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I had to write this column..You see at the age of 14 in 1962...I fell victim to a disease.It is called Mental Illness and I was disagnosed with teenage depression.This subject is very dear to me because I have seen the aftermath of what happens when there is no help available.First of all...the kids in Columbine were severly ill and noone seemed interested to help them.Dylan was just crying out for help..where were the authorities? Where were the coaches? Where were his best friends? Cant us old fogies like myself stress to the kids today that being a sports figure aint what it is cracked up to be? Why are we promoting sports when the children like Dylan are dying? Now let me tell everyone how I failed him.I was walking to the bus the other day..when 2 men surrounded me.One of them had on dark sunglasses ...one had on a hoodie.The one with thenhoodie..."I know that you work for the Salvation Army and that you are a bell ringer..I am asking you for help.I need it.I dont know what else to do..but If I dont get help...I will hurt people.CAN YOU GET ME INTO REHAB? I AM TIRED OF LIVING THIS LIFE...The man told me that he has was a heroin addict and that he realized how much he hurt his father and that he is the one who has been robbing the cars because of drugs.All of a sudden..A seattle police car pulled up and two policeman got us..the man in the hoodie asked them for help...he told the police to arrest him.The police put the handcuffs on him..but they read him his rights..he is now in jail and getting help and he has called me from jail and he has thanked me..then he told me about Columbine and asked me to write an artilce...you see he had bad depression for 10 years and noone wanted to help...I hope that all of you who have a loved one in jail will forgive me.The police were looking at him anyway and when i told him what he said to me...they did not even charge me with anything...He asked me to call his father.What shall I do? And this happened at 6.30 in the morning.Rehab doesnt open until 9.And I will try to see him because I promised him..and he told me that he will apologizxe to his victims and pay back what he stole.Did I do the right thing? You see..Brad is mad at me.He said that I shouldnt have got involved.I wasnt involved.He asked me for help.What would you do?
If you told this man that you would call his Dad and visit him, then I see nothing wrong with that. I would at least call his Dad and maybe that will help you with deciding whether to visit or not.
You are right. So many people are crying for help and many do not know what to do or have the resources as we do to come to a place like were are here for support.
No one can really tell you what to do. You have to do what you feel is right in your heart. Just be careful and know that there is also an over abundance of mental illness out there that we as individuals do not really know what to do when it comes to help them and its important that you keep yourself safe.