Posted by Dinah on December 6, 2002, at 8:11:17
In reply to Sharing..., posted by Miller on December 6, 2002, at 6:38:24
Hi Miller,
I know your name; you mostly post on Psycho-Psycho Babble.
I also remember that you have very recently been extremely suicidal. I'm assuming that because of that you empathized with Tina's plans, and were in fact not trying to be unsupportive of Tina, but were expressing your own suicidal ideation.
I'm glad you didn't kill yourself over Labor Day. I know how know how comforting it is to have a plan. I'm guessing that most of us have one. But I hope that it remains to you like the dream of running off to Tahiti, merely a dream, a way to escape when a lack of a vision of escape seems intolerable.
You are relatively new to the board, and probably weren't aware of Dr. Bob's civility rules. Moreover I'm not actually positive that this is in the rules. However, here is a link where Dr. Bob makes his policy clear:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20021108/msgs/127288.html
Tina is cared about by a lot of people here, and they reacted in a protective fashion towards her. We all want to support Tina to live. And so some things were said to you that come from that feeling.
But if you stick around long enough (and I know it will be hard and take courage) to let us get to know you too, and to know your own struggles with suicidal urges and as you reach out to others (to support and encourage them to live), you may find that people will also have the desire to support the part of you that still wants to live.
Best wishes to you, whether you decide to leave or to stay on the board. And please choose, as we all dearly hope Tina does, to live.
Dinah
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thread:33022
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20021206/msgs/33023.html