Teen Suicide Rates

[Johnny Cupcakes]

(02-22-2018, 04:13 PM)BengalHawk62 Wrote: I attempted it once.


March 1993. Bad day at school, bad week at school, bad year at school led up to it.  Depression, and that worthless feeling got to be too much. Got home from school that day.  no one was home at the time.  went into the bathroom and took a handful of pills. i don't remember what i took. laid down in my bed to go to sleep.  But I woke up.  went downstairs and ate supper with the folks that night, and went on with my life like nothing happened.  I don't know?  I've never told anyone about that.  neither my sister nor my folks know about it.  My wife doesn't know. 


everyday I look at my son and i try to figure out a way to make sure he doesn't go down that same mental path.  I know life is going to get him down, but if I can arm him somehow with the ability to rise above it all and make him see its going to get better eventually, let him KNOW that what I did was NOT right, was NOT the right choice to make, I'll have done my job as a father.



 

I'm glad you were not successful in your attempt. The world is a better place with you in it.

As for the parenting, it is a daily struggle for me to raise my kids in a way that sets them up for the world in the best way possible. I too, went through a depressive phase in my teenage years. I also went through a phase in my teenage years where I was likely a large contributing factor toward other kids' issues. I know that my sons will likely go through similar problems as they grow, I just hope that I'm setting an example for them to treat themselves and others with more respect than what I did. I think this is probably a struggle of every father on these forums.....to raise them to be better than yourself, and to not make the same mistakes.

My main goal is to be someone they can talk to, rely on, and trust, and hopefully with that, we can successfully navigate the issues that will inevitably arise.