#mentalhealth #suicideprevention

1. Science and scripture…
   1. Can be harmful 
   2. Pete Scazzero and Emotionally healthy Spirituality https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-emotionally-healthy-leader-podcast/id1064966935?i=1000531589579
2. Depression as a gift?!
   1. Finding Beauty in the pain; respecting even the ability to “feel”…deeply 
   2. Jesus suffering deeply 
3. Celebrate the small victories 
   1. Ryan Moyher, Tustin CA-shout out therapist
   2. WOC would love to help you… Watermarkoc.com/contact or watermarkoc.com/questions
   3. Find 1 reason…
   4. Christian Fellowship to bless you (if you forget)
   5. The power of prayer 1% at a time “a seed of healing”
4. 5150 is not necessarily a bad thing…
   1. Hospital control is better than losing your life
   2. Dial 911
   3. You might be ostracized, but might save a life too
   4. “Rest pad” in Redding, CA
   5. Stigma better than Loss of life
5. Don’t deny a person’s reality 
   1. Could add further rejection; could confirm their worst fear
   2. For now, just say “yeah man, I agree!” (Acknowledge the pain, that it exists, that its real). 
   3. The premise is real. The conclusion isn’t. 

Final words:

-you matter

-God thought you were a good idea. He took the time to engineer you. Your biology and your personality!

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