Comments | moia: The day started well... but

moia

The day started well... but

Oct 20, 2007 16:56

Oh, man. I've spent a lovely day at my gran's old house (when I say old, I mean old, it'll be 200 hundred in a few years ;)) where I haven't been in a long time. It was a bizarre day really, because the weather was April-like, rainy one minute, brilliantly sunny the next and I also saw my very first snowflakes this season (not nearly enough fell to ( Read more... )

life, suicide, :(

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sulky_rhino October 21 2007, 00:23:42 UTC

I haven't seen that documentary yet... I have it taped though.

*HUG* :/

moia October 21 2007, 08:12:13 UTC

I've seen a few things dealing with suicide because I want to know the why and nothing made much sense to me. I think I get most about what it's like to be in that place from Stephen in that documentary. I admire him for being so honest in such a public way and trying to make the theme less of a taboo. But he's never done any treatment himself and I'm not sure that's the right message...
I fail at convincing people to watch it, I couldn't even convince S. to watch it. I'm not telling you that you should, just that I found it really well done and I recommend it.

sulky_rhino October 21 2007, 15:04:38 UTC

Well, I will watch it, I just have to be in the right mood to do it. :/

moia October 22 2007, 10:53:25 UTC

Yeah, it's all a bit depressing, I know. No pressure :)
I love watching Stephen in just about anything, so I would have watched it even if I weren't really interested in the theme of the documentary.

I think he makes good points on how people deal with it all, so it's not all bleak. It's just such a big taboo, mental illness... I mean, I never talk about things like this with anyone except closest friends and family (and the occasional lj post where I'm never very specific about details...) and I think the fact that no one talks about it contributes to the taboo and stigma etc. I wish more people were as open about it as Fry was.

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moia October 22 2007, 11:16:58 UTC

Thank you.
It's not easy dealing with it all, but to be perfectly honest even though the consequences seem to be much more dire than with R. I'm living through this very differently. It's not my loved one this time, but family member of a friend. Even though it's difficult for everyone concerned, as for me, it doesn't even come close to what I was going through a year and a half ago :( I'm in the role of the one supporting someone now and don't need the support as much myself.

It's really well done. I admire Stephen so much for doing it and being so honest about everything.

caro7 October 23 2007, 09:49:37 UTC

Whoever it is that has you supporting them over this is very lucky. I hope you are keeping strong as it brings up things for you as well xx

moia October 23 2007, 12:50:53 UTC

I'm not sure how lucky they are, but thanks for saying so :)
I'm alright, thanks. Mostly because R. is doing really well now (just had coffee with him today :)) and that makes me much calmer about this issue and basically grateful that things turned out 'okay in the end'. I know now that even when he had a bit of a crisis a year ago, he dealt with it differently as he now knows where to turn for help and not to let things go as bad as they did a year and a half ago.
The guy I was talking about in the post has woken from coma, but is a bit hazy and can't walk... we've yet to see how well he recovers from it all.