“I would never kill myself intentionally. I couldn't do that to my family, my friends ... But to have fate step in and give me a shove, that's a different matter. Then I have the exit, without the guilt. I am ashamed of myself for thinking like this. But more than anything, I am frightened that it makes me feel so much better to think about it. Sometimes it eases the terror, the sense that I am condemned eternally to this hell.” ThinkingGivingFeelsDifferentSometimesMatterStepsHellFateMy FriendsMy FamilyGive MeGuiltTerrorEaseAshamedFrightenedSuicidalExit Author:Martha Manning
“Depression is such a cruel punishment. There are no fevers, no rashes, no blood tests to send people scurrying in concern. Just the slow erosion of the self, as insidious as any cancer. And, like cancer, it is essentially a solitary experience. A room in hell with only your name on the door.” PeopleSelfNamesRoomsHellDoorsBloodConcernTestsCancerPunishmentSolitaryFeverInsidiousErosionBlood Tests Author:Martha Manning
“The bottom line is that my life has already almost slipped away from me. I have two choices: I can end it or I can fight like hell to save it.” I CanTwoEndsChoicesFightingLinesHellBottomBottom LineTwo Choices Author:Martha Manning