....that's all it takes.
Suicide could be coming to a Lonely Person near you.
Call'em.*
"Hi, Happy Christmas, Hope your Day is a Good one, Thinking of you....."
Simple, really.
It's not much. But that may be all somebody really needed, from ANYBODY.
After they've offed it, it's too late to say,"Well, they always seemed to PREFER being alone." Or, "I was busy.", or "I just figured if Ted wanted to catch up, he'd call...."
Get real.
Maybe they just slipped your mind. It happens...people who seem important, while in view, just,somehow,cease to exist for us when we can't see them....
Maybe you decided they need to be the one to call YOU. Never mind that you have a family in your house and that person maybe figured you have Stuff Going On and they don't want to be intrusive.
Maybe they are just Proud.
.....Or maybe they wandered off into their own distance, forgot about what a Warmy Social Yuletide is all about, maybe they are just some weirdoh Anchorite Facing Into The Shrieking-Onslaught Winds of Personal Depression.
Whatever it is....there IS a reason, they still need you to call.... if they don't pick up, LEAVE A MESSAGE!.
The statistic is high for Holiday Season Suicide.
And, REALLY, it doesn't take much to change the statistic.
It just takes somebody who cares....
THIRTY SECONDS.
*If you don't have a phone number on them, EMAIL them, you doof! BUH!
p.s. I already made my call today, thankyouverymuch.
