![]() But they are the words that can save your life and start to help make things better. I hope it inspires even one person, to speak up and say, “Things have gotten so bad, that I feel like taking my life is the only solution left.” Are those words scary? Very. I hope watching our journey unfold inspires another mama to keep fighting, to seek help, to take care of herself and her marriage, to find her voice and ask for what she needs. When things are better, I will be helping these families. Living the life of limbo hell, confused and drowning….feeling hopeless. ![]() Perhaps you are also living in the discovery phase. Even though there are those that have turned their backs, there are those that have breathed life back into my family and are helping us to keep going.Ģ) This is the biggest reason. They have spoken up and pointed my family in the right direction. SUFFER IN SILENCE FULLKnowing full well that there are those reading my posts that aren’t capable of understanding or will judge our situation, why do I still share? I share for two reasons:ġ) There are those that have pioneered these roads already, that know what to do and what resources there are. I have been breaking myself to try fix my family and everything on our plates, to try and help our special needs child. It’s no coincidence there’s a 90 percent divorce rate, a gross increase of a anxiety and depression, suicide…the articles you read about the horrific end with these families sometime is not a joke. I know this because of the private messages they send me. The truth is that many special needs families are greatly suffering, but they suffer in silence. Where I would feel shamed into being quiet about what is going on now. How unfortunate to live in a society that is hush-hush on things like suicide. If I do not reach out for help, it will end sadly. Seeking and accepting help does not make one weak, especially given the alternative. Well, I am not weak for admitting that I need help, I have been through things that most wouldn’t come out the other side. That there are those that may, as my husband fears, think less of the person I am. ![]() I want to be clear, I am very aware of how it may appear to some. Over the last few weeks, well meaning friends (even my husband), have warned me to not share too much, least people judge unfairly. We are republishing it now in the hopes that it will speak to many who are suffering during this time of isolation from the pandemic, ongoing crises, economic uncertainty, and stress. The following message was posted to Facebook on a private group wall and shared on our blog in 2014 with permission of the author. ![]()
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