Regarding Freeper Obit. TrappedInLiberalHell and Depression

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[joesbucks]

The problems of depression and despair.

[stands2reason]

Thyink beyond yourself for a moment. Medication doesn't work for everybody.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

You attacked a dead man not buried yet, affirming other attacks. and you have been here a week or so. Your other comments prove you to be a disruptor, and as such, you will probably not last here long.

[Kevin Curry]

Suicide is selfish.

Most decisions are motivated by selfishness. That is the natural state of man. Of course we ought to be better, to strive in the spirit to overcome the natural man. But we often fail.

Suicide is no more selfish than ten thousand other decisions each of us makes in lifetime. It is permanent, however, and is the one decision that denies all other decisions forever.

I don't understand the anger others express when someone commits suicide. I feel deep sadness, frustration, futility, and humility over the human condition--but not anger.

[eddie willers]

It's your recipes. I'm a sucker for a man that cooks.

Whew!
That's ONE sentence where you can't afford a typo.

[nicmarlo]

and certain that everybody they most love would be better off without them alive.

[Kevin Curry]

I'm not sure I've read any posts defending suicide as a good thing. Maybe you have.

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

No, I'm not a victim. I've long been "past it" and I do lead a perfectly "normal life". I'm just here, trying to educate the ignorant and uninformed.

[stands2reason]

You pinged Chris' widow?

That has got to be the coldest, least thoughtful thing I've ever seen done in this forum. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

Bad mouthing a yet to be buried man is WRONG.

"I stopped letting people intimidate me a long time ago - let alone someone behind a keyboard. So feel free to do your worst."

If we were in the same room, you would be apologizing to the widow.

Think before you attack someone who died yesterday with his widow present.

[CounterCounterCulture]

What the hell crawled up his ass, anyway?

Frankly, that was his posting style, whether here or on the Terri Schiavo threads, or Ahhhnold threads, or CFR threads, etc.

Maybe this subject hit a nerve :-(

Maybe. Oh well.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I wonder how many of these Freepers who say "just trust in God" would sat the same thing to a schizophrenic?

I don't know. I hope less then use to do it. I know I don't.

The truth is though until you go though a true depression it is very hard to understand. One person commented that they "had a reason to be depressed." Well and good. So did I. Multiple reasons in fact. It wasn't all in my head. I just got lost in the fog. I needed help out of the fog so I could do the things that needed to be done to put my life back in order.

There are four types of problems, spiritual, emotional, mental and physical. None of them exist in a vacuum. A problem in one area can trigger problems in another. Physical problems we can usually deal with. The other three are a little more difficult. Maybe because we fear them more then the physical.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Also, once I accepted the condition as a part of me from here on out and stopped fighting it, things got alot easier and I started making the life changes necessary to cope with it. Being more stable financially means less worries, better control, and, praying it never happens, if I break down again, I won't be in such desperate straights as I was last time."

So true.

[stands2reason]

He also physically threatened a poster here and deserves to be gone for GOOD.

[Revolting cat!]

Let's end this thread on a positive note (don't reply, this is The End!), and say after James Darren and some nameless grunge rocker:

Goodbye Cruel World, Life Sucks!

[PFKEY]

Many will suggest turning to God, Christ or some other form of faith.

I would agree that this is the best answer of all.

I would also add to this general suggestion that to help get out of your 'funk' that you read the Bible. Not just a few chapters but maybe a few books.

Beyound that go to church and beyound that do some type of charity work.

Nothing will make you feel better than helping someone else.

Also, if this is more than just an occassional thing certainly see a doctor. There are many wonderful drugs that will help as well as advice a doctor can give on changing things that might be causing your depression.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

How can you speak from experience if you are alive. Suicide is selfish.

What you don't understand, unless you've "been there" (and there are many of us who've "been there," or at least close, but survived), is that a person who is severely depressed is in such pain that he or she simply can only desire for the pain to stop, at just about any cost -- and is pretty much no longer able to think about ANY consideration except finding a way to stop the pain.

And people tell you, "I know what you're going through." I'm sorry, but unless you've been there -- NO, you DON'T.

[Petronski]

I agree. Some say, what should a depressive person do? Religion? Meds? Self-help books? Exercise? YES. All of them.

Why choose? A person should use every tool they can imagine.