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Hope you get good medical support mike. Do you see physiotherapy or anything like that?
Hope you get good medical support mike. Do you see physiotherapy or anything like that?
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Suicidal Thoughts - Are you Feeling Suicidal Today?
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I totally understand. I think, for all of us, a time comes when the pain and struggle of life make the value of continuing questionable. But its so hard to know when that time is. I read a book called "Man's Search for Meaning", by Victor Frankl. He was a concentration camp survivor. He believe that as long as there was one thing you still enjoyed that life was worth continuing. I hope you will always find that one thing.
You shouldn't have to feel like this because of western society's failing, where the older generation are made to feel like a spent resource. It's not like that in many eastern countries, I don't think it's like that in Europe, where there is more respect to those later in life. It shouldn't be that health care gets more expensive the older you get, it's not pet insurance.
Don't give up, it's not you
Don't give up, it's not you
That is one of those things where I wonder about some in this country believing the U.S. always does it best, there are other countries that I admire their ethic, seeing to their elders is one of those things. They don't just stick them in a hole or home and forget about them. In America folks used to move in parents, or grandparents when their elders got where they need the help.
No. I hate my life and I don’t think I would mind terribly if a doctor said I have 2 months to live. I can’t say for certain; maybe I would abruptly have an about face if it were happening for real. But right now, I’m suffering most of the day on most days and the things I have to do to survive are things that I don’t want to do. I’m not giving up, but I do want to be cognizant of the suffering.
I hope you stay, as long as you feel like you’re being helped. You help others by being here, including me. I also understand if you need to move on.
I have thought about taking a break before and it was because I was feeling drained by all the people I wish to express compassion for, and yet not having the bandwidth. Sometimes the negativity does drag me down. I can only do as much as I can, so I have to let go of my quest for sainthood, lol. Actually, the quest for sainthood is only partially tongue in cheek- but that’s a topic for a different thread.
Just to reiterate, though, I am glad you’re here and that you’re doing something to grieve the current losses and start to reclaim your sense of self. Maybe you don’t feel the same, but it’s my perception from behind my screen.
I have thought about taking a break before and it was because I was feeling drained by all the people I wish to express compassion for, and yet not having the bandwidth. Sometimes the negativity does drag me down. I can only do as much as I can, so I have to let go of my quest for sainthood, lol. Actually, the quest for sainthood is only partially tongue in cheek- but that’s a topic for a different thread.
Just to reiterate, though, I am glad you’re here and that you’re doing something to grieve the current losses and start to reclaim your sense of self. Maybe you don’t feel the same, but it’s my perception from behind my screen.