On "getting help."

[naamah_darling]

Yes, you may link to this entry. I'm fine with that.

A good while back, I did a couple of entries about suicide. They're right here:

My personal history. In that entry I establish that I have never attempted suicide, but that suicidal ideation is very familiar to me.

On suicide being a "selfish" act. In that entry I attempt to take down the

Comments

[moonvoice]

Words can truly not express how much I love you for writing this articulate, undeniably correct post about a very tragic but real issue that affects millions of people and their loved ones.

If I had it my way, it would be compulsory reading for everyone.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.

[kairon13]

Thank you for posting this

[phoenixprime]

This.

You rock.

[flewellyn]

This needs to be printed out and stapled to the foreheads of every chirpy, syrupy, "positive-thinking" pusher out there.

[cimry]

My darling husband, who suffers from Major Depressive and Social Anxiety disorders, took YEARS to seek help. He was in the military which is NOT friendly about mental illness. When he did seek help? He was immediately de-classified from his job. A job he had been doing extremely well for SIXTEEN YEARS! Unfortunately the military has a horrible, horrible view on mental illness.

So yep, he sought help, and he's on medication that works (to a certain extent) but the price? total loss of libido.

...

How many people would pay that price?