Think of others before you carry out rash actions + don't be afraid to ask for help from others if you're in a corner
Bit of an unfunny here, I wish my dad did this the other night. He's 60, working upto his retirement delivering medical equipment to the elderly and has been quietly dealing with manic depression on his own.

This Wednesday night just gone he attempted to commit suicide twice. Once through spraying a can of body-spray down his throat, then when that didn't work he tried electrocuting himself with the cooker. We (as in the family) only found out yesterday about this and took him straight down the docs (a bit of drama on the way with us having to search half the area for him, as he was a bit muddled himself and done a runner). After finally getting there, he was immediately booked in with the local Mental Health facility and he was able to get alot of his frustrations off his chest with a local psychiatrist.

Even though the other night he almost managed to complete the unimaginable, he's now alot happier with himself and been given time off work to rest at home with my mum, along with some medication to help him relax and stop overly focusing on things that stress him out. Last night was most probably the most sleep he's ever had in the last few months. He's also got daily visitors organized to keep an eye on him at his home to make sure he's recovering ok.

As I say, soz for the unfunny but I've been crying while typing this on here (this is partly sort of my own way of getting it off my chest), I wish him all the best in his recovery and would be devastated if this beat him.

EDIT - thanks everyone for the support; as I partly said earlier this is my kind of release on here, as I don't want my immediate being affected by this (got a 3 yr old daughter here) so I think while me mum is with him I shall spend some quality time with the midget and a few Disney films :)
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:00, 9 replies)

Hope he's ok now dude.

( Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:05, closed)

Oh no...
It is hard to ask for help. I think for blokes it's even harder.
I hope with all your support and care he is well again soon. x
( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:07, closed)

It can get better :)
I'e had two good friends who resorted to trying suicide. One of them got over it and went back to uni and is now a doctor. The other managed to get over alcoholism as well, got a job she loved and was ok. It's not the end so chin up and I hope for the best.
( w00tAlohrs Où peux-je cacher ces noix de coco?, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:08, closed)

Gee-whizz
Have an internet hug from an internet stranger
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:37, closed)

I'm sorry about that
hope he feels better soon, and don't forget to take your own advice and talk to someone. If you're gonna be looking after him, you need to look after yourself too.

On a lighter note, when my old housemate got discharged from the psych ward with daily visitors, I could always tell when the psychiatrists were visiting because of the horrendously expensive car parked outside that stuck out like a sore thumb. It always made me smile a little to see a brand new BMW parked next to my 10yo rusting Ford Ka. Chin up, look for the small things that make everything a tiny bit better :) *Hugs*
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:42, closed)

Well done
It's surprising how much it can help writing something like this, even to complete strangers. It's also surprising how hard it can be to write, even to complete strangers. Well done, I hope things work out well for your dad and your family.
(robbersdog, Fri 21 May 2010, 11:49, closed)

Sounds awful - good luck with it, and to him


also, as it's the question, a little bit of advice I saw somewhere -

'Suicide - a permanent solution to a temporary problem.'

Probably a bit to peppy and cheerful to dispatch to a manic depressive, but there's some truth in there somewhere...
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 21 May 2010, 14:51, closed)

from what i've seen
its often just some time out that helps the most.

good luck and good wishes for the next few weeks.

and dont forget to watch 'my neighbour totoro'. I hear midgets like it a lot :)
(DreddPirateBob has watched every scifi film ever on, Sat 22 May 2010, 0:33, closed)

Good work.
A cousin of mine committed suicide. She was young. Some people are fragile and it's no joke.
( I smash things in my sleep uruk-hai ...and I'll look low. Now where'd they go?, Tue 25 May 2010, 4:01, closed)