*This story is going to be very length and I am sorry for that but I think this will help me.* My name is Chris Simpson. I am a 21 year old white male. I have served about 6 months in the US Army. I had my first attempt on February 14Th 2008; I took an Over-Dose Of sleeping pills. They Honorable discharged me due to a Medical Defect. Since then I have attempted suicide 3 times. I really want to talk about the last attempt but first you need to know some facts. I am homeless, I was a theft which caused me to get kicked out of my mom’s house, and (this is very hard to admit) I… I am a Chronic Liar, But this is the Truth I live at a homeless shelter, I had a large amount of anxiety pills proscribed to me. I took 120 pills. I told a Friend what I done, he called 911. I thank God because my heart stopped 3 times and the first one happened when the ambulance arrived and they got me into the ambulance which scarred the hell out of me because what I remember was being in the middle of a sentence then it happened. When I woke up finally they had tubes in my mouth, nose and I had a cathereder put in to my body. They had me strapped down because I had; had a seizure. If your reading this you might understand but if you don’t I’m sorry It is so scary to wake up and you feel like you’ve done something wrong and you look around and you see everything on you and all of the tube, I personally had a panic attack because I had never been that way before and I honestly cried not just a sniff but a full bailing and then the doctors came and talked to me. I was in ICU for 1 week then I spent 4 days in a physic ward. I don’t know if this makes since but I actually felt normal and happy in the ward, even though I was still depressed I was happy to be with people like myself. Dose that make since? I just needed to be reassured that I can be better this is just something I have to learn how to deal with but now I have some tools that help me deal with it they are coping skills, and they really do help the doctors aren’t lying to you. Well if you believe me or not I love you guys you all help me more then you all
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Hey Chris,
You make perfect sense about feeling normal and happy in a psych ward. When you were there you didn’t have to pretend things were were ok. You were understood. I am proud of you for being honest even if it’s just here on this page. Thank you for sharing. I am glad you are alive. I hope things start looking up.
A friend.
Hello there, Chris. it is a pleasure meeting you. And i understand every bit of what you have told me.
I would like to congradulate you for making it as far as you have now. Ireally do. I am so happy that you have turned your life around. You have no idea how happy you havemade me. I hope you can continue this wonderful journey your are making.
And sometimes i wish people can recover likeyou have. But sometimes, it takes a close contact with death to make people realize that it isn’t over yet. But unfortunately some people end up actually commiting to sucide. And the sad part is, they will never know what its like to feel like you do.
I hope your story can reach many others. I encourage you to help others even more. I want to thankyou for all the time and effort you decied toput forth in yourpost.
Thank you very much.
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