tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post8108096514869349464..comments2023-08-13T05:51:02.635-04:00Comments on werelivingafulllife: i came face to face with a suicidal personAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-428671442104678582011-07-12T19:19:48.584-04:002011-07-12T19:19:48.584-04:00A few months ago I was suicidal. My mind was in a ...A few months ago I was suicidal. My mind was in a very dark place. I did something foolish and thankfully people around me acted swiftly and I was able to get the medical care that I needed. What drove me? Many things. Ongoing chronic pain issues on top of mental health issues. Being in that deep dark pit is hell and you truly believe that there isn't any way out. The pain is so immense and the illness makes you believe horrible things.<br>That night I tucked my hospital id band into my wallet to remind myself that there is help and there is hope. And to remind me of how far I've come in just a few short months.<br>I thank my lucky stars for the people who rallied behind me and I'm sure that that stranger in the waiting room will thank you too. I'm so very proud of youKimberlyhttp://makemommygosomethingsomething.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-53758436813626453062011-07-12T19:57:51.888-04:002011-07-12T19:57:51.888-04:00Kimberly I am so glad that you have made it out of...Kimberly I am so glad that you have made it out of your darkness. You just keep on getting on with your own personal mental health, it is so important for you to take care of yourself. <br><br>And the guy I wrote about in the post;I pray he heard me I really do.jen@its all about mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-25423508542325981302011-07-13T13:08:06.076-04:002011-07-13T13:08:06.076-04:00I'm so glad you did what you could for that po...I'm so glad you did what you could for that poor man - thank goodness you were the one who happened to sit down next to him.Megan (Best of Fates)http://www.bestoffates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-38316346159757508082011-07-13T17:42:46.459-04:002011-07-13T17:42:46.459-04:00Thanks Megan,I'm glad too. I like to think the...Thanks Megan,<br>I'm glad too. I like to think these things sometimes happen for a reason; that maybe we were placed together for that purpose. I kinda hoped hearing of my personal circumstances might have given him a glimmer of hope.jen@its all about mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-91139961919986982232011-07-14T18:44:58.737-04:002011-07-14T18:44:58.737-04:00I know you must have really helped this patient. ...I know you must have really helped this patient. I think being available to people in this way is more important than actively proslytizing or handing out pamphlets about being a Christian.<br><br>I would also like to say that I think there is a difference between being really suicidal and feeling like you want to die. I have felt like I wanted to die, but would never harm myself. I have also known people who were so miserable in their lives that they wanted to die, but when you asked them, they denied making plans to harm themselves.<br><br>I'm a clinical social worker, and used to work in hospitals, and we were trained to always ask a person whom we thought was suicidal if they had a specific plan - a way that they were going to kill themselves. If they told you a specific manner in which they were going to harm themselves, that was a red flag - it meant they really were going to make an attempt, because they had thought it out to that extent. Of course, there are no formulas regarding suicide and who will do it and who won't -<br><br>It must be horrible to be in such terrible pain, both emotionally and physically, all the time - it must have been healing for him to have you care enough to ask about his situation -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-23476202454160349842011-07-14T21:02:56.848-04:002011-07-14T21:02:56.848-04:00Dear Anonymous- Thanks for your insights. I was pr...Dear Anonymous- <br>Thanks for your insights. I was pretty much just going on my gut instincts regarding in our encounter just as a caring human.And I might add, I would be very happy to be wrong on this one.<br><br>I can tell you this however, when I reported it to the medical staff and recounted our entire conversation (i only posted part of it) they knew exactly who I was talking about. And of course they couldn't comment due to privacy laws other than to say what I already knew that his circumstances were tragically sad.jen@its all about mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-73967177903574443712011-07-15T07:17:48.283-04:002011-07-15T07:17:48.283-04:00It's always best to follow your instincts and ...It's always best to follow your instincts and intuition. I'm glad that you went to the medical staff about it.<br><br>Maybe God will bring you other people with whom He wants you to speak with, and it will be really helpful to the patients in the doctor's office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com