[nikki1920]

Thank you all for sharing your stories. I'm praying for all of you (and myself as well!!). I struggled with depression, as did my mother, and I have an uncle who is schizophrenic.

At the end of last year, I had a really close friend of mine go thru a terrible break up with his longtime girlfriend. He didnt take it well at all. Although he did not discuss suicide, he was clearly NOT himself. I tried to talk to him as much as I could, but when I was out of my league, I told him to go seek counseling. He hesitated, but I finally threatened him (I'd call his mother if he didnt, lol) and he went. He went for about a month, and ended up on Zoloft for a brief period and is much better now, but I wonder about people who don't make their cries so easily heard, and how it affects those of us who try to help.

Some of the reasons ya'll've expressed are the reasons I am going into mental health. WE (AA) tend to internalize everything until we combust and that is NOT healthy for us. Thank you, AKA_Monet for sharing that verse and your story. Thanks too to f8nacn, jill1228 and everyone else who shared (and hasn't yet shared) their stories.

BLUTANG: what happened with your friend? Please keep us posted.