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In reply to the discussion: This is a thread about suicide and ambivalence toward it... [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)29. Just because you're suppose to feel something
doesn't mean you can make yourself feel something. I've had a mild form of depression and severe anxiety since my mom died when I was 3. When I got married and had a child I knew I was suppose to be happy but I wasn't. I've learned to live with a certain degree of happiness. I love my husband. We have been married 18 years. He is my best friend and my soul mate. I adore my children, but there is always a nagging sadness. For me, it's like yin and yang. The sadness is always there but I am also happy and grateful.
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This is a thread about suicide and ambivalence toward it... [View all]
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Oct 2012
OP
It is important that you can share your feelings, because most people do care.
Democratopia
Oct 2012
#11
I am the same and I don't understand it. My husband has never been suicidal a day in his life.
LittlestStar
Oct 2012
#17
The only reason I hated to leave my children was because I knew my hub who became my ex would
Lionessa
Oct 2012
#20
I think before you can say there are other ways, you'd have to know and experience what
Lionessa
Oct 2012
#25
We never know what it is like to be another person, to feel another person's pain
Democratopia
Oct 2012
#16
That is a tough job you have, and I am sure it is heartbreaking when you lose a patient.
Democratopia
Oct 2012
#13
I don't understand why so many people in America suffer from Depression.
progressivebydesign
Oct 2012
#19
I think perhaps it's because of the difference between possibility and reality.
Lionessa
Oct 2012
#22
You sound pretty normal to me, whe the hell is "Happy" all the time. If they say they are,
crunch60
Oct 2012
#33
People do not usually kill themselves while depressed - it's right after their depression.
Michigan Alum
Oct 2012
#27
I am deeply moved by all of you and want to thank you all for sharing.
WhaTHellsgoingonhere
Oct 2012
#41
People who commit suicide don't want to die...they don't want to live.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Oct 2012
#54