Comments on: Suicide http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide A wry and often humorous look at one woman's struggle through life. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:11:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The adventures of blob http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-2007 The adventures of blob Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:58:10 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-2007 Hi, I am reading this somewhat after the event. For what its worth, I too used to suffer from the mental illness most would call depression. I too tried to end it all. I am still here, recovered with the odd lapse and regression. I am stronger for it, funny as it may sound, I am glad I went through it, there was a light at the end of my tunnel. There will be for you too. I am sometimes in the borders, my sister lives there, just west of Dumfries - perhaps when I next visit, we could meet for a coffee. Take care, the world is better with you in it. Rob. Hi,
I am reading this somewhat after the event.
For what its worth, I too used to suffer from the mental illness most would call depression.
I too tried to end it all.
I am still here, recovered with the odd lapse and regression.
I am stronger for it, funny as it may sound, I am glad I went through it, there was a light at the end of my tunnel.
There will be for you too.
I am sometimes in the borders, my sister lives there, just west of Dumfries – perhaps when I next visit, we could meet for a coffee.
Take care, the world is better with you in it.
Rob.

]]> By: Dotty http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1966 Dotty Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:25:46 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1966 Dear Заработок на SAPE Thank you very much for your lovely message. I recognise now that suicide is, and never was, the answer - but I wanted to publish my experience for the same reason I am open about my mental illness: to help end the stigma and misunderstanding. I hope that you are able to read on and see my journey, through the good and the bad times - but ultimately to see that I shalll survive. With never-ending thanks for your concern Dotty Dear Заработок на SAPE
Thank you very much for your lovely message.
I recognise now that suicide is, and never was, the answer – but I wanted to publish my experience for the same reason I am open about my mental illness: to help end the stigma and misunderstanding.
I hope that you are able to read on and see my journey, through the good and the bad times – but ultimately to see that I shalll survive.
With never-ending thanks for your concern
Dotty

]]> By: Заработок на SAPE http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1963 Заработок на SAPE Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:09:16 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1963 Я извиняюсь, но, по-моему, Вы не правы. Предлагаю это обсудить. Пишите мне в PM, поговорим. Я извиняюсь, но, по-моему, Вы не правы. Предлагаю это обсудить. Пишите мне в PM, поговорим.

]]> By: Nene http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1950 Nene Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:04:21 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1950 Dearest Dotty, I am shocked to read this. Last week I was only very intermittently on Twitter, so completely missed the whole thing. How can your husband be so cold-hearted and your family so un-understanding? I hope you're getting help and that you can find your way back to the sunny person I met only a short while ago. Distance and time are both irrelevant when the key issue is trust. If you thought you could trust your husband and found out that you couldn't, it doesn't matter when "the incident" happened. Your children deserve you. So please don't try again! Big hugs. Dearest Dotty,
I am shocked to read this. Last week I was only very intermittently on Twitter, so completely missed the whole thing. How can your husband be so cold-hearted and your family so un-understanding?
I hope you’re getting help and that you can find your way back to the sunny person I met only a short while ago.
Distance and time are both irrelevant when the key issue is trust. If you thought you could trust your husband and found out that you couldn’t, it doesn’t matter when “the incident” happened.
Your children deserve you. So please don’t try again!
Big hugs.

]]> By: lulabellstinker http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1949 lulabellstinker Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:13:30 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1949 Hello Dotty Well, lets say you are really going through it right now aren't you. I too am one of those who saw the RT'd msg from your caring and loving friends who were so desperately worried about you. Having read through your blog and gained a small insight into your life I would like to offer my support and compassion. I am to a degree in awe of you. You have the courage to open your heart and share your pain, which can not be easy. As you look around you, it is easy to feel that you are alone, however, I would hazard a guess that we are all in some form of turmoil or other, yet do not have your bravery to share. Like many, I have suffered from depression for years, I am medicated and seem to muddle on. Whether it be my depression or medication, I have lost the ability to 'feel'....to... 'live', in a positive sense anyway. I have however retained the ability to be despondent (damn it!!). There are a lot of compassionate and caring people out there, they will find you, whether it be online or 'real life', grasp them and hold tight, you deserve the support. You are doing the greatest job in the world, yet also the hardest, being a GOOD MUM. Thinking of you x Hello Dotty

Well, lets say you are really going through it right now aren’t you. I too am one of those who saw the RT’d msg from your caring and loving friends who were so desperately worried about you.

