purtell@reed.UUCP (Lady Godiva) (04/02/85)
In article <1215@reed.UUCP> thoma@reed.UUCP (Ann Muir Thomas) writes: > Reed is a damn lonely place sometimes. It tends to make >all but the most invulnerably positive insecure and cynical. >But the education is worth it (to about 50% of those who >are freshmen...) > > Love, > > Ann Yes, Reed is a damn lonely place sometimes. I often wonder though if it is just because Reed is a rather unique college in some ways, or if it is just because we are so far from home (at least some of us) and have so much to do, and so often feel that we can't get it done. I don't just mean academics, I also mean personal interests. Remember, relationships whether they be romances or friendships, take work too. I am an incurable idealist, but there are times when I get very depressed, and even, occasionally, toy with the idea of suicide, although I have never seriously considered it, at least not recently. Whenever I get depressed I talk or write a letter to a friend of mine here. I find that and a good night's sleep always help. Something that I have noticed about this newsgroup is that very little is posted here. Are there just no people out there that think about suicide or related things (depression, the legal and/or moral, emotional or spiritual aspects of suicide)? Or do people just not want to talk about them? If not, why does this newsgroup exist? elizabeth g. purtell (Lady Godiva)