Suicide your game?

If you are like me, you haven't considered suicide, ever.  And that is a good thing.  BUT, all people cannot say this.  I have friends who cannot say this--I know this from talking with them.  I also have friends who I can no longer talk to because they thought about it and decided suicide was a good thing for themselves and they are no longer with us, here in the world of the living, that is:  Mike, definitely; Richard, possibly; and, Margaret (or so I think) too.

Today I was at Aiken Opthalmology on the Aiken/Augusta highway, and, while waiting on my appointment, I saw an article in one of their magazines about Suicide.  The article, touted on "Time" ('s) cover as "Solving Suicide," (by Mandy Oaklander,) was in the November 4, 2019 edition of the magazine.  I had the time (I was a bit early and, as we all know, Docs try to leave plenty of time for each appointment in case plenty of time turns out to be needed.)  In my case, all went well with the Doc, and I was able to read the article, three pages or so.  Which was a good thing.

Too late for my friends, each of whom might be with us today if someone (myself, perhaps) had talked with them at just the right time to give them just a bit of hope for the future.  It seems it doesn't always take all that much, just a bit of help in a time of need, a time when a friend doesn't even know just a little bit of encouragement might be needed.

It seems avoidance of that act of suicide can occur if just the right bit of thinking is injected into the process at just the right time. That injection can come from a talk with a professional, a brief phone conversation, or something as simple as a greeting card or note from a friend.  The trick is to have just a little bit of encouragement when that little bit might be needed.

And when might that be?  No one knows.  What is known, though, is it doesn't take much.  This article is one worth reading--I'm glad I had the time in my Doc's office.

Take a look.  You might be able to save a life.  (I might have been able to save several.)


The article is currently available on line at:  https://time.com/5709368/how-to-solve-suicide/

And that's it.  C'est ca, hepsi tamam!

Steve