tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909535835207205147.post739523751779346259..comments2017-07-21T07:44:57.831-07:00Comments on The Catholic Mama: So You Think You Can Judge? Understanding Mental IllnessShae O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02742929747644961842noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909535835207205147.post-92138405750443428962014-08-30T13:37:12.199-07:002014-08-30T13:37:12.199-07:00I am glad you did not choose suicide, but I am als...<br />I am glad you did not choose suicide, but I am also sorry that you were assumed to simply be "immature and ridiculous" because of your age. I hope you have educated and understanding support now. We all need more of that in our lives. Shae O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742929747644961842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909535835207205147.post-85147152430547453772014-08-28T15:46:15.975-07:002014-08-28T15:46:15.975-07:00When I was in the eighth grade I felt depressed an...When I was in the eighth grade I felt depressed and offhandedly said something about suicide to my friends. My friends quickly told my school counselor and I was called in and my father was notified.<br />The next day my friend and her dad gave me a ride home. Her father turned to me, looked me in the eyes and told me that I was being immature and ridiculous and I need to stop.<br />What he said did not make things any better. I did not go home and change my thinking because of what he said, in fact, it made things worse.Ivory Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016193633738623852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909535835207205147.post-65391599441991338772014-08-28T15:44:00.622-07:002014-08-28T15:44:00.622-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ivory Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016193633738623852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2909535835207205147.post-8679332941728817822014-08-28T08:42:23.478-07:002014-08-28T08:42:23.478-07:00I feel his pain. He is angry. The same anger that...I feel his pain. He is angry. The same anger that anyone can feel when losing a loved one to a disease that many times has no cure. <br /><br />The difference here is that he can actually put blame on someone rather than something. Wouldn't it be so much easier if we could all simply blame the victim? We'd have a place to aim our loss and grief. We'd feel so much better about the suffering of someone close to us. Anything so that we don't have to feel at all. <br /><br />Selfish and stupid? You bet. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590060382642210473noreply@blogger.com