If you're reaching out you must have some will to go on. I think a lot of people on this thread have given good advice. If you're in the Bay Area I would be happy to meet up for coffee and be a sounding board :) Email is in my profile info.
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#72People say that it gets better. And sometimes it does. But usually it doesn't. The graph for the suicide rate monotonically increases with age. The older you are the more likely you are to kill yourself. In other words it tends to get worse.
You can take this as an argument to do it now and avoid the likely future suffering. But I interpret it differently: It means that if you are going to be one of the minority that gets better it's up to you to take action. Continuing down your current path is a recipe for suicide later if not now. To escape that you need to deviate from the standard. Do whatever it takes to break out of your rut. Even if it's scary as hell. Because any risks in making big changes are likely not to be worse than death.
That realization can be incredibly liberating.
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#73Think about your family and friends
That doesn't work. Staying alive for others while you don't want to live only makes matters worse. Live because you want to, not because of what other people want.
It can work, at least for some time. And that time will often be enough to get them past the immediate crisis.
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#74I believe that you're not going to commit suicide yet, since you're at crossroads, according to you.
If you believe you will find some way out, you will find some way out. So, believe in yourself.
Good luck!
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#76came across this quote once, and got stuck to my mind for life. Hope this quote inspire you. if you have courage to end your life, what else you are afraid of? why not you continue to live on to see where's tomorrow got for you? - [1] anthong wong original quote 你连死都想了那还怕什么，敢死不敢活啊？你就活下去看看明天是怎么样 [1] [chinese][video] http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/UVCLmDVwT_A/
This is powerful, thank you very much for sharing it.
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#77What are you thankful for? Take a deep breath. Breathe in. Breathe out. What is going right in your life? Breathe in. Breathe out. Focus on the positives. Breathe in. Breathe out. You're alive. You're loved. Smile. Breathe in. Breathe out.
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#78Get in touch with somebody that can help you:
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#79DON'T PLEASE.
You have at least 3 million people to meet and help you. Contact me if you want to stay home someday https://www.couchsurfing.org/people/imton/
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#80This article [1] by Christina H I read on Cracked some time ago saved my life when I was about to off myself due to severe depression--I hope it can somewhat be of help to you and anyone here who's also currently at the crossroad. (EDIT: the comments are also great read)
Live on, buddy. You can make it. You're worth it.
[1] http://www.cracked.com/blog/8-tiny-things-that-stopped-suici...