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Heart-Centered Guidance | Health and Wellness
This Is One Deadly Side Effect You Need To Know
It could save your own life, or the life of someone you love
“It’s your life. Don’t let others tell you how to live it.” Anonymous
The 11th anniversary of a dear friend’s suicide and funeral are rapidly approaching. Keith was a lovely man, a beautiful, gentle soul, by all accounts, happy-go-lucky, easygoing and good-natured. Deeply sensitive, he was a brilliant artist, an animal lover, and extremely sentimental. And sadly, he also became a suicide statistic.
He was not prone to depression until a few months prior when work troubles, health issues and family problems began to take their toll. He wasn’t in a terrible state, just feeling down and unable to shake it off. What he really needed was a counsellor, someone with whom he could talk through his concerns and from whom he could learn to shift his perspective and find coping strategies.
So he did what many people do. First stop, the GP, figuring the doctor would guide him to the best course of action.
And as happens all too often, instead of suggesting a counsellor or otherwise helping him find a way to deal with his…
