Posted by Barbara D. on March 23, 1999 at 10:44:32:
In Reply to: suicide and other stray thoughts posted by brianj on March 22, 1999 at 02:20:09:
Brianj,
You've taken the first step. You've said it out loud (or in writing as the case is)- I want to die rather than suffer like this. That's a normal reaction - one that everyone of us has had at one time or another (or several times).
But, now let's talk about it. That's the beauty of this site. WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT! And everyone here KNOWS how you feel because we all feel this way. Some days it just doesn't seem worth the effort to fight, but then something will happen to make it worth while.
Hang in there - we're all fighting for survival right now and WE WILL BEAT THIS DEMON if we keep communicating. E-mail any of us and we'll talk about it. That's the great thing about this site - we CAN talk and we all understand.
Hugs BD