Beyond the Darkness

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Summary: A Different Perspective 4 Years Later
Review: To Misskitti and anyone else I may have offended in the review titled "Final Thoughts on Suicide" dated April 22nd, 2000: I extend my sincere apologies (I'm "tleopold"). I got caught-up in "Millenium Fever" (due to my own mental illness) and was almost, but not quite, a fundamentalist Christian. First off, I reconnected with my Jewishness and have thus ditched any Christian beliefs that I previously held. Beyond that, I suffered a suicidal depression a couple of years ago that ultimately resulted in my hanging myself in my apartment. I was extremely lucky that the knot (noose) I tied around my neck was loose enough that I landed on the kitchen floor and regained consciousness after being unconscious for several minutes, otherwise I would have been dead. Without further ado, I will say this: There is no judgemental God and there is no hell, except for all the hells we humans create right here, right now in this world. This book makes for an entertaining read, but I believe that its nothing more than a drug-induced hallucination. And so once again, I apologize for having appeared judgemental four years ago. I no longer believe in Christianity, and am proud to be a Jew!!!

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Summary: just another fanatic...
Review: To tleopold, what do you know? Would you say the same if someone YOU loved committed suicide? Probably not. You know nothing about mental illness and suicide. Many people who commit suicide are mentally ill and have been for many years. It's an illness no different than cancer except that it is mental instead of physical. It's no different than saying someone with cancer who chooses not to go through the pain of chemo even though they know they will die if they don't will go to hell also. Suicide is not a choice for many but a way to end a pain that you will never understand. Grieving over the death of a loved one's suicide is painful enough without having to come across people like you who know nothing about the person I love who committed suicide. Yet you feel qualified to judge them. You should be ashamed of yourself.

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Summary: You make me sick
Review: To tleopold, what do you know? Would you say the same if someone YOU loved committed suicide? Probably not. You know nothing about mental illness and suicide. Many people who commit suicide are mentally ill and have been for many years. It's an illness no different than cancer except that it is mental instead of physical. It's no different than saying someone with cancer who chooses not to go through the pain of chemo even though they know they will die if they don't will go to hell also. Suicide is not a choice for many but a way to end a pain that you will never understand. Grieving over the death of a loved one's suicide is painful enough without having to come across people like you who know nothing about the person I love who committed suicide. Yet you feel qualified to judge them. You should be ashamed of yourself.