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Forum Admin View Member Profile	Jun 19 2006, 10:56 AM Post #1
Admin Team Group: Super Administrators Posts: 10,705 Joined: 15-June 04 From: United States Member No.: 4	QUOTE an article from www.timesargus.com June 18, 2006 Ignoring suicide heightens stigma of mental illness I am writing regarding a small news item in the June 11 edition of the Sunday Rutland Herald and Times Argus that noted, "Hartford police have a long time policy of not identifying suicide victims." We will know that we have overcome our deep discrimination against a mental illness such as major depression for what it is — an illness, like any other, which can be severe enough to sometimes result in death — when we no longer believe we have to hide suicide as a shameful secret. Read More.... -------------------- ~Lindsay, Forum Super Administrator, Founder Hotlines

LoonATiK View Member Profile	Jun 30 2008, 10:08 AM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Senior Member Posts: 493 Joined: 18-May 08 Member No.: 25,334	my dad committed suicide in may '04. my family was so ashamed and wanted to cover it up. right away, they started spreading the lie that it was a heart attack. well, i was the one who found him on the floor dead and who read his suicide letter and saw the pill bottles everywhere, so of course i knew this was a farce. i was the one who arranged his service. i asked the minister to NOT ignore the elephant in the middle of the room- we needed to address suicide and the waste of a beautiful life. we all fight the stigma of MI everyday. this was just another way for me to counter it. -------------------- Current cocktail: Abilify 30mg. Adderall XR 30mg, Lamictal 400mg, Wellbutrin 300mg, Lithium 1200mg DX: BP1, ADHD, and PTSD In tribute to my dad, BP1 suicide. "She sits in a corner by the door...there must be more I can tell her. If she really wants me to help her, I'll do what I can to show her the way, and maybe one day I will free her. But I know, no one can see through her. Lisa, Lisa, sad Lisa, Lisa..." -- Sad Lisa by Cat Stevens

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