YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

Greetings. I'm 52, and consider myself functionally suicidal. My first attempt was at age 8, second at 15, and here I am. I'm a fairly successful professional (engineer by degree). I've got two wonderful sons that we've been trying desperately to break the cycle in our respective families. I've spent every day since 1997 stepping outside of myself to try and set a good example. Conventional wisdom says that my sons are better off with me in the picture, so that fact alone keeps me going. I hope conventional wisdom is right, From my perspective, my life is nothing more than an incredibly painful waste of the world's resources, I guess time will tell.

Hello wd8dky, welcome to our little forum. Looking forward to seeing you in the threads here!

wd8dky wrote:From my perspective, my life is nothing more than an incredibly painful waste of the world's resources

Depression and anxiety distort perception negatively.

Please take care, all the best, we here are cheering for you and for your greatest today and tomorrow!

Hello and welcome. Paul is right. you are not alone and you are certainly not a waste in any way, shape, or form. Keep posting, friend

Thank you for your kindness. My head knows you may be right, but my heart, well, that's another story. I just look forward to the day that my sons are financially independent and successfully on their own.