14
Apr
2008
Posted by Steve Rhode as Uncategorized
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I’ve become alarmed by the number of searches on this site by people saying “I want to kill myself”. I fully realize that money troubles are both painful and intensely intimate.
In my years as a debt expert and in helping people to find good solutions for difficult money troubles, I’ve certainly run into my share of individuals that felt their situation was so desperate, dark and shameful that eliminating debt by death seemed like a good way to go.
And while I can personally have conversations with people about the realities of what money troubles really mean and that bills don’t kill people, I wanted to try to do just a bit more to help those considering today as their last day.
There isn’t much to look at but I just launched IWantToKillMyself.org as an attempt to provide some help and resources out there for someone that might stumble across the site in a moment of need.
If you can think of anything that I need to add to that site, let me know and together we can make it a safe haven on the information superhighway for a desperate soul to pull over for a moment and just get a glimpse of hope and care.
If you have a personal story about depression and suicide that you’d like to share, please do. It will remain anonymous but it will be a help to someone you will never know.
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3 Responses
Orange County Reverse
April 14th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
1People need to know that no matter what kind of financial trouble they are in, there is a much better solution to the problem than suicide.
Amanda <3
Lisa Randolph
April 14th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
2Steve,
I read the entire entry you made at IWantToKillMyself.org. You wrote it out so well, and I truly feel that it can help people take a step back and focus on surviving. I hope people with any suicidal thoughts, be it from financial troubles or otherwise, will find your site and read it thoroughly. I couldn’t have written it better myself. I will definitely pass this on - there are several people I know that could benefit from reading this.
It’s nice to be reminded every now and again that some people really do have a heart.
-Lisa Randolph
Pamela Wilson
August 10th, 2008 at 2:39 am
3Hi Steve, you’re site really helped me. You made me feel like you really care about me even though you have no clue who I am. I will look on to look on to help myself. I know I have a lot to live for…but I can’t help but want to end it all. I could go on as to why, but I won’t. I promise I will look for the proper help I need. thank you again for this site. I have it in my bookmarks so I can read this when I need too. Thank you Steve!
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