Notes - Suicide Is Not The Answer To Your Problems In Life - 2

A few notes I've been wanting to post sparked by a friend on Yahoo Answers...

Why Suicide is NOT the answer to your problems:

first of all, you MIGHT feel as though people would rather have you gone or would miss you but you really don't know.

second, you don't how severe this step you're thinking of taking would torment the ones you love. when we lose someone we love, it hurts really bad and lasts for a long long long time, trust me.

third, you don't know what the future holds or whose life you will touch or who you help in the times to come. you may save dozens of lives or help someone who is also suffering. or, someone less fortunate or someone in desperate need of advice or friendship or kindness.

and, to be loved, you have to be lovable. you have to reach out to people. give of yourself. give of your time, friendship, and advice.

i know from experience that someone loves you or wants to love you - maybe you just haven't met that person yet. give it time.

stop traveling around and around in the same circles and make new friends. they don't have to outgoing people. make friends with nerds or old folks or skaters or christians or whoever. do something new.

don't let your life become monotonous and boring. that only makes things worse.

there are many dimensions to life and learning and teaching and helping. and you can do any part of it you wish if you open your mind and strive for more.

don't let abuse get you down. there are other people who have experienced this and talk about this all the time. they try to help others overcome it. you can do that too.

if you don't want to join in helping others with that, help them with depression. talk about how you've dealt with it and survived it up to this point. if you don't want to talk about that, learn something new or in a similar field like psychology or law - or become a counselor. or, learn to work on cars. or, learn to ride motorcycles. or, write a book. or become a chef. or, learn to bake different kinds of cookies. whatever.

life is an adventure. do what you like but live it up!