Comments on: Let Pain Be Your Guide: Suicidal Thoughts as the Catalyst for Change http://www.thespiritualeclectic.com/2008/07/23/let-pain-be-your-guide-suicidal-thoughts-as-the-catalyst-for-change/ Because Spirituality Is Not One-Size-Fits All Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:39:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Eman Rimawi http://www.thespiritualeclectic.com/2008/07/23/let-pain-be-your-guide-suicidal-thoughts-as-the-catalyst-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Eman Rimawi Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:31:30 +0000 http://thespiritualeclectic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-171 Hi. I’m writing from The Jed Foundation which works nationally to reduce the rate of suicide and the prevalence of emotional distress among college and university students. We are presenting The Jerry Greenspan Student Voice of Mental Health Award for college students who have had mental health issues like the one’s you write about on your site and wanted for you to help spread the word. The award is for a video on their experiences with mental health issues and how they are working to raise awareness and encourage their peers on the issue. The award includes a $2,000 scholarship, a trip to NYC to our annual gala in June 2009, recognition through our site and events and possibly appearing on MTVU. The info is on our site (link below). We are interested in having you post the information on your blog. We are also interested in having folks write about the importance of doing work like this and show casing, if you will, this award we are presenting. Thank you so much for your time and feel free to email me. I’d like to talk further about how we can work together. http://jedfoundation.org/programs/student-voice-of-mental-health-award Eman Rimawi Hi. I’m writing from The Jed Foundation which works nationally to reduce the rate of suicide and the prevalence of emotional distress among college and university students. We are presenting The Jerry Greenspan Student Voice of Mental Health Award for college students who have had mental health issues like the one’s you write about on your site and wanted for you to help spread the word.

The award is for a video on their experiences with mental health issues and how they are working to raise awareness and encourage their peers on the issue. The award includes a $2,000 scholarship, a trip to NYC to our annual gala in June 2009, recognition through our site and events and possibly appearing on MTVU. The info is on our site (link below).
We are interested in having you post the information on your blog. We are also interested in having folks write about the importance of doing work like this and show casing, if you will, this award we are presenting.

Thank you so much for your time and feel free to email me. I’d like to talk further about how we can work together.
http://jedfoundation.org/progr.....alth-award

Eman Rimawi

]]> By: Lorna Tedder http://www.thespiritualeclectic.com/2008/07/23/let-pain-be-your-guide-suicidal-thoughts-as-the-catalyst-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Lorna Tedder Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:05:45 +0000 http://thespiritualeclectic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-170 Thanks, Glenda. And I do know how hard it is to post about such things. What I didn't see in my own circle of friends and family, I saw with my older daughter's friends and classmates and how guilt-wracked she was for not being able to stop what happened. Thanks, Glenda. And I do know how hard it is to post about such things. What I didn’t see in my own circle of friends and family, I saw with my older daughter’s friends and classmates and how guilt-wracked she was for not being able to stop what happened.

]]> By: Glenda http://www.thespiritualeclectic.com/2008/07/23/let-pain-be-your-guide-suicidal-thoughts-as-the-catalyst-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Glenda Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:33:09 +0000 http://thespiritualeclectic.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-169 I want to thank you for having the guts to post this. A lot of it hit home for me and it's given me a new way to think about it. I find what has helped me a lot is knowing that things can turn around in one day. When I was in my 20's (about 20 years ago) a close friend of mine committed suicide. I was devastated, and wandered around in a total fog for about ten days. I had previously scheduled a job interview, and thought so many times about calling them and canceling. Then I would tell myself that I'd "twilight zone" job interviews before and what's one more? Anyhow, that day I went to the interview, and the place felt like home. I got the job, and stayed there for nearly seven years. After that, I went back to work and did an experiment that worked beautifully. Once that was done, I went to my mountaineering class and had some good conversations with people. It may not sound like much today, but that one day it felt as if everything turned around. I'd been doing the slogging through and grieving all along, but the results all came together in one day. I hope I don't sound too rambly, but this has been kind of hard for me to post. btw, why is it that every time I try to post something semi-intelligent, my kids come in with their Scorpio-testosterone whirlwind and totally disrupt my concentration? :) I want to thank you for having the guts to post this. A lot of it hit home for me and it’s given me a new way to think about it.

I find what has helped me a lot is knowing that things can turn around in one day. When I was in my 20’s (about 20 years ago) a close friend of mine committed suicide. I was devastated, and wandered around in a total fog for about ten days.

I had previously scheduled a job interview, and thought so many times about calling them and canceling. Then I would tell myself that I’d “twilight zone” job interviews before and what’s one more?

Anyhow, that day I went to the interview, and the place felt like home. I got the job, and stayed there for nearly seven years. After that, I went back to work and did an experiment that worked beautifully. Once that was done, I went to my mountaineering class and had some good conversations with people. It may not sound like much today, but that one day it felt as if everything turned around.
I’d been doing the slogging through and grieving all along, but the results all came together in one day.

I hope I don’t sound too rambly, but this has been kind of hard for me to post.

btw, why is it that every time I try to post something semi-intelligent, my kids come in with their Scorpio-testosterone whirlwind and totally disrupt my concentration? :)

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