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Every Ten Minutes

is it really selfish to care??

by Soprano 5/20/2013

written by Soprano

My best friend… well to put it quite bluntly they are in the worst place – they are on the edge of the cliff and are about to fall off very soon.

They keep telling me that there is no hope for them, that I should stop trying to help them when there is no possible solution – but that’s just not in my nature. I wouldn’t leave a stranger alone let alone someone who I think of as nothing less than a brother. When you love somebody you cant just walk away, no matter how much they push…
Yesterday he told me that he just […]

5/20/2013 8 comments

Only two beings more helpless than I am.

by trappedbyhelplessness 3/27/2012

written by trappedbyhelplessness

So. There is nothing holding me back. There is no one who loves me, no one who cares about me. The last one who existed on this earth, my father, got run over by a truck a year ago next month. I am a single woman in my 40’s who grew up in an abusive household and will never have a mate or children or a loving home. I want to die more than anything in this world. Each night i lie sobbing on the floor, pulling the side of one hand down the wrist of the other, feeling the cool, smooth sensation of a […]

3/27/2012 7 comments

We are not alone in our loneliness …..

by MyTooSense 3/25/2012

written by MyTooSense

From the book “Bowling Alone” (http://bowlingalone.com/):

Apparently this book also suggests what can be done so if anyone has read or reads it I’d appreciate hearing about it……

Meanwhile, the author’s research shows trends of increased isolation in America. Â Also:

Joining and participatingÂ in one group cuts in half your odds of dying next year.

Every ten minutes of commutingÂ reduces all forms of social capital by 10%

Watching commercial entertainment TVÂ is the only leisure activity where doing more of it is associated with lower social capital.

Declining Social Capital:Â
Trends over the last 25 years

Attending Club Meetings
58% drop

Family dinners
43% drop

Having friends over
35% drop

3/25/2012 0 comment

Thank you. & i’m here to help

by jimmibby 5/1/2009

written by jimmibby

In June of 2008, I was a stoner, and an alcoholic. I tried comiting suicide by taking at least aÂ full bottle of pain killers. because my mom grounded me. I wrote about it in my journal of course. I believe my words were:

“I wish my mom would understand what im going though, i dont know if i really want to die, iÂ just wanns scare her”

i fell asleep, then woke up with this incredibly uncomfortable feeling. I was burning, like my blood felt weird. and i was getting hives everywhere. my mom came home. I told her i ate bad food and felt a little sick. […]

5/1/2009 2 comments