a support group.  Someone said that there are support groups at the hospital or hospice for "survivor of suicide" they called it.  Someone else said something about United Way having a support group like that too.  There are support groups online and grief counselors that you could see.  Please do something to help yourself.  I don't know if you already have or not, but I don't want you to hurt anymore.  One lady said that she kept seeing the image of her loved one torn up and mangled, and said that it helped her to surround herself with lots of pictures of happier times to replace that image.  I want you to be happy again, so please, if you don't do anything else, please go to some kind of support group to help yourself feel better for me.  I love you very much, and I never meant to hurt you.  I just didn't realize that what I was doing would impact so many lives so much.  I'm sorry.  I want to ask you to do something for me.  I want you to do something to help others when you feel you're ready.  You could help others who have had friends or loved ones kill themselves, or you could help people who are suicidal now.  Whatever you do, please help the hurting stop.  I wish I could turn back time and make things different, but I can't.  I want you to remember that you didn't do anything wrong.  I chose this on my own, so don't blame yourself.  Please don't live in the moment of my death because it will only hurt you more, and I don't want to be the cause of any more pain.  I love you so much and am so sorry for all the pain I've caused.  I guess I should be going now, but tell everyone what I said.  I'm depending on you to spread the word.   

 

  

 

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June 6, 2006, 6:29 am PDT

Billy Had a Heart Attack

Hello everyone,, its been a while since I 've been here,, on the 7th of May my Billy had a heart attack,, he is only 46 years old. We went to the Dr. yesterday and the Dr. said that his heart is still week and they are going to put him on a moniter tomorrow.  I am so scared, I cannot seem to get past the fear I feel.  He went back to smoking and knew that he was NOT suppose to smoke at all.  He told me that yesterday was his last  day of smoking,, you see the Dr. changed one of his medications and when I looked it up on webmd,, it said that you should not smoke taking it because it will increase the side effect of dizziness.  I dont think he liked the idea of being dizzy.  That was an act of God in itself,, you see I had prayed and put this in the Lord's hands,, it always works,, anyway,, what I'd like to know is how I get past the fear,,I want to cry all the time,  Martha 
 
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June 7, 2006, 5:36 pm PDT

Giving and Receiving Support

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Hello everyone,, its been a while since I 've been here,, on the 7th of May my Billy had a heart attack,, he is only 46 years old. We went to the Dr. yesterday and the Dr. said that his heart is still week and they are going to put him on a moniter tomorrow.  I am so scared, I cannot seem to get past the fear I feel.  He went back to smoking and knew that he was NOT suppose to smoke at all.  He told me that yesterday was his last  day of smoking,, you see the Dr. changed one of his medications and when I looked it up on webmd,, it said that you should not smoke taking it because it will increase the side effect of dizziness.  I dont think he liked the idea of being dizzy.  That was an act of God in itself,, you see I had prayed and put this in the Lord's hands,, it always works,, anyway,, what I'd like to know is how I get past the fear,,I want to cry all the time,  Martha 

One day at a time......Give yourself a break, you just went thru an emotional roller coaster.   

   

Tahitian Noni Juice is good to help with cravings, you put a tsp under the tung for 3 minutes each time he craves a cigarette. I heard it(cravings) will stop in three days and if you go to light up again it is as if never smoked before. It has to be Tahitian Noni and 100% juice.  A chemist told me about it and Noni juice is very good for the body.  

 
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June 8, 2006, 7:25 am PDT

change my name

im not sadkay anymore, im franny2had to get rid of the sad bit .
 

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