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realArmywife profile image69

An Army wives survival guide

Congratulations, you’ve just become engaged to a soldier. You’ve met the person of your dreams and you’re planning on spending the rest of your life with them. There is nothing, and I mean nothing that...

0 comments    love advice relationships
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The Very Scary Choking Game

I just wanted to be sure to provide this link as a PERMANENT link - or for as long at the website features this article about the choking game. It hasn't ended...children are still playing the game - and...

10 comments    kids suicide accidents
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Behind The Closed Doors of a Suicide Hotline

As a part of my Master's degree program in social work, I worked on a crisis intervention hotline for about one year. A lot of the services I provided were information and referral. Many people needed to be...

12 comments    depression mental health suicide
Winter Landscape by RichardO on flickr66

Suicide is about hopelessness and self –hatred

What a person is thinking when they decide to commit suicide. Some of the challenges they face and the choices they make.

0 comments    depression suicide ptsd
There are all kinds of mothers80

What Makes a Good Mother

Child A gets into Harvard and goes on to become a famous brain surgeon. Child B drops out of high school, takes a dead-end job, and spends his days getting high. How much, if any, of the credit/blame for...

70 comments    children parenting addiction
Vincent Winkler  11/20/80 - 02/13/07  He lives on, in our hearts.66

Supporting The Cause of Suicide Prevention

Vincent Winkler 11/20/80 - 02/13/07 He lives on, in our hearts. When this family lost my son, Vinnie to suicide, everything that we knew, believed in, hoped for or dreamed of exploded into the most...

0 comments    death depression suicide
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Could We Have Stopped Kurt Cobain from Pulling the Trigger?

  Kurt Cobain kept pet turtles in a tank, in which they often banged their heads against the glass. When under attack a turtle retreats into its shell, remaining immobile for a time, but these shells can...

13 comments    arts inspiration rock and roll
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The Tragedy of MENTAL ILLNESS

(Please note this Hub is NOT a criticism of Emergency Room staff in any way.) There's an epidemic out there today. It's everywhere. Misunderstood and shunned, mental illness is as common as any other disease...

16 comments    psychology mental illness ptsd
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Psychiatric Crisis Intervention

Psychiatric Crisis Intervention. Suicide prevention. Mental Illness. Ever wonder what goes on behind the doors of a suicide hotline? Learn what happens from the moment a call comes in until the person in crisis is safe and on the road to healing.

6 comments    depression anxiety mental health
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Suicide and Depression - Something We Can Fix

There are times where I am down and wonder if taking my life would be easier six feet under. I also wonder if I need to see a doctor. I find a lot of people need to see a thearapist, because they need to talk...

5 comments    advice family how to
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