Topic: Suicidal Thoughts – Alcoholism – Depression – My Battle With Mental Illness And Suicide

Notes:   

• It can be a passing thought and no emotional weight
• You ARE NOT alone – 10^th leading cause in the US is suicide
• If you are dealing with these type of thoughts, you need to reach out (Suicide Prevention Line – 1 800 273 8255)
• Alcohol mimics mental illness
• People care about you regardless of who you are – if something like this happens it will affect them deeply
• We look at things in term of society – example is that we have social media and that can have a long-term effect on people
• The problem isn’t so much the solutions that we have, it’s the life philosophy we have
• We tend to look at this and omit the middle part
  • Everything would be good if I had X, Y, Z
  • We skip what happens in between
  • In between is life – life philosophy – where life happens is there the true joy is
• There’s always a new chapter and you get to decide what to do
• Fear that drives these thoughts – What if this pain never goes away?
• Chronic dissatisfaction is created in my mind
• If you look for something, you most likely won’t find it… It’s the pursuit of happiness
• Emotions are called emotions (look at motion) Motions trigger it
• Meaning – what do you believe about life?
• Alcohol creates artificial mental illness
  • When drinking, those are not your thoughts, those are alcohols thoughts
  • You can become very obsessive
  • YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR
  • Always remember… you are not alone
  • We are chemical beings – chemicals change minute to minute and they affect your emotions
  • There are certain things in life that put you in a thought loop
• Situational thoughts
• Sometimes the biggest win is making it through the day
• Where is the hope?
  • We are sometimes looking for hope in the wrong places, it comes from you internally

 

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