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About John
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Almost no one understands how you feel if you are depressed and have thoughts of committing suicide. Even many doctors do not understand. Long term depressions put one at risk for this needless act but there is help available. I can show you how to get that help and help you to understand that what you feel now is only temporary. Parents and doctors encourage people to "snap out of it". Thus demonstrating their failure to understand this feeling.

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BA in Psychology. Counselor at a local church. Assistant youth pastor. Teacher of religious ed for 7th thru 12th grades.

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BA in Psychology and counseling

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  John 
In Category  Suicide Prevention

SubjectDate Asked

suicide11/17/2008
  Q: ok well im like way past commiting suicide i mean im in 10th now and like in 7th i was bakeracted ...
  A: I will make some comments in capital letters so you will eassily see them. Im not shouting. ok ...
I Hate Everything10/23/2008
  Q: I fucking hate my parents, and tonight just was so terrible. It all started just because last week ...
  A: I will make some comments in capital letters so you will easily see them. Im not shouting. These ...
suicidal10/6/2008
  Q: Do you think teens are more suicidal in Middle school than high school?
  A: No, high school gets the nod. Tens have more oppotunities for dating and for being rejected and ...
Everything9/4/2008
  Q: God, I Dont Even Know Where To Start..I've Been Bawling my Eyes Out for Hours..i know that might ...
  A: First of all the words you are using are concealing a problem that you have not mentioned. ...
Depression8/1/2008
  Q: I'm a 15 year old average teenager. I moved from Brazil to Japan a while ago. Last week my ...
  A: Johnny this is possible since this is a great stressor on us to learn that somone close to us may be ...
child7/7/2008
  Q: I NEED HELP WITH MY 14 YEAROLD DAUGHTER,SHE IS VERY DEPRESSED,ALWAYS ON THE COMPUTER WHICH IS IN THE ...
  A: Theres nothing crueler to a child than another child. This seems to be what your daughter is ...
Talking to a couple friends7/3/2008
  Q: Hey John, I'd asked you some questions before under the title of "Episodes of suicidal thinking", ...
  A: first tell them how you appreciate them being there for you in the past. That you really value them ...
life6/26/2008
  Q: i dont feel right in this world. i know i think differently than most people an no one understands ...
  A: I will amke some comments in capital letters so you will easily see my answers. im not shouting, I ...
I once tried to kill myself...6/24/2008
  Q: Well...the title says it all. Basically, a month ago, I attempted suicide. Just before you get ...
  A: I will amke some comments in capital letters so you will easily see my comments. Im not shouting. ...
Depression, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts6/14/2008
  Q: I recently just had my last day of high school, I'm a senior, and I feel really horrible. For ...
  A: You are certainly not alone in how you feel. I do not think i would be so open about telling this ...
Episodes of suicidal thinking6/1/2008
  Q: I'm a high school freshman age 15, and suffer from depression (as well as generalized anxiety ...
  A: John. First of all I've taken any scissors from my room out,GOOD so I won't be as tempted to use ...
Feeling really down-UK5/29/2008
  Q: I can not begin to share 30 years of abuse in an email but will give you a small insight into what ...
  A: I will make some comments in capital letters so you will easily see my answers. Im not shouting ...
Episodes of suicidal thinking5/28/2008
  Q: I'm a high school freshman age 15, and suffer from depression (as well as generalized anxiety ...
  A: I will make some comments in capital letters so you will easily see my answers. Im not shouting. ...
is death the only escape?5/16/2008
  Q: Ive never been this confuzed in my life. I'm 15 and in the 9th grade adn I know with 99.9% accuracy ...
  A: whenever i get a letter like yours i answer it right away. I will make some comments in capital ...
help5/1/2008
  Q: ive had this thing for nearly 3 years throat getting tight (generaly around my adams apple) ...
  A: They think its in your mind but i don't. You probably need to be seen by an eye ear nose and throat ...
no one sees4/25/2008
  Q: John, First, some basic info...I am 48, married for 1 1/2 yrs, after having been single for over 10 ...
