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Frasier Balzov

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11. Finding the will to live can be a daily struggle.

Thu Oct 10, 2024, 03:49 PM

Oct 10

I would substitute anyone's belief in the afterlife with a little notice of and attention to cosmology.

How large the universe is. How long it took and how unlikely it was that each of us has received the gifts of life and of consciousness. How we only receive these gifts once, and that there is no second chance.

The scourge of guns robs us of the opportunity to reconsider our decision. In that flash of a moment after pulling the trigger we experience regret under helpless pain of imminent death, there's no going back. It's instantly too late for us.

Do not go gentle. Rage against it.

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Serious post regarding Suicide. Don't click on if you may be triggered... [View all] Upthevibe Oct 10 OP

I'm so sorry. yardwork Oct 10 #1

yardwork...... Upthevibe Oct 10 #8

I know those words are inadequate. yardwork Oct 10 #12

I'm so sorry ms liberty Oct 10 #2

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The teen years can be difficult, believe me, I know. Joinfortmill Oct 10 #3

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Thank you. Joinfortmill Oct 10 #9

It is hard to know what to say. madaboutharry Oct 10 #4

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Such A Shame ProfessorGAC Oct 10 #10

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Finding the will to live can be a daily struggle. Frasier Balzov Oct 10 #11

You don't know how they feel. megahertz Oct 10 #13

correct Skittles Oct 10 #15

Yes, I agree with you on all of that. n/t megahertz Oct 10 #17

Frasier Balzov Upthevibe Oct 11 #20

Frasier Balzov....... Upthevibe Oct 13 #38

very sorry Skittles Oct 10 #14

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I have lost 3 people to suicide. All of them used a firearm. TexasBushwhacker Oct 10 #16

TexasBushwhacker ........ Upthevibe Oct 11 #22

Just another example TexasBushwhacker Oct 12 #33

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So very sorry... Mad_Dem_X Oct 11 #18

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It's so hard to talk about suicide mnhtnbb Oct 11 #24

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Kick XanaDUer2 Oct 11 #25

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I'm sorry.... JoeOtterbein Oct 11 #26

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deepest sympathies MissB Oct 11 #27

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My father. moonscape Oct 12 #34

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Glad you're reaching out here, Upthevibe True Dough Oct 12 #35

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Glad to know that you have that resource there for you, Upthevibe True Dough Oct 13 #42

True Dough. Upthevibe Oct 14 #43

I've been reading this OP since you've posted it, Upthevibe Niagara Oct 13 #40

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You're welcome, Upthevibe Niagara Oct 14 #46

People handle pain differently. What seems like a little setback to me, haele Oct 13 #41

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