From News: Insomnia and Suicide Risk
 

Losing Hope for Sleep Can Hike Suicide Risk
By Janice Wood
PsychCentral

hmmmmm........ that concerns me on several different levels. :(

((((Goofy)))) :hug:

So sad for so many reasons...:(

http://www.theboot.com/2013/02/17/mi...6pLid%3D271812

The sigma of mental health issues...the sigma of suicide..and everybody loses.

OH how I understand
 

Yet, stigma has been a thought which occurred to me in realizing baggage and stigma HURTS those left behind.

One who stood at the precipice and backed away in times past,
realizing HURT too hard to bear is left for those who remain
in many situations affected by spontaneous
departure

for the room:grouphug:

Diane Rehem on NPR had a show this morning about guns and suicide. How more men than women complete suicide, but more women attempt it. How pills fail so often, while guns always succeed.

Michael of course came to mind...had he not had that gun right there perhaps.....

I wonder if Addy was listening to it too...:o not the wonder thread here Alffe...

never mind..... just a negative comment sigh......

Goofy, this is the place to talk about what you are feeling. Negative thoughts are normal when we are struggling. You aren't alone and you are loved. :grouphug:

having a hard time coming to grips with my own thoughts and failures. Thinking about the future of my kids. Scott wanting to be a minister. what kind of mother am i. i'd only bring shame to him. my daughter growing by leaps and bounds "spiritually" i dont want to drag her down with my "baggage" sometimes i feel like the world would be better off without me and my crap. sigh....

Oh to see ourselves as others see us! Goofy...how many years have we known each other...how much have we survived what life dealt us?

I can't make you love yourself but I know that you should...those wonderful kids of yours are the good people they are because of you...you and your husband...they all adore you as do we on this forum. Please don't be so hard on yourself....we all "do" what we have to do to survive.

All of us are sinners, all of us have baggage. Sending prayers and much love. :hug:

You're a good person, Goofy.
You've been a wonderful mother to your children.
They wouldn't have come this far without you.
Self doubt is a terrible thing and shared by many. Ever heard of "shame based perfectionism"?

Feel stronger soon...

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Shame
 

Oh dear Goofy-

I am a survivor of the shame game and I know you cannot bring shame to your children as you write "what kind of mother am i. i'd only bring shame to him[.]" Shame nearly and several times drove me to the precipice only to come to grips with the reality shame is a guilt game of this world and has little to do with our living when we are earnestly striving toward doing our best.

Even though it is a medical concept, I have striven to live under the precept of "first do no harm." This way I hold myself accountable within my faith relationship whiich is very personal. Others who do not have such a deep personal relationship may still live by the mantra a doing no harm.

There is no doubt you have done your level best to bring life shielding others from harm into play as you have walked on this earth. The decisions your children are making are very much likely influenced by their capacity to witness you in your everyday life. Other influences will have come into the path along the way, yet I suspect you are there as a shining light. Your AVATAR speaks volumes to me in this way.

May you feel the lovingkindness which is flowing to surround you from these pages and this thread, for it is sincere, and very nearly a flood. For my own part, just know I pray all will be well in your life, in your spirit, in your estimation of self, and ....... well....... in all things. :hug: :grouphug: :circlelove:

My oh my, oh my... my friend... I echo the words of everyone who has written here before me... :grouphug:

That demon depression :Bang-Head: screws with our heads all the time!! I hate it - I HATE it when the IRRATIONAL becomes the RATIONAL to my twisted mind...

The thing to be grateful for - we are living in a time where awareness is better than it ever has been. (Y)our children will move forward in their lives with insight, empathy and compassion because they understand the world a lot better than we did.

YOU are a gift to all of us, ((((Goofy-sis))))) :hug:

you guys are to kind :hug:

never quite sure where to post these articles.
 

http://www.dallasnews.com/health/col...y-treated..ece

Hugs for the room.:grouphug: