FoximalFox

Went to the Holocaust Museum in DC once. There was a video interview of an Auschwitz survivor who said he and some other prisoners stayed up all night with a man who wanted to kill himself. The man didn’t kill himself and survived to liberation.

I think something a lot of people don't understand is that depression is not suicidality, and suicidality is not depression. People can, and are, depressed without being suicidal, and sometimes suicidality peaks as people are emerging from depression. Suicidality is a wave, and the trick is to allow that wave to crest and subside WITHOUT acting on it. Whatever it takes to ride it out. For some people that's distraction, like watching television. For others it's calling a friend -- not to talk about the suicidality, but just to talk. For others it could be as simple as going to sit in a coffee shop or library, because the presence of other people is a huge diminisher of suicide risk. That's what suicide safety planning is about. It's like having any other type of emergency plan, like a plan for fire or evacuation. It's making a plan when you are in the frame of mind to do so, so that you can just DO the plan without having to think about it when the occasion arises. When you're in the midst of suicidal ideation, or even intent, you're not in a problem-solving mood. So knowing past!you, with the help of a therapist hopefully, came up with the plan and all you have to do is follow up until the wave crests and subsides, is what allows you to see another day.

To those of you who still follow me, I guess I'm back! I've been browsing tumblr still for the last few years but never bothered to post anything, just left this account as something of a "time capsule". I use to be a big tumblr guy before all this, actually. Had a lot of fun stuff and I enjoyed this site, despite the infamy of this site and it's userbase. In fact, I managed to avoid those kinds of people throughout my time here, rarely coming across any of them and their behavior. But I digress. Anyways, I've decided to post again for the first time in years! However, I'm not sure if I'll actually make much use of this account still. I could try and rebranding this account to match my current identity and tastes. Certainly, I've since retired the "FoximalFox" username and gone under newer names since, where ever I could. I dunno, we'll see.

Happy 30th anniversary to the original Gameboy

Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America’s President and COO of 13 years, is retiring.