Mental health memes and discussion (Part 3)

[Dazercat]

[Mno]

[Alisa]

[Alisa]

[Alisa]

Posting like this for credit to ‘author’

Hoping these are at other well known suicide locations.

To you: You are not alone. There is help for you.
Love, Alisa.

[SassyRocks]

There is a bridge revitalization project over a gorge down the road a bit. The very first week of construction one of the workers took his own life. They since added safety nets. Every time I drive past the construction I think of him, his family and his co workers. Thank you for posting this.

[RosaCanDo]

@Alisa I saw a documentary about safety nets being put in at the Golden Gate Bridge after the numbers of suicides skyrocketed. It’s important.

[Alisa]

Thanks both of you @SassyRocks and @RosaCanDo for the info about the safety nets.
We do make progress in our world.

[Alisa]

[waywardwanderer]

[SassyRocks]

[Chuckie22]

[tailee17]

I read it. Welcome here. Congratulations on your sober time. As you read through the others posts you will find depression is also a common thread. Do you have a resource for mental health care?

[tailee17]

@Its_me_Stella

DEPRESSION TIPS:

Shower. Not a bath, a shower.
Use water as hot or cold as you like. You don’t even need to wash. Just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. Sit on the floor if you gotta.

Moisturize everything.
Use whatever lotion you like.
Unscented? Dollar store lotion? Fancy 48 hour lotion that makes you smell like a field of wildflowers? Use whatever you want, and use it all over your entire dermis.

Put on clean, comfortable clothes.

Put on your favorite underwear.
Those ridiculous boxers you bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? Put them on.

Drink cold water.
Use ice. If you want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

Clean something.
Doesn’t have to be anything big. Organize one drawer of a desk. Wash five dirty dishes. Do a load of laundry. Scrub the bathroom sink.

Blast music.
Listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. Sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

Make food.
Don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. Take the time and make food. Even if it’s ramen. Add something special to it, like a soft boiled egg or some veggies. Prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something.

Make something.
Write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. Even if you don’t think you’re good at it. Create.

Go outside.
Take a walk. Sit in the grass. Look at the clouds. Smell flowers. Put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

Call someone.
Call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. Talk to a stranger on the street. Have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. If you can’t bring yourself to call, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. Even if you don’t say much, listen to them. It helps.

Cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them.
Take pictures of them. Talk to them. Tell them how you feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out, anything.

May seem small or silly to some, but this list keeps people alive.

At your absolute best you won’t be good enough for the wrong people. But at your worst, you’ll still be worth it to the right ones. Remember that. Keep holding on.

In case nobody has told you today I love you and you are worth your weight and then some in gold, so be kind to yourself and most of all keep pushing on!!!

Find something to be grateful for!

I love this post.

[Mno]

[tailee17]

There is a saying “you like to hear yourself talk”. That I find maybe me but here I find I like to read what I post. I follow every like and reread my posts. I have even read a post and agreed only to find it was me who said it. Funny the give away is I can’t LIKE it. Many days I read as much as I can then when I am away I review what I read during the day. Such a valuable resource to stay mindful.

[Cocojanie13]

[Mno]

[Tragicfarinelli]

So so so true.

[siand]

I love this, but have to add a strong disclaimer (for myself) that compassion and empathy does not mean tolerating unacceptable treatment. With mental health and general life challenges that line can be hard to find, I have definitely found it hard anyway. I guess we carry on working on ourselves until we work out how to properly support others