Why do i stay alive

And being brave. You deserve compassion and kindness. My heart aches for you. And I know more than anyone how hard you have fought in life to stay alive, and I am begging you to keep fighting. I want you to see the sun and the beach again. Float in the ocean. Hike in Maine, read books that have not been written, love people who are yet to come. I want you to laugh. I want you to teach. I want you to know all of the happy things again. You deserve the best things.

Note from Anne Moss: This is a letter Anna wrote to herself to read when she is suffering thoughts of suicide. This is like reading one of my many journal entries, wow. Micha that is a great coping strategy. I do hope you get the support you deserve but do keep writing and if you have anything helpful to submit to this blog let me know.

I would love to share it here. I get what you are saying. However, this was written by someone who struggles with suicidality in her moments of despair. So it worked for her. I have learned from those with lived experience not to be all Polly Positive but instead listen and connect with the pain. It invalidates feelings. This I learned from individuals like yourself. Because when I asked you talked. So thank you. And feel. That is a comment worth quoting. Thank you for saying it.

I think the author, Anna, will also reply but I just had to say how that. Please know you are not alone in your wonderings — and life is really, really hard sometimes for so many of us. Take care. Katrina, I just want to reach out to you and bothers on here, that are struggling. Always remember there is Always something to live for! You two are close. So you might pick up on the signs of a depressive episode. If they reach out to you, here's how to help someone with depression.

Antidepressants have been used for many years to help manage symptoms of depression. But they may not work for every person. Newer ones may help meet…. Living with depression can be overwhelming, but there may be positive aspects of the condition. I didn't know it will take me another twenty years to do it?

When reading Iron Boy, the book struck me as a story on struggle, but more so about survival and endurance. How has that challenges you faced growing up helped shape you as an individual today especially as it pertains to business and entrepreneurship? This is the first of its kind worldwide, from the prospective of a patients' point of view and not from a specialist or doctor. I wish I had something like Iron Boy when I was young and very afraid of my prospects!

As a professional CEO for over twenty years, the challenges in business is that you need to equip yourself with the right information or you are dead in the water! People with my condition now do have my book to prepare for the future because there is one and it's up to the individual to believe!

Being married for 35 years is a huge accomplishment, what is the secret to your success that you can share with younger couples looking to hopefully have the same success in their marriages?

I think if both couples feel like they can't wait to share a new idea with one another or are not prepared to go anywhere without their partner by their side, then this is the only secret that any younger couples must desire for a successful marriage! These two examples will resolve all arguments that every couples get into a marriage too or later!

From a life lesson perspective what are some of the key points that you hope others can take away from your story 'Iron Boy' and even more so what is something that you hope you leave behind to your children that you hope they can apply to their own lives? My children have been raised to see the person, and not the disability, that they have.

I would like for a life lesson that the world can refer to us as "people first" regardless the disability one has. People with a disability and not disabled people…always put "people" first. See the person and not the disability! How do you feel now? How is life after the 'miracle' treatment and is there any message that you would like to share with others who are struggling with the same challenges that you faced but that you are also facing here today?

I feel very grateful and life is wonderful for me and my family. Although health issue will continue to always be a big issue for me, I will deal with them each one at a time. The important thing is that young people worldwide with my condition can inspire others to do great things would something I would love to inspire!

Aging can make getting around much harder. Make sure your parents are safe in their own home by following these tips. There is going to come a time when your parents need a little help to safely live in their home. This is just an inevitable part of life. The goal is to keep your parents as comfortable as possible while also knowing that they will be safe when alone. Luckily, it is fairly easy to make a few adjustments to the house that drastically improve its livability for seniors.

These are the four things you must do to help your parents create a safe home as they age. Poor eyesight, reduced hearing, and imbalance put older individuals at risk of falling while moving around the house. Falling is actually the main cause for injured seniors. Since this is a dangerous problem, you need to remove all fall hazards from their house immediately.

Throw rugs, long cords, and old unused furniture all pose a huge risk. Make the house as open as possible. Walking up stairs puts a lot of stress on older bodies. They have to use all of their strength just to go up a flight of stairs.

There is also a major injury risk if they fall while using the stairs. Avoid all of these dangers by adding a stair lift in the house. Stair lifts will safely go up and down the stairs whenever needed with absolutely no risk of injury.

The slippery surfaces in the bathroom make it one of the most dangerous rooms in the house for your older parents. There are several changes you need to make to ensure they stay safe. Put rubber mats inside and outside of the tub to prevent slipping. Add grab bars in the shower and next to the toilet. It is also a good idea to lower the temperature on the water heater to stop accidental burns in the shower.

So the fact that this book exists is proof that depression lies. Depression makes you think things that are wrong. You are in a dark, dark land with a population of millions. It presses fast-forward on the whole experience. If you have depression on its own your mind sinks into a swamp and loses momentum, but with anxiety in the cocktail, the swamp is still a swamp but the swamp now has whirlpools in it.

They are not all equally bad. And the really bad ones, though horrible to live through, are useful for later. You store them up. A bank of bad days. The day you had to run out of the supermarket. The day you made your parents cry. The day you nearly threw yourself off a cliff. So if you are having another bad day you can say, Well, this feels bad, but there have been worse. And even when you can think of no worse day — when the one you are living is the very worst there has ever been — you at least know the bank exists and that you have made a deposit.