Having read through your blog and gained a small insight into your life I would like to offer my support and compassion. I am to a degree in awe of you. You have the courage to open your heart and share your pain, which can not be easy. As you look around you, it is easy to feel that you are alone, however, I would hazard a guess that we are all in some form of turmoil or other, yet do not have your bravery to share.

Like many, I have suffered from depression for years, I am medicated and seem to muddle on. Whether it be my depression or medication, I have lost the ability to ‘feel’….to… ‘live’, in a positive sense anyway. I have however retained the ability to be despondent (damn it!!).

There are a lot of compassionate and caring people out there, they will find you, whether it be online or ‘real life’, grasp them and hold tight, you deserve the support. You are doing the greatest job in the world, yet also the hardest, being a GOOD MUM.

Thinking of you x

]]> By: Elena http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1948 Elena Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:29:39 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1948 Hello again Dotty. I just wanted to tell you again that you are important to many people, that you are loved, and that all I can say is that the world is a much better place because someone like you is in it. Your kids are very lucky kids and though you're bound to make mistakes - we all are- I feel you are an example to follow as a mother and I miss being able to learn from you as I used to do. Thank you for being you. Love xxxxx Hello again Dotty.

I just wanted to tell you again that you are important to many people, that you are loved, and that all I can say is that the world is a much better place because someone like you is in it. Your kids are very lucky kids and though you’re bound to make mistakes – we all are- I feel you are an example to follow as a mother and I miss being able to learn from you as I used to do. Thank you for being you.

Love xxxxx

]]> By: Мастер http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1947 Мастер Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:02:04 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1947 Этот топик просто бесподобен Этот топик просто бесподобен

]]> By: MissSteffnee http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1945 MissSteffnee Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:33:23 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1945 Dotty, I can't tell you how helpless I felt reading your blog, then the following tweets of concerned friends that followed on that wednesday night. There is nothing I can say that hasn't already said by all your other friends on here. But I just want you to know that we are always here, and there will always be a sympathetic ear to listen and support you no matter what kind of day you are having. Big Hugs Steff Dotty,

I can’t tell you how helpless I felt reading your blog, then the following tweets of concerned friends that followed on that wednesday night.

There is nothing I can say that hasn’t already said by all your other friends on here. But I just want you to know that we are always here, and there will always be a sympathetic ear to listen and support you no matter what kind of day you are having.

Big Hugs

Steff

]]> By: The Moiderer http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1944 The Moiderer Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:02:35 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1944 There is nothing more that I can add to what has already been said. Twitter is a wonderful community and I followed the events like many others here and was delighted when we managed to track you down in the "real world". However I also understand that no matter how many good online friends you have, you still have to deal with your day to day real world life at some point and when you need to talk that can be an incredibly lonely place. Remember there are organisations out there that can help you. Lifting the phone and calling the Samaritans will get you talking to a real person who knows what it's like. Someone who can give you a much needed sense of perspective and alternatives when you are in that darkest of places. If you are getting little support around you, now would also be a good time to reach out to those organisations and see if they can help you see your way through. I hope you can be around for your kids for many years to come. There is nothing more that I can add to what has already been said. Twitter is a wonderful community and I followed the events like many others here and was delighted when we managed to track you down in the “real world”.

However I also understand that no matter how many good online friends you have, you still have to deal with your day to day real world life at some point and when you need to talk that can be an incredibly lonely place. Remember there are organisations out there that can help you. Lifting the phone and calling the Samaritans will get you talking to a real person who knows what it’s like. Someone who can give you a much needed sense of perspective and alternatives when you are in that darkest of places.

If you are getting little support around you, now would also be a good time to reach out to those organisations and see if they can help you see your way through. I hope you can be around for your kids for many years to come.

]]> By: Holly http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/diary/suicide/comment-page-1#comment-1942 Holly Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:09:47 +0000 http://www.dottymummy.co.uk/?p=502#comment-1942 I wish you well. So glad you are okay and I hope your way through the struggles. xx I wish you well. So glad you are okay and I hope your way through the struggles. xx

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