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[quote=Anonymous]My friend lost his father to suicide when he was 14. It was not the first attempt. My friend's hair went gray from the stress, at 14 years old. It was so sad and he was profoundly traumatized by it. His younger brother later committed suicide at age 22. Of course, it is hard to separate the trauma of that from the hereditary depression that runs in their family. My friend is doing pretty well on modern medications. It's sad to contemplate that his father and brother could have been saved if those medicines had been available earlier. He is raising his own children, both of whom have significant mental health problems, and works only 4 days a week to manage stress, but is able to make an adequate salary nonetheless. He has no higher priority than mental health and staying alive for the sake of his children.[/quote]
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