Is there a cure for breathing?

Answer 1

In general, the cure for breathing is worse than the breathing is. Sometimes it doesn't seem so, I know. If it is that bad though, then the answer isn't ceasing to exist... it is change. Change seems impossible sometimes, seems too hard... but when it is a choice between going through the anguish of dying and the anguish of changing... change can win. I know that it seems sometimes like no one cares and that the blackness is just closing in... there is no way out. But there still is, even when we can't see it. There is still hope, and a chance at a better life... even when it seems so far away that it seems like a joke. Trust me on this one... see if the resources below can help. But even if they can't... even if it seems like nothing ever can... give yourself some time. Find someone to talk to. A friend, a relative, God... people *do* care, and are willing to help. Talking about it, getting it out in the open, is the first step toward healing. I know it feels sometimes like no one in the world cares at all... but believe me, I care. I want you to keep breathing. Please try. Here are some Domestic Violence hotlines that can help you find answers in your community: 800-829-1122 800-799-7233 Here is a domestic violence website: http://www.snbw.org/ Here is a suicide hotline: 1-800-784-2433 And, you can always contact me on my message board. Once, a long time ago when I didn't really want to breathe, I was typing depressive things into the address line of my web browser... death, destruction, despair, etc. Anyway, I found this site called despair.com, and it is the funniest site, in a dry, sarcastic, non-smarmy way... I started laughing, and it was the best thing for me at that time. Another thing that helps me is to try helping someone else. Answer a couple of questions on this site, or find another way to help someone... really helps on death-wish days. Hang in there.