“It’s harder to tell when you are suffering from loneliness. You just know there’s something horribly wrong, and you are too helpless to stop it.” (The Right Messages)[i]
No matter what a person
says. Nobody really wants to be alone. “Loneliness is not just a feeling of being alone. It’s
fear, depression, inferiority. It’s a collection of negative emotions building
up a massive wall around you.” If loneliness is not dealt with in a in the
early stages, then depression follows, which could eventually lead to suicide
(if things get bad enough). If it is at
all possible to prevent a suicide victim from following through, present these
unpleasant facts they should know about suicide (from my perspective):
·
Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary issue (though
the emotional turmoil may feel like it will never end). You want it to stop.
·
Get
a new perspective to your challenge by taking a short nap, talking to a friend
or relative, or getting professional counseling. (Help is available if you look
for it.)
·
If you try suicide and are unsuccessful, you could be worse
off physically for the rest of your life. Though you caregiver would never
admit it, you will become someone else’s burden.
· I believe suicide victims (that are Christians) will go to Heaven at their own self-inflicted death. (I find nothing in scripture that says this belief of mine is wrong.) Any wonderful blessings that your heavenly Father had for you in your future have been forfeited by you.
·
Those that loved you will live a life of blame thinking there
is something they should have done to cause you to change your mind.
·
Chances
are whoever finds your lifeless body will be emotionally traumatized for the
rest of their life. (Things will never be normal for them again.)
“Be willing to
let people in because the room called loneliness is one that can only open from
the inside, if you don’t grab the doorknob, the door will forever stay shut.” When you have been hurt by
others in life, the natural thing to do is protect yourself by staying away
from others (that way you can’t be hurt further). That sounds logical, but
unfortunately all that action does is make you feel lonelier, isolated, and
rejected. You must go outside your “comfort zone” to those around you to get
the help you need. If you know of a lonely person, reach out to them by being a
ray of hope in their darkness.
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