  A: Lisa, I will make some comments in capital letters so you will easily see them. Im not shouting. ...
my friend makes me want to kill myself.. :/4/10/2008
  Q: basically I've been in love with this guy for over 2 years now, we had a fling (though we didn't ...
  A: Laura, This is a situation where your inner being knows what to do but you are deluding yourself ...
suicide4/9/2008
  Q: My boyfriend broke up with me 3 days ago and ever since i have not been able to sleep or eat. I've ...
  A: Lucy, i wish you had given your age but anyway this is not the tragic thing you are making it out to ...
hate4/1/2008
  Q: My life sucks and i have even heard my aunt say that she wished she would have never of got me. My ...
  A: ok, if photogrqphy is your interest then you need to pursue it not what someone else wants you to ...
For the record3/27/2008
  Q: ummm just throwing this out there and not really expetcting a response but you should know better ...
  A: There are plenty of doctors in specialties other than psychiatry that order a number of tests when ...
long term suicidal thoughts3/9/2008
  Q: i have been suicidal all my life due to childhood bullying and problems with my family. im now 24 ...
  A: Helen,I will answer incapital letters so you will easily see my comments. Im not shouting . hi, ...
Existance as a Flaw3/7/2008
  Q: What do you do when your hatred lies not in yourself, but in mankind. I hate humans, most at least. ...
  A: Josh, if you hate others then you probably hate yourself as well. You have to love yourself first ...
Depression and Suicide2/21/2008
  Q: My name is Jackie and I'm 15 years old and a freshman in high school. I have loved to sing ever ...
  A: I will answer your letter in capitls so you will easily see my comments. I'm not shouting. Hi, My ...
Desperatley seeking help2/9/2008
  Q: I first cut my self in year 8. I stopped for a while and then started again and was regularly ...
  A: i wrote a long response to you but my computer froze up and so i am trying again. If you ned to ...
defining.. depression?1/13/2008
  Q: I don't know why I'm always so troubled. God has blessed me with so much in my life.. family, a ...
  A: Depression is not a challenge. It is a symptom or a series of symptoms that there is something ...
defining.. depression?1/7/2008
  Q: I don't know why I'm always so troubled. God has blessed me with so much in my life.. family, a ...
  A: Mari, if you are not now seeing a doctor then you need to right away. You seem to be suffereing ...
love break up12/26/2007
  Q: i ve already chatted with one of the experts the gist of it is ...
  A: This is hard for me to tell much. You may be of asian ancestry or muslim ancestry and therefore he ...
Suicide12/12/2007
  Q: Im 20years of age and have been suicidal for a long time even since child hood. Ive had a vast ...
  A: Sharmayne, you did not say if you have been treated for depression. If not and if not now then you ...
very serious condition11/17/2007
  Q: Well i had been disgnosed with OCD and depression a few years ago and i have beeen on medication ...
  A: Amad, by now you must know that you cannot stop taking your medication. OCD needs to be treated ...
suicide11/12/2007
  Q: Why does the government go to great links,to prevent suicide to a prisoner,is on death row?
  A: I think its to show revenge more than anything. They will do anything to show how this person is ...
i;m really depressed. should i kill myself9/15/2007
  Q: i have NO LIFE and i feel like whats the point of me being here. i never go outside have no friends, ...
  A: Keisha, you have a full life ahead of you once you get through this time. The first thing I suggest ...
Depression9/12/2007
  Q: I hope you can help me. A few years ago my nanna died, she was incredibly important to me in every ...
  A: Sorry for the delay as my computer is out of order and Im working in the library now. First of all ...
Husband is depressed and suicidal9/9/2007
  Q: For the first time my husband yesterday admitted to me what i suspected for a while...He is ...
  A: My answers do not seem to go through so i will start again. When a spouse is depressed they have no ...
i have been thinking about ending my life for a while and i don't know what to do8/31/2007
  Q: i don't know what to do anymore. i can't stand the pain, but i don't know how to make it go away ...
  A: Do not worry about your parents not talking to you they are obligated by law to provide care for you ...
i have been thinking about ending my life for a while and i don't know what to do8/30/2007
  Q: i don't know what to do anymore. i can't stand the pain, but i don't know how to make it go away ...
