I understand that it’s hard for those left behind but at the same time your friend is no longer in pain. I suppose when someone takes their life it’s hard to comprehend and you ask yourself what you could do differently for them not to have made that decision. In truth, mental illness is a potentially terminal condition and some of us just don’t win the battle. I’m sorry for your loss but I’m glad that you’ve opened up about this difficult topic.
So, it’s been a difficult week. Had a call from my GP about my latest bloods. My lithium was toxic which affected my thyroid and I’ve now got high levels of calcium in my bloodstream.. I was dehydrated and told to massively increase my fluid intake, have repeat lithium and other bloods done in 3 days, double my thyroxine and repeat thyroid bloods in 4 weeks, and have an urgent ECG as lithium can affect the heart. Repeats show that drinking more has helped the lithium but calcium still up so I’ve got a face to face with the GP on Monday to ‘discuss’ that.
The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.
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