I think I'm done
I've been a member since pre-Obama.
Never contributed much but snark. My only constant.
I guess if I'm saying my goodbyes to an indifferent universe, I may as well say them here, too.
So this is probably it.
I hope things get better in your world.
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you. My sister has multiple cancers. This is relaxing-it takes me away from my heartbreak. Please speak to someone now or have someone takecare of you through your trying times. Come to the Lounge and post and read all the snark you want. Please PM me, I will be there for you.
Can I share something? I've felt that way many times myself - and I can tell you that St. John's Wort has saved my life.
Mike Wallace said the very thing about SJW. Now there's someone who, while having everything a man could hope for (success, money, a great wife, a stellar reputation, etc.) felt exactly the same way.
Those feelings can happen to anyone, you see.
I had the honor of meeting him and the Mrs. once, in college - a warm, charming couple in every way. Sometimes, when I feel spent, I think of him and ask: what would ol' Mike Wallace do?
He'd take a St. John's Wort, a deep breath - and keep going. That's what he would do.
So here's to beating the odds! All the Best. 
Please don't give up.
You can find support, here or through a hotline or local support groups.
Many of us have been through really bad times that left us tempted to give up.
Those times don't last. Things get better. Help can be found.
There are many more kind, helpful people in the world than there are indifferent or bad ones.
Sending hugs...
Don't forget that, & don't forget that you have friends here.
Cactusfractal, it's been nearly thirty years ago since I lost someone I dearly loved to suicide, and almost as long since I came within a hair's breadth of deciding I didn't want to survive that loss.
But I'm glad I did survive. My life turned for the better in ways I couldn't have predicted.
Please let this not be the end of the story for you.
I'll just add one more thing: I have another friend who was not too long ago so depressed that he was catatonic for nearly a year. It took electric shock therapy to bring him back, but he is full of creativity, compassion, love and humor again. Please don't make an irreversible decision.
I love your poem. Please stick around and write more of them, and bring the snark too when you feel like it.
Heroism consists of hanging on one minute longer. (Norwegian proverb) You are a hero. 
We need you! We need to know you’re there! Don’t wanna lose you OR lose track of you!
Please feel embraced and comforted and cared about. And know you’re NOT alone.
I once had the experience of finding someone close to me after he tried to kill himself. Fortunately, I got there in time, and eventually (not necessarily right away), he was glad I did. I'm glad I did, too. He fully recovered and is still alive and well today. We are both glad I got there when I did and not one minute later.
At the time, he evidently didn't think he had anything to live for, but it wasn't long before he realized how wrong he was about that. His perspective changed immeasurably in a surprisingly short time. Yours can change, too. Please give that a chance to happen. There is help available, and there are people here who care about you. We are all pulling for you.
You've been here fifteen years and although many of us may not know you I'll bet you know many people. I for one would like to read more from you.
Here's one of my fav cartoons; hope it gives you a smile. 
and I'm humbled by the support. I'm still having what feels like I imagine a panic attack to feel like, and it's only stopped a few times, but I realize that choosing oblivion myself is not my lot. I mean, fuck, when have I ever had anything easy happen except the intentional first-try conception of our daughter? And there's that. And yeah, all the reasons. Allllll the reasons. They all make sense, and damn/bless you for that.
So thank you. Thank you all.
I am literally pulled back from the brink, and I wanted you to know what, candidly, no one else does. No one.
I didn't wanna be on the news anyway. If I am, it has to all go down more like the third act of Dead Zone than the Channel 8 Live Traffic. I'm looking at you, Meatball Ron. 
You are valued.
Smartasses are my favorite people! 
I'm very glad you are sticking around -- you make the world a better place!