by offbeatgrl52pf » Sat Jul 16, 2005 5:52 pm
Dear Anonymous Guest,
You're 18...Just at the doorway to adult life....maybe you think we "don't care", but you've got me in Tears....
I remember 18. An Extremely painful time.
I was convinced No One understood, or really cared, and that there was NO OTHER WAY.
You have brought me back to those early years of depression...Yes, a Horrific time, without a Shred of hope....
The only (miniscule) thing I could hang onto, was allowing myself the option of DELAYING my (irreversible) decision, cuz Maybe, just MAYBE there were better times ahead...Actual Relief, and even some Happiness out there.
I was too depressed to see any option except "Leaving" and too young to have any sense that my painful 18, and pre-18 life was LONG, but still TEMPORARY.
And I was afraid I might just Regret it, from the "other side", and then it would be Too Late.
So, somehow, my brain came up with the option of Delaying my (ultimate) decision. So, I didn't "Leave" at that point, if only for the above reasons.
And Damned if I wasn't Right....
I've had Lots of happy times, lots of love and pleasure and had a Career ahead of me! And even jobs that gave me the opportunity (Privilege!) of helping others who felt as bad and as hopeless as I had during my "18-year".
Shockingly, I found. in my "travels", people who were more like myself - the kind pf people who Feel Deeply...who had experienced the searing depth of pain so familiar to me, and understood just how the "Ultimate Exit" seemed the only way "Out".
So, I began to feel Not so hopeless and alone.
I value the above kind of persons Tremendously - people like You and Me....People who Feel Deeply....We are Special, you know...
Not everyone is capable of that!
And 'you know those "people" who tortured you all this time? Element hit it right on the head....They really are Idiots. They are the shallow, nasty, unfeeling "Average" people who won't Begin to "see the light", i.e., realize how Wrong they are - until Many years to come.
And a few are even more hopeless than that...they Remain unfeeling - or even cruel....becoming Sociopaths masquerading as "normals" throughout their lives - wreaking havoc on the rest of us with little or no justice for us....
Or else they choose a life Crime, and live a wasted life among their (worthless) peers. (Sorry for the judgement.)
I was tortured as a kid, also. In recent months, I discovered a book about just that, called "Please Stop Laughing at Me", by Jodee Blanco.
Jodee was tortured, physically and emotionally (verbally) by her school peers as a kid. In the book, she tells about it in detail, and goes on to talk a little about the adult life that followed her tragic past.
She became a well-accepted Success, and has a website on the subject. The website is: jodeeblanco.com - you might look up the site and maybe read the book. And type "bullying", "bully", etc. into your browser, and Tons more such sites and info will pop up.
Did you know that the problem of peer Bullying is a Hot focus these days? There are a Load of books - many by former victims, and Tons of stuff on the internet about it. I know I felt SO relieved reading how the problem was common to So many of us - We are in Good company. (It's Much more common than I would Ever have thought!)
....Which brings me back to an earlier point above....
Way back when I was 18 and right on the edge of Suicide, I had a Slight question as to whether I should go through with it, or whether I should just Wait, in case there just Might be some reason not to that I was not yet aware of...something left that I could, or was supposed to acomplish, or even some relief and Pleasure to be had....
So, I waited.
And sure enough, I am SO grateful that I did. (Thank You, God.)
You mentioned having at least an inkling of thought in the direction of staying among the "rest of us" (Alive)....PLEASE check out some of the above....It sounds like the Bullying in your life, along with your current, severe depression, have brought you to the Deadly, Irreversible conclusion that there's only "one way out".
At least PUT IT OFF for now - until you learn a Lot about bullying and the MASSES of us who chose to survive it, and/or about others you might relate to who have survived Unbearable times ... and/or at least Talk to someone there for you in person, instead of taking that last Step. (You just might regret it, from the Other Side; then it will be Too Late).
Please, PLEASE write to me by Instant Messenger if it might help, or if you prefer a one-to-one discussion....
Hang in there...Don't leave - Think of at least One reason Not to.
You know, if you're 18, you're about through high school (if in the USA), and those lowlife, scumsucking Bullies can no longer get to you....
Love,
offbeatgrl53pf