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Colorado Springs mental health providers work to prevent pandemic-related suicides
Gazette ^ | Apr 25, 2020 | Debbie Kelley

Posted on 04/25/2020 9:57:35 PM PDT by rintintin

A female classmate of Doherty High School senior Hunter Portaleos took her life the first week of April.

“I had talked to her a few days before it happened, and she seemed fine,” Portaleos said. “I didn’t see any warning signs. A lot of her friends didn’t, either.”

Two El Paso County teens have died by suicide since mid-March, when society began to shut down.

“A lot of youth are dealing with anxiety and being socially isolated at home,” 18-year-old Portaleos said.

“Along with what’s triggering the anxiety and bad mental health is the fact of not knowing what’s going to happen in the next few weeks or so,” he said. “And a lot of seniors are losing their traditional end-of-year experiences.”

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To: DoodleBob

Thanks for posting this. It’s a good slap to the face, and helps to ground me. Maybe I’ll put the movie in my Netflix queue.


21 posted on 04/26/2020 1:29:04 AM PDT by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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To: dp0622
Let me be clear - people with legit issues get a pass. Social distancing for people who are alone or depressed is a real concern. Same for kids and spouses who are abused.

I'm talking about reporters and otherwise "normal" people bitching about only being able to go outside once a day and being denied going to the movies etc. Having to drink tap vs bottled water is NOTHING,

22 posted on 04/26/2020 1:38:10 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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To: lee martell
You need to redirect yourself away from the negativity.

Unfortunately, social media, especially for teenaged girls, is an echo chamber of negativity, in which each one pretends to believe the tales of woe from all the others, and they play, "Can you top this?" in competition for the position of Saddest Victim of awful parents providing us with the easiest life in the history of the world.

When they're at school, having to go to school is the Worst Ever Torture. Now that they're not, they pretend to love school, because you don't get any status points for being cheerful and upbeat about today's circumstances. "Come and see the violence inherent in the system!!!"

23 posted on 04/26/2020 3:01:40 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Make an animal friend today!)
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To: rintintin

Oh give me a break.


24 posted on 04/26/2020 9:19:44 AM PDT by moovova
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