NDE: Suicide and Near-Death Experiences

"First, if you are in danger of taking your own life or are seriously considering suicide, please call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 . https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
"If you are feeling desperate, please reach out to people until you find the help that you need. The number provided will obviously not work outside of the U.S. Also, leaving a comment on this video or any YouTube video will probably not get you in touch with the help that you need. Please be loving and kind to yourself and find good resources for you.
"However, if you simply are interested in this topic, you might want to check out some of the other videos about this subject such as Bob Olsen's talk titled, "What Happens in the Afterlife to People Who Commit Suicide" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59OOC...


2018-12-11  [P-B]

PSYCH: The Problem of Shame

An excellent interview on that feeling or emotion that lies in the center of almost all depression and despair: SHAME. 

2018-12-11  [P-B]

PSYCH: The Psychology of Depression - How to Ruin Your Life

Another excellent video from the Academy of Ideas.   An extremely accurate picture of what it is like to live with depression. 

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ARTICLE: "I love Jesus but I want to die: what you need to know about suicide"

Saturday, July 07, 2018

What it feels like to be extremely depressed:

I was in California on a business trip, just yards from the beach, eating ice cream and laughing as the conversation drifted away from business. Eventually, somebody mentioned a friend-of-a-friend who had died by suicide.

The familiar ache and nausea filled my chest. My insides rattled when my coworker said he didn’t understand what would make someone feel like taking their life was the only option.

I swallowed hard and let out the breath I’d been holding. “I do.” For the first time in my life, I spoke up. “I completely get that. I’ve been there.”

My coworkers stared, jaws dangling in breathless shock. Finally, someone asked what it’s like to want to die. So I told them about the physical pain, the exhaustion, the heaviness. I told them it’s like dying of a terrible disease and wishing I could hurry it up, knowing things would only get worse.

Read the rest here:  "I love Jesus but I want to die: what you need to know about suicide"

P-B