Comments on: something to ponder

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 23:50:24 +0000

i think the site would be a good idea. i have lost family members to suicide, along with a few friends. i have a few friends that have tried. also, i have friends who have lost family to suicide. this site would help others to understand the pain of losing family and friends, and to help those who may be thinking of suicide. i say go for it.

By: Nika

Nika — Fri, 02 Aug 2002 04:31:40 +0000

I think it’s a great idea. I’m currently dealing with it – one of my closest friends and I are going to seperate schools this year, and she is suicidal – and I worry for her. People in situations like this could use your furom to talk and discuss and find solice and comfort in the advice of other who had been there. It’s a wonderful idea. Take care.

By: ggscool

ggscool — Sun, 28 Jul 2002 21:36:57 +0000

lol I already used your site for this several months ago when you were feeling bad and I told you about my family…

By: tim!

tim! — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 19:20:02 +0000

i think it’s a great idea…however, i’m sure it’d be exploitive in some way or another…people can only break their privacy once…just a thought…i’d totally support it and even chat in the forum though, but i’m comfy w/ it…hohohoho

By: Pauline

Pauline — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:58:59 +0000

go for it kim!!!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 06:55:18 +0000

I think a public forum would be a great way for people to share their experiences, their OWN and others as well. In my instance, being bipolar, I have dealt with suicidal ideations for quite some time, and have lost a close friend to suicide.

Suicide and depression are things that many people feel stigmatized by…afraid of being labelled as "weak" , insane or unstable. But yet the no. of suicides increases every year and the more public awareness there is, the less people have to hide.

So YES, I think the forum is a GREAT idea and I would definitely be a part of it.

By: katie

katie — Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:45:44 +0000

my only concern is.. well.. rather typical of someone like me. how many people would actually participate?

i suppose i would… but it really, really, really feels like a cry for attention when anything like that comes out of my mouth. i don’t know if i’d feel comfortable coming under possible scrutiny.

i remember once i thought about telling someone that i didn’t feel so okay … being alive, and all… and so i decided to test the waters. and i pretty much remember what they said, but i’m still paraphrasing.

"that’s fucking stupid. suicide is stupid. it’s selfish, it’s for cowards. i have no pity for those people."

i don’t know.. that’s.. just the reaction i expect from people… when things like this are brought up.

it’s a good idea, though… and worth a shot. if it doesn’t work out.. so what? good intentions are always valuable.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:58:08 +0000

"Mostly it’s because they’re afraid that a. it’s to painful for people who actually really go through depression to write about it, and therefore I’d be exploiting their pain…"

Exploiting? Is offering a way to let people help themselves and eachother, exploitation? Is helping someone exploitation? I shelping someone and feeling better by it, gaining by it, exploitation?

Is your therapist exploiting you?

"and b. most of the people who would be writing here would only be seeking attention."

So what? One of the most stigmatic ordeals made upon people who suffer from some sort of depression, is that they are ‘only looking for attention’. Aside from the negative intent of this stigma, perhaps the people really are looking for attention, as everyone else is. Then what a better place to come to than a place to ask and give attention to eachothers problems, problems that may not be understood by a majority of bystanders.

It’s only a forum, not a clinic.

The initiative will not help people, the initiative will only make it possible for people to maybe help eachother.

By: kim

kim — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 19:27:45 +0000

glad i’m not filipino then.

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:49:58 +0000

I actually think it’d be a good idea to start it.
I’ve dealt with depression and came across this issue before, and it really does help to talk about it. Especially with others who you can relate to.
I think reading these personal accounts could actually benefit someone else who may be faced with this same issue. Who knows? Maybe it could be a life saver for somebody.