How much pain is too much pain? How much grief is too much grief? How much loneliness is too much loneliness? How much sadness is too much sadness? How much rejection is too much rejection? How much weakness is too much weakness? How much hate is too much hate? Or is there too much of anything that can't be dealt with? BTY - I'm pulling this idea from another thread - suicide is not a serious consideration nor should it be. Just asking - is there too much for a person to deal with?
I know this is a pretty dark area - but it is a real look into the psyche of many people - and worth a thought our two. I am not to the point of being weighed down by too much of anything - but I have felt the pain. I believe that for some people there can be too much to bear and though most say all things will pass and things WILL get better - I'm not sure that is always the case.
define "too much." more than a smidgen of any is too much for full comfort, but i can't imagine how much it would take to make life not worth living.
A friend of mine killed herself a few weeks ago, she was diagnosed with bipolar condition years ago and has a 10 year old son who she never saw for years because the social took him away from her. It came as no surprise when she killed herself as she'd tried it before. She hung herself in a wardrobe my mate said, who was her boyfriend of about 4 years as long as I've known her. I knew her for a few years and watched her turn from being totally hyperactive and fun to almost catatonic. She was on meds to calm her down I think as she was prone to outrageous and violent behaviour sometimes. I reckon it was probably the meds that pushed her over the edge in the end.
I suspect that is a case where the spirit is in a more peaceful place. Most people, it seems, condemn the person who takes his life because of the pain of those he left behind. I tend to have more empathy with the pain of the departed. What was done in life to ease the pain and despair? Does anyone know? To admit to these feelings is a sign of weakness, especially among males. I don't know what or if there is an answer to this.
Suicide is in epidemic proportions in our military soldiers as we speak. There are no easy answers to this problem, who among us can say that thought never crossed their minds?...
