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You all have good points, and I love the poem! Today started out hard. Do you ever sometimes hate waking up? Finally, after hours of staring at the ceiling and trying not to cry and wake anyone up, I get away from it for a minute and when I woke up it was all just waiting to pounce on my chest. But ...

Thank you JonsDragonEyes for the reply. You really don't know how much it means to me. I've felt so all alone. My husband loves me, he really does. But he is so much more resilient than I, and it's hard for him to understand that I can't just cheer myself up again. Right now it's ok, the kids are ho...

Hello. I'm not sure who else to talk to. I called the suicide hotline and they directed me to a doctor's office that can't get me in until next week. I'm afraid if I go to the ER as they suggested they will lock me away. I am desperate. My husband is trying but he's struggling too, and does not unde...

Very new, and I was just wondering if anybody could lead me to a place to chat or post about a crisis? I called the 1-800 number you are supposed to call, but they just gave me a number to somebody that can't get me an appointment until next week. Any help would be appreciated. I'm in the U.S., so I...