tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post669248082647994691..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Help Me Make It Through the NightAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52157096627817749302015-07-28T22:53:32.692-04:002015-07-28T22:53:32.692-04:00Hi, Annabeth,
She had tried several times before....Hi, Annabeth,<br /><br />She had tried several times before. Not that we talked about that, but my doctor told me, later.<br /><br />Nothing could have stopped her, the way I see it now. As you say, I hope that somehow this brought her peace.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-43948396450797710582015-07-28T20:49:28.652-04:002015-07-28T20:49:28.652-04:00Lisabet, another incredible story. Thank you for w...Lisabet, another incredible story. Thank you for writing it down, and for writing about Carol. I've heard that people who are very serious about suicide often seem very sane and put together in the weeks immediately preceding the act. It sounds like she had a plan that way. I hope she rests in peace, and I'm so happy anorexia didn't get you in the end. You're an absolute treasure.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76214796106242067502015-07-22T01:41:36.611-04:002015-07-22T01:41:36.611-04:00That's terrible, JP, and I suspect, more commo...That's terrible, JP, and I suspect, more common that we think.<br /><br />That's the flip side of my comment on the selfishness of suicide. <br /><br />Maybe we're all culpable in situations like that. Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51471859510636873002015-07-22T01:40:10.715-04:002015-07-22T01:40:10.715-04:00I think she did help me. She treated me like a nor...I think she did help me. She treated me like a normal person, for one thing, not a crazy teenager. And of course she showed me, by contrast, just how fortunate I was to be alive.<br /><br />As for me helping her...I have no idea. I really did not appreciate what was going on inside her.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-68692200651341394172015-07-22T01:38:47.445-04:002015-07-22T01:38:47.445-04:00And I will purr.And I will purr.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-17995843982781321122015-07-22T01:38:35.769-04:002015-07-22T01:38:35.769-04:00Aren't we lifelong buddies already, Garce?
An...Aren't we lifelong buddies already, Garce?<br /><br />And my journey is nothing to yours.<br /><br />(Welcome back! We missed you.)Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-10700311688650821802015-07-22T01:37:50.734-04:002015-07-22T01:37:50.734-04:00Despite the content of this post, I don't real...Despite the content of this post, I don't really understand suicide, at the level of people who keep trying until they succeed. However, one can never fully appreciate another individual's inner pain (as my story indicates).<br /><br />Two of my boyfriends from my teen years committed suicide (decades later, when we were out of touch). In one case, in particular, it was a total puzzle. This guy was really smart and successful. Married with kids. And yet.... so hard to comprehend.<br /><br />These days I tend to think suicide is a rather selfish choice (unless of course you are suffering greatly from a terminal illness, in which case you may be sparing both yourself and your loved ones). It deeply scars the people left behind.<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-74358647850347498912015-07-21T00:41:42.150-04:002015-07-21T00:41:42.150-04:00Years ago when I lived in London a chap in the fla...Years ago when I lived in London a chap in the flat across the street from mine committed suicide. The fact that his body wasn't discovered until almost two weeks after his death depressed and haunted me for a long time after. No one he knew had bothered to wonder what had happened to him? I think that bothered me more than his suicide. How lonely he must have been, and the only way out was... well, what he did.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10305127219838784688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-46212379805814980722015-07-21T00:08:31.020-04:002015-07-21T00:08:31.020-04:00It's possible that you did help Carol make it ...It's possible that you did help Carol make it through a few nights, at least, while she was with you. Maybe she helped you, too, and helping you helped her, even though whatever drove her to despair couldn't be stopped. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-3520978674078461082015-07-20T23:13:56.359-04:002015-07-20T23:13:56.359-04:00I have no human words, so I'll just meow quiet...I have no human words, so I'll just meow quietly for a while.Giselle Renardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15955755448116234634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-80424488644204155472015-07-20T22:37:55.437-04:002015-07-20T22:37:55.437-04:00Ive never wanted to kil myself but there have been...Ive never wanted to kil myself but there have been times I didnt care if I lived. I understand the feeling. Its brain chemistry, a kind of low burning psychic pain that never stops and finally you just want it to stop. <br /><br />I forget sometimes what a complex person you are and what an amazing journey you've been through. In a better world we would have been lifelong buddies. And yet here we are.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-87897733493692417232015-07-20T10:28:06.979-04:002015-07-20T10:28:06.979-04:00God, what a story. I tend to be uncomfortable with...God, what a story. I tend to be uncomfortable with suicide. I just don't get it. Momma and I have both lost beloved brothers to the phenomenon. <br /><br />Another friend, (and lover of Momma X, not the one who had AIDS) lost his leg in his first attempt. (Throwing himself at a speeding train)This was a guy who mastered anything he tried. He played music and patented a method to print photos on leather back in the 60's. Even after losing his leg, he always had a great-looking chick at his side. He was quite charismatic, an intensely intelligent individual. He once rode, one-legged, across country on a motorcycle. He finally shot himself. <br /><br />In some ways, I'm happy I can't think like that. Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-35004015904058254322015-07-20T09:25:38.075-04:002015-07-20T09:25:38.075-04:00Hi, Jean!
I've had a fabulous life. It's ...Hi, Jean!<br /><br />I've had a fabulous life. It's a bit sobering, though, to realize I almost didn't. I've read that anorexia is fatal in about 20% of the cases.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50059774974063449832015-07-20T04:25:45.630-04:002015-07-20T04:25:45.630-04:00Oh, Lisabet. What a moving story. If there is a fo...Oh, Lisabet. What a moving story. If there is a form of life after death, I hope Carol found peace. I'm glad you had some good times after that period.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.com