Depression Pain Scale

[Artemis Windsong]

I found this helpful.  I hope the link stays valid.  I tried to copy to scale but it did not work.

lifehacker.com/use-this-pain-scale-to-assess-your-mental-health-1826424998

[Waffle]

Interesting. I recently had my first appointment with a therapist and he had me rate myself on a 1 to 5 scale.

[MJ2.0]

huh, interesting.

[Artemis Windsong]

This is important right now for me because a friend's son died from suicide.  And some people I know out of state, a woman drove her car off the canyon.

This is a helpless, hopeless feeling all around.  So sad.

[Artemis Windsong]

  Spade and Bourdain. 

If suicide feels like the only option, let me point out some facts.

Fact 1: You are a human being, and that makes you freaking spectacular. You are a human being, and that makes you worthy. You are a human being, and by default you are deserving of love and a life outside of this hell.

Fact 2: You’re reading this right now, which means there’s at least one person (me!) who loves you and is rooting for you. I know you’re bone tired, wearing a weariness somewhere beyond exhaustion, and I’m so freaking proud of you. You’ve made it this far, and I’m in your corner. Because if you are reading this, I care. I care deeply, you spectacular human being.

Fact 3: Being in this dark place and having the thoughts or urges to end everything doesn’t make you weak. It makes you one of the strongest people because every day you conquer those thoughts, you win. Look at how many wins you have so far, and give yourself some credit for your incredible strength.

If you’re here, fighting in any capacity, then I know you have the strength (even if you don’t think so) to keep winning.So when you feel alone, or when suicide feels like the only option, keep fighting. When the darkness crowds out the last wisps of light, keep fighting. Keep fighting and fighting again. You haven’t lost.

[Waffle]

I hadn't heard about Bourdain.  So sad.

Also, Artemis Windsong, my condolences for the personal losses you've suffered.

[mmhmm]

Jun 8, 2018 11:25:33 GMT -5 Artemis Windsong said:

  Spade and Bourdain. 

If suicide feels like the only option, let me point out some facts.

Fact 1: You are a human being, and that makes you freaking spectacular. You are a human being, and that makes you worthy. You are a human being, and by default you are deserving of love and a life outside of this hell.

Fact 2: You’re reading this right now, which means there’s at least one person (me!) who loves you and is rooting for you. I know you’re bone tired, wearing a weariness somewhere beyond exhaustion, and I’m so freaking proud of you. You’ve made it this far, and I’m in your corner. Because if you are reading this, I care. I care deeply, you spectacular human being.

Fact 3: Being in this dark place and having the thoughts or urges to end everything doesn’t make you weak. It makes you one of the strongest people because every day you conquer those thoughts, you win. Look at how many wins you have so far, and give yourself some credit for your incredible strength.

If you’re here, fighting in any capacity, then I know you have the strength (even if you don’t think so) to keep winning.So when you feel alone, or when suicide feels like the only option, keep fighting. When the darkness crowds out the last wisps of light, keep fighting. Keep fighting and fighting again. You haven’t lost.

You'll need to provide the link to the site on which you found this in order to credit the author, artemis. It's a matter of copyright. Thanks.

mmhmm, Administrator

[Artemis Windsong]

I will try to find it again.  I'm usually on the credits