  A: Salem, go to the hospital and tell them how you are depressed and they will set you up to see a ...
hi John6/16/2007
  Q: Hey, i hope you can help, i suffer with ADHD and OCD they both drive me insane and i also have ...
  A: Paul, it sounds like you feel she is the be all end all and that without her life is not worth ...
Help!6/13/2007
  Q: Okay, so i'm a 15 year old girl, and i've been diagnosed with depression and been to see a counellor ...
  A: First of all you need to get on some medication which since you are a teenager will probably not be ...
suicide/depression help6/6/2007
  Q: I know and have known for awhile that I am in need of some kind of help for depression. Recently I ...
  A: Amanda, you only need go to your primary care physician and ask for a referral to see a ...
What Can I Do?6/5/2007
  Q: I am 15 years old, and I have been contemplating suicide for several months now. I almost did it one ...
  A: Wes, its not that uncommon for you to feel as you do. You are in adolescense and going through ...
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO5/28/2007
  Q: I'm 23 and I have OCD and although I don't want to die, I keep thinking of it, right now the thing ...
  A: Just go back to the dotor and tell him or her of your concern and that you want to know if you have ...
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO5/27/2007
  Q: I'm 23 and I have OCD and although I don't want to die, I keep thinking of it, right now the thing ...
  A: If you live in the US you can call a state telephone line and they can tell you where you can get ...
I hate living....5/18/2007
  Q: Im in very serious need of someone to talk to right now, but being only 14 i have no money, and I ...
  A: well there are a lot of us who wish we had your youth and your potential once again. At 14 you are ...
44 and still a virgin5/15/2007
  Q: I’m now 44 and I'm really not sure if this is the place to talk about this but suicide is something ...
  A: Well, there are lots of folks that have never been married because so many are gunshy because of the ...
I'm thinking of killing myself...5/13/2007
  Q: I have been severely depressed for over half a year now and the only time I'm happy started about 3 ...
  A: First of all don't do anything to harm yourself. You did not give your age but if your mom is ...
Suicide4/16/2007
  Q: What Family Issues can cause teen suicide?
  A: The list is endless. Strife between a mother and daughter between a son and his mother and between ...
how do I3/17/2007
  Q: ... Do you know if it is possible to forget someone or something? Like how to erase a memory?
  A: I have heard that through hypnosis but I do not think that our minds forget anything. We can only ...
Really hurt and totaly lost..2/24/2007
  Q: . To start off; I'm sorry to be contacting you about this topic right now, I hate getting others ...
  A: Matt, first of all you are letting other people tell you how to feel. You are letting strangers ...
so sick of it all..2/15/2007
  Q: i'll try and keep this short. i'm 16, and have been in depression for 4 years now. it gets worse ...
  A: Veronika, in the teen years its not at all unusual to be depressed. A lot more is expected of you ...
ecstasy2/9/2007
  Q: hey there one of my good friends is going through a hard time. At clubs he usually takes pills ...
  A: Ecstasy is an amphetamine. Some people have died from taking only one tablet. People who take ...
i just cant take it12/16/2006
  Q: FOr 3 years suicide would of been on my mind, if it hadnt been for getting high and making the ...
  A: NIK I WILL ANSWER IN CAPITALS SO YOU WILL EASILY SEE MY ANSWERS. FOr 3 years suicide would of been ...
Losing it, just a little12/7/2006
  Q: I have a question for you. Sort of. Assuming that its perfetly normal for depression etc. to be ...
  A: Well it sounds like you could be suffering from depression but for this you need to see your primary ...
am i normal?11/25/2006
  Q: is it normal? i ended up my big relationship with my boyfriend in the beginning of the september. i ...
  A: It is normal to feel let down or down and out after ending a relationship. You feel like you have ...
suicide11/21/2006
  Q: Do you think teen suicide can be prevented? Do all teens show signs of suicidal behavior? I have a ...
  A: Yes it can be prevented. Most people give others around them many signals that they are thinking of ...
i dont know what to do anymore11/8/2006
  Q: Lately my life has been going downhill after i worked so hard to get better. In 10th grade i was ...
