I wish this show had been on sooner. I am hopeful it will raise quite a bit awareness regarding sucide. We need to know the warning signs of someone thinking about ending their life. A year and half ago my husband ended his life. I will never stop wondering - what if I had know the warning signs -? He had gotten depressed, deeply depressed and closed off. His behavior changed, he would get angry easily and do crazy things, not caring about his own safety. He didn't care about what would happen in the future. I didn't see these as warning signs. He also began to use cocaine heavily. One Sat morning he got up, in a good mood and left for work. I tried to call him about 3 hours later and couldn't reach him. I never did. Later I found out, he had gone to work, the job had been cancelled, so he deceided to get drunk and high, all Sat, day and night. That following morning, before getting to our home, he pulled over on the side of the road and ended his life. I know he is now out of pain, but I wonder if he can see what he has done to me and our children. Those who committ suicide don't realize the damage they cause. As mentioned here on the message board, the pain has only been passed down. I'm angry at him for hurting us like this, yet so sad for him, because he thought that was his only option. I wish he had just come on home, we would have dealt with it. Our children are young and it is hard for them to understand. I still haven't been able to tell them the whole truth about their father's death (I've told them it was an accident), another good reason for this show - to take away some of the shame assocciated with suicide.
Anyone thinking of suicide, please don't. Whether you believe it or not - someone will be deeply saddened and will miss you very much. Go talk to someone.