Posts Tagged ‘suicide’
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Music. It can directly impact your teen and their crisis. In fact, it can also worsen their crisis to the extent of real harm and even death. When my teen was going through her depression, it wasn’t the normal sad day that many of us have. It came with suicidal ideology and tendencies. She was…
Read MoreIt’s OKAY to Talk About Your Feelings
Does your teen know it’s okay to talk about the emotions they have when they feel lost, depressed, sad, and hopeless? On July 31, rugby player Luke Ambler said this, “My brother-in-law killed himself back in April and it was completely out of the blue.” Because it left his family devastated, he felt that something…
Read MoreYou Are Not Alone
I would like to promote Dena Yohe’s book, “You Are Not Alone” which will be released on July 19th, 2016. Dena and her husband have been blogging friends that I have come to know and respect for the last several years. We have often shared our posts with each other so that we could…
Read MoreThe Pro-Anorexia Websites That Are Killing Your Teen
It is hard to believe that there are actually websites that encourage anorexia and bulimia. Sadly, it is true. The dangers of these websites influence these eating disorders by chat rooms, support groups, and resources on how to stay ultra thin. To learn more about this issue, click on the post.
Read More“Me Before You” Movie – Suicide Glamorized for Disabled
When I first saw the previews for “Me Before You” movie, the plot or point of it was not really defined. Upon further investigation, it left me disturbed by its encouraging romantic ideology that suicide is beautiful and loving for the disabled. The dictionary definition of disabled is as follows: incapacitated by illness or…
Read MoreThe Phone Call
While being busy at home, I received a phone call. Saying hello several times and not hearing a reply, I listened to see if I could figure out who was calling. To my surprise it was someone that I knew. They had no idea that their cell phone accidentally automated my phone number. After yelling…
Read MorePride Goeth Before the Fall of Your Children
Today, many parents rather be prideful, choose denial or keep secrets than consider first the welfare of their teens. I’m not talking about those who would normally feel embarrassed or feel shame about their family’s situation or too scared to talk about it. But I am talking about those who had been offered help from…
Read MoreA MESSAGE ON SUICIDE FROM TEENS TO YOU
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Read MoreWake Up! Your Teen Is Trying To Tell You Something!
The above quote was by my daughter in the height of her depression and suicidal tendencies. As a parent, it was difficult to hear but also eye-opening at the same time. What she shared is very true to how teens feel. This month all across the nation is focusing on the awareness of suicide. It…
Read MoreWhy Setting Aladdin Free is Wrong
I have been really shocked and appalled at the media and Hollywood for making statements such as “Aladdin, you are now free!” after the death of Robin Williams. This statement sends a very wrong message to our struggling teens who are in crisis. When in despair, such wording as this gives them permission to kill…
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