tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post116089055526014039..comments2023-12-18T10:03:45.573-07:00Comments on Friar Tuck's Fleeting Thoughts: Suicide EttiquetteFriar Tuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18404281343475373969noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post-1161449595398077962006-10-21T10:53:00.000-06:002006-10-21T10:53:00.000-06:00Don't you think that the 5-10 minutes of small tal...Don't you think that the 5-10 minutes of small talk might be the young person's way of gearing themselves up for the big confession? Or could it be that they've convinced themselves that nobody really cares, and unconsciously they are trying to prove that you don't either (after all, if you don't have ESP and figure out that there's something else going on when you're talking about the weather, you "must not care"...<BR/><BR/>And many of these young people have felt enough pain and they have put on "the mask" so frequently that they don't quite know how to how to take it off. Thus the expressions that don't match the words. Besides, then they can cut and run if they don't think you're serious about helping them out. "Oh, I was just kidding" they'll say.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with rule #3. 100%, and I empathize with you having to deal with this. It's really hard, and we both know it, and my prayers are with you as you minister to young people who need God's touch so badly.Brian Vinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17221972114141282402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post-1161306855052788592006-10-19T19:14:00.000-06:002006-10-19T19:14:00.000-06:00Man, what a position it is to work with youth. I a...Man, what a position it is to work with youth. I actually laughed reading this because it shows the craziness that comes along with being 16.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902984069234093534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post-1161191235752448352006-10-18T11:07:00.000-06:002006-10-18T11:07:00.000-06:00I think you are a little off on the etiquette. It...I think you are a little off on the etiquette. It's a hard thing to bring up and hard to reach out and admit you need help. I have been in the hospital where it has been written on my chart that my affect does not match how serious my depression really is. It's what happens all the time for me. I can tell someone of some of the abuse I have suffered and have a smile on my face.'neicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245444287158179002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post-1161015314238135552006-10-16T10:15:00.000-06:002006-10-16T10:15:00.000-06:00Hope everything turned out ok.Hope everything turned out ok.rubyslipperladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106784936760328911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9483172.post-1160894203993586732006-10-15T00:36:00.000-06:002006-10-15T00:36:00.000-06:00My goodness. Can't say I have dealt with anyone w...My goodness. Can't say I have dealt with anyone who's suicidal to that degree.<BR/><BR/>So you are coming out to visit my neck of woods next month. Where and when?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com