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Very personal story to share with you all
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rockstarjim22
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Very personal story to share with you all
I have a very personal story to share with you all. This might be a long post, be warned.
I have made a person in my life so much happier. When i had first met her, she was depressed and she cut almost every night. She had tried suicide many times in the past. I was going through the death of my mother at the time and needed some support. We met in school and exchanged numbers. We texted each other every once in a while and i checked up on her every once in a while. Few times she had texted me that she was thinking about suicide. I successfully stopped her all of those times. I texted her stuff like "please don't do this, if i lost you, i don't know what i would do without you." and "you're beautiful, you don't need to do this". I also (sort of) stopped her from cutting. It was on and off. She threw out her blades. but she returned to cutting after her aunt died. But now, shes so much happier. I'm happy that she's happy now.
I just felt like sharing this. Thanks for listening everyone.
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rockstarjim22
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Very personal story to share with you all
Posted this in school talk by accident, sorry.
I am 14, and have my own computer repair business! And I'm a small time DJ also. No joke.
If you need tech support, PM me. Everything's free of charge. I use Teamviewer in case it's needed.
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James Comey
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
That's extremely epic. No lie. To save someone from suicide and provide a kind of companionship is extremely awesome. What you did is by far one of the greatest things any person could do.
Also, it wasn't long, either. There have been longer posts. But still, thanks for sharing.
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rockstarjim22
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Very personal story to share with you all
Michael, youre welcome. and i know its not that long.
I am 14, and have my own computer repair business! And I'm a small time DJ also. No joke.
If you need tech support, PM me. Everything's free of charge. I use Teamviewer in case it's needed.
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Ky
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Very personal story to share with you all
I'm just impressed that you posted this in three places. But yes, this is quite an important thing to share; you've certainly made a positive difference in this person's life. May both of you be happy still, even in the future.
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Very personal story to share with you all
That's so beautiful...
RIP URY AND GWEDIN
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Merged the threads together.
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
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You are awesome.
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
That's amazing  You saved someone's life, completely flipped it around. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have had the chance to grow up and make a difference. 
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Most of the time... when you're worried, nobody feels your pain.
Most of the time... when you're happy, nobody sees your smile.
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
It takes a lot of courage and compassion to help somebody in that kind of need. That's awesome dude
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
Good man rockstarjim takes guts to care for the one you really love
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rockstarjim22
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
Thanks for all of the responses everyone. I hope this motivated you all to help your friends who have problems with cutting and depression.
I am 14, and have my own computer repair business! And I'm a small time DJ also. No joke.
If you need tech support, PM me. Everything's free of charge. I use Teamviewer in case it's needed.
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RE: Very personal story to share with you all
Good job man. I know where you are coming from and understand you, having helped a significant other through hard times and traumatizing things from the past. It's by no means an easy ride. I always stick by what I said that I would 'never give up' - people who suffer from depression and other related things need someone who believes in them when they don't believe in themselves.
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