Suicide

Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here

852

Abstract

y people wonder if they will ever be able to return to work.Social isolation adds to the pressure pounding on us. We’ve lost the ability to hug a friend or go visiting. This is especially hard on retirement home residents and hospital patients who, because of health precautions, have been denied regular contact with loved ones except through phone or Skype links. As an essential employee, I’m afraid to spend time with my grandkids or my mom for fear I may infect them.We’ve lost our sense of community with the number of churches that have gone to online services. Yes, this is an important step in slowing down the spread of the pandemic, but it puts a heavy emotional burden on us. Many people’s only social interactions come from going to church on Sunday.Mental health services have been cut t

Options

o the bone. As a result, people dealing with mental health crises have little choice but to wait in overcrowded hospital emergency departments to get the help they need, something that might discourage many of them from even making the effort. Though suicide hotlines are still available, the wait time is much longer than usual due to increased demand. People contemplating suicide often have nowhere to turn.I just want to beg you, if you are lost in that black well of why-should-I-bother, stop and take a deep breath. Look for something positive to cling to. Reach out to a friend or loved one. Think of the pain you would cause those you leave behind. These scary times won’t last forever. Please don’t choose a permanent solution for a temporary problem.Until next time, remember to breathe.</article></body>

A permanent solution for a temporary problem

With the world going crazy, things can feel overwhelming. Everywhere you turn, grim news lurks. Suicide rates are increasing.

Economic stresses hammer at us. So many jobs have been lost, businesses closed. Events that usually bring in funds have been canceled. The media screams at us that we may be heading for a depression to rival the 1930s. With the uptick in Covid-19 cases, many people wonder if they will ever be able to return to work.

Social isolation adds to the pressure pounding on us. We’ve lost the ability to hug a friend or go visiting. This is especially hard on retirement home residents and hospital patients who, because of health precautions, have been denied regular contact with loved ones except through phone or Skype links. As an essential employee, I’m afraid to spend time with my grandkids or my mom for fear I may infect them.

We’ve lost our sense of community with the number of churches that have gone to online services. Yes, this is an important step in slowing down the spread of the pandemic, but it puts a heavy emotional burden on us. Many people’s only social interactions come from going to church on Sunday.

Mental health services have been cut to the bone. As a result, people dealing with mental health crises have little choice but to wait in overcrowded hospital emergency departments to get the help they need, something that might discourage many of them from even making the effort. Though suicide hotlines are still available, the wait time is much longer than usual due to increased demand. People contemplating suicide often have nowhere to turn.

I just want to beg you, if you are lost in that black well of why-should-I-bother, stop and take a deep breath. Look for something positive to cling to. Reach out to a friend or loved one. Think of the pain you would cause those you leave behind. These scary times won’t last forever. Please don’t choose a permanent solution for a temporary problem.

Until next time, remember to breathe.