Why you do not want to use a gun….and wait until you are at least thirty before killing yourself .

Like anything in life – if you act rash and spontaneous, the likelihood of the desired outcome is decreased … anything worth doing needs thought, preparation and planning. another theme that seems to be prevalent is many folks here seem to be waiting for someone.something to come along and identify their plight, take pity and have the compassion, time and means to do all the work to “fix” everything – newsflash – it ain’t gonna happen.

assess your situation, prioritize your needs/wants/desires – realistically but OBJECTIVELY (take emotion out of the equation), plan and begin building your new life in the way you want it to be – not how you think others say it should be … be honest with yourself but be FAIR … if you think you’re ugly/fat/short/tall – i promise i can show you 20 people uglier/fatter/shorter/taller – that overcame their (perceived) shortcomings and became 20 times more successful/popular than you ever thought possible

But bottom line – no one but you can do it … and you CAN do it … and everyone fails at some point so don’t get discouraged – failure is just a detour – not a dead end

unstoppable dawg

Dave – i’m going to push back on your statement of “nothing is being done …”

You’re here – i’m here, dozens of others are here – this site is here and although it doesn’t always help it IS an outlet that gives pause, delay and at least some type of feedback to those who feel they aren’t being heard and don’t/can’t trust the establishment of the medical/mental health professionals who are bound by laws of notification to parents/guardians or other authorities where often times are the cause for the depression and desperate situations that some people are faced with. additionally – not everyone is mentally ill.

You are correct – they should get help, take stock, pause, reflect … anything to stall delay the moment they feel the most hopeless and out of control to where suicide makes rational sense – but get it anywhere that it’s available and anywhere it’s offered – places like this website – from people who have been in their shoes and have made it to the other side to find better days … i’d argue that some of the folks here can offer way better hope or advice that some dr. who has never had wan for anything and has always had loving and supportive family to give them everything they every asked for and paid for their education … not to say that those dr.’s/counselors don’t have good intentions but they’ve never faced some of these adversities anywhere other than in an academic classroom setting.

2 cents dawg