Got an email today from a friend who's concerned that he's been thinking about his death recently. Didn't go into details, but I know he has no physical problems. I suspect the last six months of staying home, with all of the gloom and doom we hear contributes to his negative feelings. Any ideas on how he can cope with these thoughts?
Thinking about Death
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 17, 2020 12:44 AM |
Is your friend in a position to help someone in need? A human, an animal, a tree? Doing something selfless and kind is the most life-affirming action I know, and I have suffered from clinical depression for 20 years.
Even buying a plant and taking care if it works. Especially if it's a plant that bears fruit. The pride and joy you get from that first tomato or hemp leaf is incomparable.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | September 16, 2020 11:55 PM |
This R1 is the worst R1 in the history of the DL.
It's understandable why the depression has lasted 20 years if this is what modern medicine has contributed to what would be a biologically based disorder requiring treatments other than the golden rule (as the mothers and fathers who have committed suicide despite have their children need them demonstrate), but that's quite a separate issue from someone posting who is oblivious to the responsibilities of leaping into the R1 position and offering such advice.
The correct answer is, "Can I have his stuff, if you haven't called dibs, OP?"
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | September 17, 2020 12:10 AM |
Switzerland
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | September 17, 2020 12:44 AM |