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Mrs. Viv's avatar

I remember coming back to re-read the first edition of this post during many of my more recent low points, it might just be my favorite post you've ever made.

Your original post is also the reason a copy of Stay has a permenent home on my bookshelf today, with a promise to myself that if anyone I know or come across needs it as much as I did I will mail or give it to them and buy another.

I'm glad we're both still here. And to anyone else who happens to be reading this? I'm glad you're still here too :)

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Andrew | Dad Explains's avatar

This one must have been difficult to get through, at least for a time.

Attempting suicide and going back over that is one thing. That's hard, of course, but possible.

Finding those who have committed suicide is quite another ordeal. Much tougher, even when you didn't know them. Being the first person there is never a feeling I will forget.

And then add the fact you were close and cared for the person you found. Now that is close to impossible even with people you are intimately close to. That is another level.

So kudos and congratulations on being able to have this out publicly and in text. I cannot get through some of those memories of mine without breaking down a few times. That's just as memories, not even when they get relayed to another or annotated. That takes much longer.

So seriously, the fact you CAN DO THIS and WILLINGLY says a lot about the longevity and effectiveness of your OWN recovery and how strong you have become.

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