This Blog--II

To be clear, the only time in high school that I had suicidal thoughts was in the 10th grade in the 1972/73 school year. At the time, I concluded that my main reason for thinking of suicide was to get attention; and if I succeeded in the task, I'd get attention but wouldn't be around to appreciate it any longer! So, I finally put it out of my mind.--I decided it wasn't worthwhile. I came to the conclusion on my own because I hadn't been able to speak to my parents for different reasons, and I didn't speak to my teachers. [It didn't occur to me to speak to friends--the few I had at the time--because I didn't think they'd understand. But it's always good to get help from wherever possible.]