Julia K Cole

If you know of someone who is contemplating suicide, if you even suspect they are, there is something you can do.  o Ask directly if your friend is thinking about suicide. o Be willing to listen . Allow their expressions of feelings, and accept those feelings. o Be non-judgmental. Don't debate whether suicide is right or wrong, or whether feelings are good or bad. Don't lecture on the value of life. Focus on being present with their feelings. o Get involved. Become available. Show interest and support. o Check in with your friend regularly. Schedule times to talk for the next week when you will both be available, to see how they are doing. o Don't act shocked. This will put distance between you. Be patient with yourself and the situation o Don't be sworn to secrecy. Seek support. o Offer hope that alternatives are available but do not offer glib reassurance. o Take action. Remove means, such as guns or stockpiled pills o Get help fro...

  Unless you know what is in the mind and heart of someone with depression, unless you fully comprehend what they are experiencing and why they they make that decision to take their own lives,  you can't say suicide was a selfish act.  Yes!  By appearances it does seem like a selfish act. But I know from first hand experience what depression does to a person and what it does to those who love them. I know what suicide does to those left behind.  And I know why some take that route to suicide.    No, I don't like it. I certainly don't condone it. But I know and  UNDERSTAND it!  *~*~*~* "The pain is too much. It's too intense there are no words that can explain, no words that can help you understand. No amount of meds, drugs or booze can take it away. It only dulls it for a brief time. But it comes back bigger and stronger each time, taking you to depths of despair that you didn't think possible. And then one day...You get to that poin...

People are seeking loved ones from all over the world.  Someone out there knows something!  Could that someone be YOU? Below are just a few of the sites that have listings of Missing Persons from all around the world.    Thankfully, quite a few missing persons have been found safe!  But so many, many, many more haven't!    And then there's the cold cases, the unsolved deaths and murders, and so on!    If you have information on any of these cases...SHARE IT!  There is Hope your one small tip can lead to solving a mystery. The more people aware and looking--the better the chances are for our Missing!   Please be sure to Share the sites below on   ALL your  Social Networks!  PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! I WILL BE ADDING ADDITIONAL SITES FROM TIME TO TIME! ~*~*~*~ *Outpost for Hope*   NEWLY ADDED http://www.outpostforhope.org/ Charley Project http://www.charleyproject.org/ ...