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About Lynne Luckett
Expertise
I can answer questions about surviving suicide, about losing a family member to suicide and how to heal the hole that is left behind by a loved one committing suicide.
Experience
My father committed suicide when I was 8 years old. It took me 13 years to even start dealing with his death but once the healing started it was truly an educational experience. I know now that he is with me all the time and though his physical self is no longer here, his spirtual self lives on in me and my son. I'm now 49 and have talked to several people about losing a loved one to suicide and have received some positive feedback about my advice. I am a medical transcripitionist and have been in the medical field for 20+ years. I feel I survived my dad's death to have the understanding to be able to help others. I love to help others.
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Expert: Lynne Luckett
Date: 2/25/2007
Subject: life
Question
hi i was wondering i am really thinking about killing myself but i don't wanna die. it's just i don't wanna keep living life this way. for one i am over weight and very depressed. second i did something bad when i was younger and i think if it come up now i would be in trouble and i just think maybe i will be happy in another life. because now i am very very very very unhappy what should i do?"
Answer
Oh my dear Keisha! My heart breaks when I read messages like yours. You ask what you can do.....you can seek professional help. I will gladly listen to you and try to give you the best advice that I can but, Keisha, I am not trained. I am someone just like you. The only difference is I lost a loved one to suicide and spent many years trying to decide whether I wanted to live or die and once I decided to live I chose to reach out to others in the same situation. I cannot urge you strongly enough to seek professional help. If you don't want to go to the counselor or psychiatrist then perhaps a member of the clergy. Also, have you had a good checkup with your physician? Sometimes being overweight can be caused by thyroid problems or some other condition that can be treated and perhaps you can lose weight then.
As for what happened when you were younger, some day Keisha you will have to face up to what you did. Even if no one finds out about it, you are going to have to face it and learn to either live with it or tell the truth about it. Dying is not the answer. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem! Things have a way of working themselves out Keisha. You have to trust that and believe that life can be good once your conscience is clean. But only YOU know when you are capable of doing that (or even IF you are capable). This is something that could certainly be worked out with a counselor or therapist or a cleric. Please seek help as soon as possible.
I hope this has helped even a little bit. Please don't hesitate to contact me again if I need to clarify anything or if I can do anything else. In the meantime, Keisha, remember that God loves you and I do too!
I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Lynne
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