December 1

If you look at your typical in-patients or out-patients at a suicide clinic you would probably be surprised at how normal they look. They smile, carry on conversations, don't look scruffy or weird. They didn't and don't wear a sign on their back that says, "I FEEL SO TERRIBLY HOPELESS THAT I WANT TO KILL MYSELF."

Go to, say, a mall and look at the many people there. Some  of them, many of them, carry heavy burdens. Their burdens make them so hopeless. They feel unloved, helpless, out of control, and they feel that they just cannot handle it anymore.

Maybe you are one of them.

How about a friendly smile or a kind word to a stranger?

Christmas is such a good time to get into the habit of love. Feeling loved. Loving.
Try to love someone. Try to help someone. Try to look through someone's happy smile and well-adjusted behavior.

How are we dealing with burdens? Our burdens. Someone else's burdens.

Maybe it's time for you to get help.
Maybe it's time for you to help someone get help.
Maybe it's time to look at ourself and ask some questions. Hard ones, easy ones. But ask we must ...

Never assume that a well-dressed, clean looking and stylishly groomed and smiling person is only that. Just because I function flawlessly does not mean that I don't want to kill myself.

Look  deep.