Comments on: Preventing Suicide: Advice to Civilians

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Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:22:03 +0000

[...] Preventing Suicide: Advice to Civilians – Just because a combat veteran won’t open up about his experiences to those non-combat veterans or civilians doesn’t mean you should throw in the towel and give up. Our veterans still need to know that we care about them. Just because you can’t necessarily empathize with us, doesn’t mean you can’t assist us. [...]

By: Lisa-in-DC

Lisa-in-DC — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:40:37 +0000

CJ – Thank you. These are the same kinds of questions I had at the Milblog Conf – appreciate you taking the time to answer

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:45:53 +0000

Thank You for the great advice, CJ! A great post as always and I know that it will help those in these situations.

By: Michele Rosenthal

Michele Rosenthal — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:42:54 +0000

What a terrific post! Thank you for enlightening us. I think you bring up an important point for everyone who survives trauma and struggles with PTSD – that is, there’s always the feeling if you didn’t experience what I experienced you can’t help me. The truth is, compassion has nothing to do with the content of the story. The more compassionate we are to all survivors in their lowest moments the more of a chance we have that they will see us reaching out and let us lend a hand, which means more people will overcome the darkness of PTSD and find their way back into the light.

By: yankeemom

yankeemom — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 01:48:48 +0000

Very good words, CJ. Just listening after saying, “Hey, I’m here” is the ticket. I have to watch this one myself, as I tend to go into Mom Lecture Mode. But if people hadn’t “just listened” to me at a very dark period in my life, things could have turned out very differently.
You keep on, CJ. ;o)

By: Jim Diehl USN 65-71

Jim Diehl USN 65-71 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:28:16 +0000

Very Good piece CJ…Keep up the Good Work…
Jim Diehl “Gathering Of Eagles” Washington,NC

By: David M

David M — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:19:09 +0000

The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 08/19/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.