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How to Respond to a Suicidal Friend | Military.com

By Carter Family | December 14, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2019-05-28 08:21:23. https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/mental-health-and-wellness/how-respond-suicidal-friend.html “How should I respond to a friend who may be suicidal?” Sadly, this is one of the questions we at the REBOOT Alliance are asked most often. Your natural inclination might be to ignore your gut feelings and hope someone with higher “credentials” or training will notice if your friend displays any warning signs. But in our experience, it is often a friend or a family member who is most…

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Morning Visions

By Carter Family | December 14, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2020-07-22 08:00:28. When I woke up this morning I awoke to the image of my momma laying there on the hospital bed in front of me… passed away. Looking like an angelic figure here on earth. That’s the last image of my momma I have. I begged my husband to let me go with her and to this day there is a big part of me that still wants to go with her.…

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Circuits Overload

By Carter Family | December 14, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2019-05-22 11:23:54. This was a post from 2016 that never got published lol Have you ever felt as if your circuit board is on overload? Like the wires, connections in your body’s circuit board is on overload and at risk of burning out? Well that is where I am this week. James’s been at home because the employer he was working for did not get awarded the next contract for the job. So,…

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Mother’s Day

By Carter Family | November 29, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2019-05-10 07:28:23. This is the first Mother’s Day without you. This is so hard. As I watch tv, listen to the radio, or even look at the newspaper or online all I see is Mother’s Day ads. I keep looking away. I want to avoid it like one would avoid the plague. This is fucking hard. I told James I don’t want anything nor do anything. I am so not ready to face…

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This is bullshit

By Carter Family | November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 by Carter Family

This was not how I wanted to start my week after Thanksgiving. My husband calls me on his way to work to tell me that the truck told him to immediately turn it off. SO… he pulled over right before entering the base to go to work. It said oil something. I called my bff’s hubbie and got him to get up and go get him and then tow the truck to the dealership. Fast…

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Three things

By Carter Family | November 9, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2021-12-29 10:19:35. I am the type of person that would like you to tell me the truth, no matter what. I would respect you more for telling me the truth than not. I know some folks think if it is bad don’t tell me but wouldn’t you rather know? As I have gotten older there are some things I admit to not wanting to know the truth because the pain I will feel…

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Snail’s pace

By Carter Family | November 9, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2019-04-24 16:43:01. Grieving while being the mother and caregiver to someone with autism is hard as hell. Dusty watches me 24/7. He sees me crying, mad, frustrated, etc I can’t escape. All the while trying to repair hurricane florence damage. I have been going to my local massage envy every few weeks for a deep tissue massage. It has helped tremendously from a physical standpoint but not really helped mentally. I need an…

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Christmas 2021

By Carter Family | October 20, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2021-12-20 13:24:11. JUST CALL ME MS. GRINCH

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Validation

By Carter Family | October 6, 2023 by Carter Family

Originally posted 2021-12-09 10:38:31. It’s kind of funny because the one that says “you think other people have it worse” is something I always think when I hear someone say or talk about their trauma. Not that in validates my own just that I feel like I may have kind of “gotten over” mine (even though you never really do) just that some people may not have been able to handle the pain from the…

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Shear Disappoint

By Carter Family | October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 by Carter Family

I wish I could explain the feelings going through my veins. To have learned the things I have and to know the things weren’t as they seemed… the shear amount of disappoint is unbelievable. Now to have to deal with all of that is beyond irritating. There are family members that shouldn’t have to even go through this right now but yet here we are. Then another family member is MIA and holds truths that…