I am a 65-year-old single, gay, man. Forty-nine years ago tonight, when I was 16, I tried to end my life. I wanted to die.
I took nearly an entire bottle of Bufferin. It was the only pills I could find. The main reason for my wanting to die was because of my sexuality. But I also felt very unloved and unwanted by my parents, which was not true at all (I was an only child).
Early the next morning I became violently ill. I had a powerful diarrhea and was vomiting. They alternated about every 15 minutes. This went on for hours. I also had a […]