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Jacqui

I am 13 and have almost killed myself numerous times.

posted 10/31/2008, comments (6)

I almost killed my self

I am 13 years old and still in 8th grade. I am put down constantly and somtimes end up finding myself holding a knife ready to die. I have cried my self to sleep every night for over two months now thinking that there really is no point to my living. I feel that I am just here to waste the air that someone important could be... Read more Chevron

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Chris Ballas, M.D.

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posted 10/27/2008, comments (6)

The Suicide Rate, Again

Recently released data shows that while the number of overall suicides in the U.S. has been stable at about 32,000 per year (11/100,000 people), the distribution of these suicides has changed. Elderly males still have the highest rate; for those 75 and older, the rate is 38/100,000. However, for women, the demography has shifted;... Read more Chevron

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Deborah Gray

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posted 10/20/2008, comments (9)

Remembering David Foster Wallace

You may have heard that writer David Foster Wallace committed suicide in September. The author of several critically acclaimed (although "rapturously acclaimed" might be more accurate) books and essays hanged himself in his home at the age of 46. Apparently he had suffered from severe depression for over two decades. Antidepressants, two... Read more Chevron

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kiki

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I'm just beginning to understand this disease...

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posted 06/21/2008, comments (0)

Let's be honest...

If there's anyone out there like me...and even though I'm new to a community setting like this, I have to believe that "we" share some common thoughts and experiences in our battles with depression...namely thoughts of suicide. If I'm going to be perfectly honest I will say that when the ideas come they range from the mild..."I don't know... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/03/2008, comments (9)

My Fiance'

I began dating my girlfriend about a year ago and we are now engaged. While we were dating she told me she had a very bad experience with depression a few years ago in which she tried to end her life. She recovered and was doing alright until about two months ago, however the depression is now back and she is having a... Read more Chevron

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