Whilst feeling very sad for this young woman and her children's loss I do wonder if she is aware of the trauma her husband's suicide has created for her.
Her goals albeit admirable may not be allowing her to properly move on as they are keeping her anchored in a single event that is now years old. She obviously feels very put out with her husband abandoning her and their children. Is she now doing the same thing?
I have problems with Facebook URLs as I do not use Facebook directly. If you enter the following in your browser it should take you to the page of Depression, Anxiety Warriors. Scroll down their page to 15th April 2019 and hopefully, you will find the video. I have attached a screenshot.
Do you think that she is doing the right thing for herself and her children?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Looking for mental health support from amateurs can be dangerous.
There are people that feed off of the pain of others.
BufftonBeotch
Level 8
Apr 20, 2019
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Everyone has to walk the path that’s best for them. It isn’t always the best path for us but it’s a journey.
It’s difficult if not impossible to understand someone else’s feelings in these types of situations even if you’ve been through it.
I don’t even consider these situations. I just wish her the best.
darthfaja
Level 7
Apr 20, 2019
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Depression is a hard thing to deal with. There are levels to it and there are chemical changes in the brain that can happen. An event such as this woman suffered is a clear trigger. Since I rarely use facebook and am not interested in going to it I'll just spitball a response. I suffered a loss of someone close to me by a drunk driver. I got extremely depressed. Since I did not have kids my options were more fluid BUT even in the middle of the depression I knew I was not "me" and got help. I even took and anti-depressant, I did not like the side effects but I took it and it worked and then the words of the therapist started making sense and then I was weened off the drugs and was finally back to "me". A happier fully functioning human. Such drunk driving triggers me, such there is a sad memory but I am not stuck there.
silverotter11
Level 9
Apr 20, 2019
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Glad to hear you got off the chemicals. They merely make me sleep which if I'm not trying to repair physical injury is nf good. I have written a summary for Athena below.
@FrayedBear Actually whatever it was I was taking did not make me sleepy at all. It allowed me to function!! I was able to leave the house, I could go to work, focus on my work, actually talk to people all the things I had found myself unable to do that told me I was no 'me'. So drugs do have there place if you go too deep down the rabbit hole of depression. This was 40 years ago hopefully they have even better drugs to help people repair their lives.
The only thing that comes up in the link is a guy massaging his cat's head.
And it's hilarious.
Athena
Level 8
Apr 20, 2019
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oh dear .I had better try and correct that.
It's an easy mistake to make. Hope you can find the right link.
@Athena I think it has been removed from Facebook. I should have copied it! I will turn this thread off. Thank you for your help.
My pleasure. I'm glad it was flagged quickly.
@Athena I've just refund it but it is going to be a bit of a fiddle to get to it. Please be my test case on it.
@FrayedBear yea, me too. Got a bunch of vids, but none like you asked. A big cat one, funny.
@Beowulfsfriend, @Athena
I've just edited the link and revised the instructions to :
If you enter the following in your browser it should take you to the page of Depression, Anxiety Warriors. Scroll down their page to 15th April 2019 and hopefully, you will find the video. I have attached a screenshot.
[m.facebook.com]
There is a photo above of what you are looking for on the 15 April on the DA Warriors page. Please let me know if still problems with finding it. Thanks.
@FrayedBear
Unfortunately, I can't find it but Beowulfsfriend may have better luck. I only see posts from the 11th, 12th and 16th.
Would you consider (if you'd like feedback) making another post with the necessary details of what this is about?
@Athena It is a young widow who's naval husband came back from a week of exercises having only had 5 hours sleep, talking strangely and with changed character. He suicided a week or so later leaving her with two very young children and presumably no financial support. She now wants to turn her life into a crusade for veterans and service personal with PTSD. She begs for money etc. to help her.
@FrayedBear Well she is moving forward and frankly the military needs to do a better job at supporting personnel and their families. How America is spending tax payer dollars is the problem, not that there isn't enough dollars.
This is a coping strategy for many people who suffer a tragic loss. It helps them focus on a purpose rather than their pain, which could actually help her survive for her children. It's a good alternative to depression.
I agree that the government needs to do more to help people who serve in the military. It is just heartbreaking to see how the people who serve, on our behalf, often become sacrificial lambs.
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