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Depression and suicide are subjects that go hand in hand. Those who
suffer from these emotions feel that there is no hope, no help for them.
I can only say that you are wrong.
The stories and poems inside should prove that you are not alone in what you feel and that there are those who are here to help. Though these feelings may be hard to fight you can survive.
As I look into the darkness
I can feel their pain.
From deep in the abyss
I am going insane.
- Max M. Power
Author's Note
This book is dedicated to those poor souls who
feel lost inside themselves. Depression
is a powerful enemy to overcome. It is
something that attacks without remorse and pounds on our very being until we succumb
to its will. At times we may feel
helpless in our fight against depression but I am here to say that our battle
is not without victory.
Some bouts with depression are brought on by a sad
event in our lives. The loss of a loved
one, a bad break-up, hurtful words thrown our way. Then there are times when depression attacks
without reason. No matter what the
cause, each of us will deal with depression in different ways.
There are those who may be able to brush away
depression as easily as brushing away cob webs from their face. For those select few I say, consider
yourselves fortunate. There are those
who suffer greatly.
Their pain is so great that they feel alone in the
world. Inside a large crowd they are the
only ones around for miles. They are
saddened by this great void which causes them to become invisible. While many may feel this way I can say with
the utmost certainty that you are not alone.
There are those who have felt your pain.
While this pain, this hurt, this ultimate
suffering, continues to grow it needs an outlet of escape. Some turn to drinking to numb the pain, in
hopes it will go away. Others turn to
drugs, attempting to destroy the very vessel that depression inhabits. There are those who eat, disgusted by the
monster they feel consuming them. Still
others cut themselves, hoping the pain will escape through their open wounds.
But there is another avenue of escape that has
crossed the minds of millions around the world.
Suicide. Death is the ultimate
escape, promising that you will feel no more pain. It calls to us, beckoning us to a peaceful
being. It seems like a logical escape
but nothing could be further from the truth.
While you may feel alone and that no one cares
about you I say again you are wrong. You
have touched lives in ways you may never know but once your flame has burned
out there will be those that will mourn your passing. Depression will have won and started its
vicious cycle over again.
By the mere fact that you are reading these words
is proof that someone cares. I
care. I care enough to share my feelings
with you. As you read this book there is
no one else in the world but you and I.
As you finish you will begin to see others who care about you also.
If someone has given you this book then there is
another person who cares about you. If
you care about someone else please pass this book on to them. Together we can build a chain of love one
person at a time. Husbands and wives,
mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, teachers and students, perfect
strangers. We all have one thing in
common: The Human Spirit, which is unbreakable if we allow others to care for
us. Together we can defeat depression. Together we can survive.
Max M. Power
