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Mental Health Support

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HereSince1628

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Wed Apr 24, 2013, 07:52 PM Apr 2013

Got a call yesterday evening, that a brother had killed himself and I don't care [View all]

I hadn't spoken to any of my siblings in ~10 years, and very little in the 20 years previous to that.

I spent the afternoon puzzling on whether this is just a consequence of estrangement or whether it's a manifestation of my pathologies.

It's another one of those times when I know I'm not doing what is considered expected and 'normal'. But, this doesn't really feel wrong.





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