Suicide is the result of a severe brain dis-ease
The brain is diseased, dis-eased
It's not like most other diseases where a blood test or mass can prove
the toxin is present.
However, there are several diseases that also
do not meet that criteria: we simply rely on a series of red flags, arrows that
point in a certain direction before we can sum up the diagnosis.
Would I be angry at another disease that takes
a loved ones life? Would I feel shame if my child or parent is overtaken by,
say, cancer or pneumonia? No...I would intellectually understand that an illness took his life, disabled his immune system.
It is a tremendous pain in the brain that cannot,
for the moment, be alleviated with medicine, exercise, drinking, sleep, or logic.
The brain, in its dis-eased state, cannot be
reasoned with or cooled down.
It is searing fire. In its fight or flight
mandate to survive, it will attempt to problem-solve, and herein lies the very
misdirected thinking that leads to suicide. “If I end my life, I will fix (stop) my problems. I’m not helping
anyone and this sickness is more than I can bear. It will never go away. I am a
burden to others.”
Suicide is the decimation or domination of
clear thinking, overpowering coping skills and pushing out any feelings of
being loved or needed.
And, like many diseases, we don't understand
where it originated, where it took hold, why such a loved one got it when others
did not.
Diseases do not favor one person over another:
we cannot say, "he was so talented, why him?" or "she had so
much to live for, how could she have given in to ---."
Many narrowly escape this terminal ending of
brain disease.
· We cannot totally prevent cancer, or brain disease, but we can be proactive and do some things that
lead to good health and well-being.
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Learn about healthy
behaviors
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Talk about healthy
behaviors
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Ask experts about
health and well-being
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Look for signs of poor
health
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Move beyond
embarrassment over moods, problems, appearances. It's just stupid to worry
about how we "look" to others.
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It's smart to worry
about how we feel and how we function in the world, our community.
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Be the educated one -
bring it up, ask questions, shirk away from silent suffering.
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Do not endorse or
support macho, prideful thinking or behaviors in others. It can cause brain
disease.