tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722212811898347507.post4683906345431356014..comments2023-07-22T04:38:53.868-07:00Comments on Spockgirl Musings: Suicidal thoughts?Spockgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157257995250966351noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722212811898347507.post-6212481717316658022010-09-20T11:41:07.959-07:002010-09-20T11:41:07.959-07:00K:
I have thought about your comment a little more...K:<br />I have thought about your comment a little more and have a few things to say:<br />1. I don't consider suicide to be a "topic". If it was just a topic, I wouldn't be writing about it;<br />2. What you have expressed here is sympathy;<br />3. What I am expressing is empathy.<br />4. I hope to write further regarding sympathy and empathy in short order. <br /><br />You have heard the term "Think globally but act locally"? You have to start small... one step at a time... one person at a time. I'm 99% sure that any military veteran contemplating suicide is not blogging about his or her experience, and definitely will never see these words. By the same token, I am 99% sure that somewhere in the world there is a teenager or young adult who IS reaching out in such a manner, trying to find a connection to something which they cannot find in their lives. So for however remote a possibility, my words stand. You have to start somewhere.Spockgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157257995250966351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722212811898347507.post-85851488913452198682010-09-19T20:13:52.618-07:002010-09-19T20:13:52.618-07:00K:
I went through a personal experience which I ca...K:<br />I went through a personal experience which I cannot explain on this forum. <br /><br />What I wrote was simple and elementary and I realized that. There are so many factors involved with the journey towards suicide, that this does seem ridiculous. I agree with your comments, and yes, I have read Wife of a Wounded Marine as well as a few other beautifully written and moving personal accounts of surviving military spouses. <br /><br />However, I wrote these very simple words moreso for the many someones who don't have anyone, at all. Sometimes the mind takes you to places you didn't know you could go, and sometimes the simplest task becomes the most difficult thing to do. I at some point may be able to expound on that, but not at this time.Spockgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12157257995250966351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722212811898347507.post-78797134538797777422010-09-19T19:23:51.328-07:002010-09-19T19:23:51.328-07:00I believe your message here is kind of a "fak...I believe your message here is kind of a "fake it until you mean it" strategy, but I'm not sure it will work with this topic. Suicide is all emotion based (in my opinion) which means more is needed to overcome the thoughts, feelings, and urges. <br />I know with the few friends I have who have contemplated suicide, it wasn't what they felt that brought them back. It was knowing someone else would hurt at their passing. (Not that this is always successful.)<br />Having a spouse die in this fashion brings on all kinds emotions, if you're interested in this view point you should check out Wife Of A Wounded Marine here http://beingthewifeofawoundedmarine.blogspot.com/<br />She brings a face to the person left behind, and she does it with grace and dignity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576984124919347135noreply@blogger.com