Posted: May 18, 2007, 6:26 PM CST
I have worked in mental health for many years
and have been over that line myself (post natal depression)
many of my clients have committed suicide
clients that i cared about
I remember one of then saying to me
how would you feel everytime you woke up in the morning you heard someone talking to you in your head
and not always bad things like people assume with a psychoses
I went on a course once re: hearing voices and experienced the real feeling...
suicide is not selfish
it a person whos cant handle life anymore
a person who struggles everyday with there MIND
and thoughts going through there head
I do although feel Depression is also a killer
yes it can be treated but a lot of poeple keep thoughts in their heads and dont talk about them
its still a taboo but 1 in 4 suffer from it at one point in there lives
I have also noticed on the internet especially internet dating
there are a lot of people who suffer from some kind of mental health problems and this id a way to communicate which is good
and people can express themselves
but I have experienced someone who I actually had a strong relationship with have in the end major mental health problems..
I tried to be his nurse and help but in the end
he was not ready and I was not ready to be his nurse..
maybe selfish but I was already burnt out with one of my colleagues being murdered..
I didnt want to do it in my personal life
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