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Bruce Coary's avatar

Please. If anyone reading this wonderful stack is losing hope do anything to hold on another day. I spent much of my youth dealing with severe depression, reckless risk taking, and suicidal thoughts. I was fortunate in having great people in my life so I had a reserve of beautiful memories and inspiration to recall when it was difficult to just function with everyday tasks. It took years (and several trashed relationships) to realize it isn't so much about fighting the darkness. It is more on cultivating the light or positive endeavors.

It's worth it. It's worth it to hold on. I say this from a 67 year old's perspective. Of course never thought I make it this far, but so glad things worked out that way. Have to tip my hat to God, the angels and whoever else is out there for giving help even when not requested (wasn't much of a believer). Oh yes and my beautiful wife (didn't think marriage would happen either).

Just want to add that if your pain is inflicted by someone else then just get away. You can reconcile at a later date if you want.

Thanks for reading and as Jessica says "no judgement".

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Life In The Gaps's avatar

Sadly, it's not just suicides. Reckless behaviour. Domestic Violence. Car accidents. The increase I saw at my hospital alone in the past 1.5 years - worse summer 2021 than summer 2020 even with all the BLM protests... Is horrifying.

Even if All Cause Mortality can't be directly linked to the products, I bet a LOT are indirectly linked (brain fog, and other indications of the product breaking the blood-brain barrier). And that's before tying in the general mental problems that long-term stress, inability to see faces, and forced separation (isolation)/togetherness (more likely for Domestic Violence to happen) puts on people.

All of this is before you add in the betrayal and lies we've been told for two years. I've had a lot of training in trauma (Hospital Chaplain). This is trauma on a global scale. I honestly can't think of an example where the same trauma has impacted more people at the same time than this.

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