  A: First of all your not the only one with the feelings you have. Thats little consolation though. ...
hey10/31/2006
  Q: My girlfriend and I have been on a break for a couple of weeks now... last night we talked and she ...
  A: Cody, You and she were probably seeing a lot of each other while you were both in high school but ...
HELP ME NOW10/29/2006
  Q: Hey, I am 18 I have no job, I study at home, my parents have me on curfue, I don get to leave the ...
  A: You seem to be setting yourself up for more pain. This does not sound very good to me. In fact it ...
very depressed10/24/2006
  Q: I am having problems with everything lately. It is my senior year, and i almost failed my first ...
  A: ALI, I WILL ANSWER IN CAPITALS SO YOU WILL EASILY SEE MY COMMENTS. IM NOT SHOUTING. I am having ...
urgent10/8/2006
  Q: My name is Sandra and I'm 41 years old. I've suffered from major depression for 31 years. I'm having ...
  A: Sandra, if you are a born again christian then you know that God will never turm his back on you. ...
help9/15/2006
  Q: where can you get help? can you even get helped? od is this something that you must overcome on your ...
  A: Josh, you can see your primary care physician and ask for a referral to see a psychiatrist. If you ...
HELP9/13/2006
  Q: My name is Ashley and im 14.I have been cutting myself for a year.i tried getting help but i ...
  A: Why do you feel the need to cut yourself? Is there something you have done or do that makes you ...
help!!8/26/2006
  Q: i have never felt like this before in my life! im 15! my mum has just passed away 3 weeks ago and i ...
  A: Gerard, its not uncommon how you feel. You have suffered one of the greatest losses a person can ...
Hello again. Thank you very...10/25/2005
  Q: .. Actually, her parents did know (about the molestation). I don't think they ever did much about ...
  A: Actually she may be saying that she feels nothing because she feels no one cares about her or no one ...
My mother has lost the will to live8/11/2005
  Q: She has lost the will to live, has already done one suicide attempt and she still sees no future in ...
  A: I SUGGEST YOU GET YOUR MOTHER IN TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO ALREADY. IF NOT YOU ...
Cutting1/17/2005
  Q: My name is Leilani and i'm 13 years old. I have 5 great friends and I have an older brother who ...
  A: I JUST NOTICED YOU ASKED THIS IN THE SUICIDE PREVENTION CATEGORY. YOU DID NOT MENTION THAT IN YOUR ...
I need help.12/28/2004
  Q: Lately I've just been so confused. I think I have been depressed for a long time. I don't even know ...
  A: I knew a young girl from canada and you sound very much like her. Anyway i will answer in capitals ...
Talking about it12/6/2004
  Q: I attempted suicide (unsuccessfully, obviously) in May and spent a short time in a mental facility. ...
  A: I will answer in capitals so you will see my answer. Hi. I attempted suicide (unsuccessfully, ...
depression10/2/2004
  Q: Ok, well where should I start....I guess I'll start off by saying that I hate my life. Litterly. ...
  A: I ansered your question but before i had the chance to send it my computer shut off. So I will try ...
Dear John: I have suffered...8/4/2004
  Q: I have suffered from depression virtually my whole life, and quite frankly I think tha the only ...
  A: Morad, I do not know what your religious persuasion is but i suggest you give the christian church a ...
please tell me4/21/2003
  Q: I would just like to know how you can suicide painless. I know you're going to be like 'yeah yeah ...
  A: I wrote a long response to you Velvet I dont know if it went through if it did not ill resend it. ...
suicide5/14/2002
  Q: I am a 23 yr old mother of a 2 1/2 yr old little girl, married, work full time, college half time. I ...
  A: Almia, I'll try to answer line by line. Hi, I am a 23 yr old mother of a 2 1/2 yr old little girl, ...
Physician-Assisted Suicide3/18/2002
  Q: As of now, physician-assisted suicide is legal in only one U.S. state, Oregon. What are your ...
  A: Stacey, I always thought of euthanasia as the act of killing someone or causing life functions to ...

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