I couldn’t sleep, so I thought I would watch the episode I missed last week of my favorite TV show, House MD.

I am a member of NAMI, so I knew the show launched a coalition with NAMI to give all the proceeds from the sale of the new "Hous-ism" t-shirt to fight the cause. What I didn't know, was the show was to air an episode dealing with suicide.

I was trying to escape my thoughts about Dad... but I am very glad I watched the show, even as painful as it was to watch.

Things ARE changing!! People everywhere are making a difference. As Gandhi said, "You must be the change you want to see in the world." ....
seems many people are doing just that! Holding onto hope

Here are the links

House MD, episode 12- Painless. http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=house

House-NAMI -http://www.nami.org/template.cfm?Section=Top_Story&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=73006&lstid=809

House T-Shirt -
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Sec...2464&lstid=944

I'm confused... I watched this Painless episode just now Nikki and it wasn't about suicide. What did I do wrong?

Hi ((Alffe)

I just followed the link, what happens is it does not take you directly to the Painless episode, it just plays shows at random.

What you need to do is follow the link... then scroll down until you see Painless, episode 12... then click on it and it will start to play.

I think I should warn those who may watch, the episode is about a father's suicide attempts due to physical pain.

Hope that helps Alffe

Thanks to you Nikki I am still in my pj's watching tv on the computer. *grin

If it takes this type of "drama" to teach people about the "reasons" people want their lives to end...I am all for it. However we talk about it, think about it and listen/learn about that pain...people get educated!

Thank you.

Tried to order T-Shirt.... currently out of stock....

Will try again at a later date....

I am not a fan of House however this episode hit a nerve. I can relate so well to just wanting the pain to stop.

I have been in the dark place where your mind contemplates a way out, any way out of the endless torment of daily unrelenting pain that changes who you are. Fortunately for me and those that love me I was helped. I still have daily pain but not so much that I still consider "IT" as an alternative.

The only time my mother ever considered suicide was because of unrelenting pain that the doctors would not treat and didn't seem to be able to diagnose. I remember it well. I was a young teen freshly married. I took her to the docs and the hospital as she walked through this. Then my son was born, her first grandchild, and it gave her a reason to live. We spent a lot of time together. And, amazingly, her pain began to diminish over a long period of time. We think we understand it now, but then, it was not understood. She just had to walk through it. Now, I have to deal with pain, that can put me in the same space. But, I can't discuss it with her. And my grandchildren keep me alive. Fortunately, the pain varies in severity, so I get some time away from it. And that can help. The medical field has a lot to learn on this subject.