underworld metamorphosis

[aethyrflux]

it seems that i have recently been coping with qlipphotic experiences in my own thoughts and actions, as well as in my encounters with others... so, i'm going to do what i can to transmute these manifestations with divine guidance... but in the meantime, rather than feed into any escalation of the darker cycles, i think that i really need to

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[aethyrflux]

according to the Weblocator, L.L.C. Webpage of Texas Criminal Law:
"Suicide is defined as taking one's own life. Suicide and attempted suicide no longer are crimes in Texas. However, it is a crime to intentionally aid or attempt to aid another person to commit suicide. If the assisted suicide is successful, or if it causes serious bodily injury, the crime is a state jail felony; otherwise it is a Class C misdemeanor."

[aethyrflux]

Suicide and attempted suicide no longer are crimes in Texas.

only assisted suicide is a crime, and the person offering the assistance is the one charged with the crime (i.e. Dr. Kevorkian, aka "Dr. Death")

[contentlove]

Give me a call if you'd like to hang out and talk.

[aethyrflux]

why yes, thank you, i would like that... i will do so as soon as i get out of class around noon.
perhaps we can find a mutually convenient time to chat...

[myzkyti]

Actually, from research done in the mid 90s on euthanasia, suicide is only illegal from the standpoint of insurance agenies - ie, it is illegal to take out a life insurance policy on yourself and then kill yourself, in order to provide for whomever your beneficiaries are. This seemed a bit ludicrous to me at the time, seeing as your beneficiaries would certainly still need to be supported, but on the more cynical side, it could be argued that the beneficiaries could take the policy out on someone, and then kill them and make it /look/ like suicide, but that also seemed rather a stretch.

At this point, I think it is still illegal for insurance purposes, and also from a medical, "assistive" standpoint, hence the issues with Kevorikian et al.

On a less academic note, it sounds as though you have the right path and ideas in mind.. I hope the walk proves good and useful! Reading your Advice to Self quite often makes me very self-reflective of where I am at myself.. You make for good thinking ;}

[aethyrflux]

i would like to think that insurance fraud is an entirely different situation than what originally inspired this post... but it occurs to me that someone's tendency to attempt to manipulate another's actions by threats of suicide are usually just fraudulent claims intended to elicit feelings of guilt/compassion.

and thanks for the affirmations... i am glad that i am able to provide food for your thoughts.

[barigoddess]

My issue is that no matter what I do, I cannot get the resources I need to care for myself. I am intelligent, a quick learner, and hard working, but because I am so different from other people or maybe because I am better than other people, no one is willing to give me a chance to earn the resources I need to care for myself.
The cycle continues and hope is lost.

[heatherthegreat]

I think you'd like the book Touched With Fire: Manic Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament by Kay Redfield Jameson. Jameson is a therapist who has bipolar disorder, and is also a great writer.
Finding a support group was very helpful to me. I mentioned one to blueeyedmadien in the thread just below your comment.

[aethyrflux]

i keep telling myself and my friends:
"keep up The Great Work!
this too shall pass..."
however, sometimes the process & goals i have devised for myself still don't seem to enable me to snap out of my depression...
i want to believe in mutually beneficial relationships between the individual and the collective, but still...
every once in a while, i fall into despair, too.

[dr_pipe]

:(

here, have an e-hug...

*hug!*

[heatherthegreat]

There's a fantastic support group that I go to when I have time. They meet at St. David's on Mon and Tues at 7pm in the basement. Besides having a round robin on where you are (emotionally, mentally, how your week was), they have speakers from the mental health industry once a month, and go over many ways to get active in changing things. The woman who's taken over running the organization is absolutely amazing. Her name is Lana and I can give you her email address if you'd like to contact her about going to a meeting or getting involved.

[heatherthegreat]

do you have my number? if not it's seven nine nine eight three six four. call me when you are going. i'm having dinner with my new housemates tonight.