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Pushing rocks in Hell
(from Gustave Doré's illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy)
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WAIT! (MHF via here; fair use, educational)

Hell

Question to self: Is it time to connect to Light, the Sun?
Affirmation: Keep on going!
Similar emotions: Suicidal, Shit, Grief, Depression.
Opposite emotions: Ecstasy, Happiness.

"If you are going through hell... keep on going." (Sir Winston Churchill)

"Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." (Rainer Maria Rilke)

Pushing rocks in Hell

Bach Flower Remedies: Gorse [hopelessness], Mustard [under a black cloud], Sweet Chestnut [intense personal suffering, suicidal], Rescue Remedy [any emergency].
California Flower Essences: Black Cohosh [confronts and transforms negative, destructive, threatening circumstances], Saint John's Wort [luminous awareness & strength], Scotch Broom [apocalyptic feelings transformed to optimism & service].

Quotes

If you are going through hell... keep on going. (Sir Winston Churchill)

Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final. (Rainer Maria Rilke)

You can find everything in the universe – heaven, earth and even hell – it is up to you to know where you want to go. If you have wandered carelessly into hell, that is no reason to linger there forever, you can leave. It may happen that you have to go to the bistro for a drink with friends, but this does not mean that you should never leave the bistro. You go for a walk in the forest and wish to gather strawberries; this is fine, but think about returning home, or night will fall and you will not be able to find your way back. You may have said some unfortunate words and made a mess of things. It does not matter, now speak words of a different kind and make it right! And if you fall into a swamp infested with bugs that sting you, instead of shouting and saying your prayers, hurry out and move somewhere more hospitable.
Even in the worst situations, remember that nothing is final and that we must only think to remove ourselves or to make amends. (O.M. Aïvanhov)

Resources

Suicidal help: Befrienders Worldwide; Zero Suicide Alliance; The Samaritans; Papyrus (Prevention of Young Suicide); Hub of Hope app; Lifeline (NI, NZ, AU, ZA, US); NHS.

A poster detailing the suicide prevention strategy of WAIT!: (1) Watch out for signs of stress and changes in behaviour. (2) Ask “are you having suicidal thoughts?” (3) It will pass - assure your loved one that, with help, their suicidal feelings will pass with time. (4) Talk to others - encourage your loved one to seek help from a GP or health professional.

This is part of a series on Emotion

Also see:-

Emotion

Emotion Index

On Suffering

Mental Health

On Evil

On Evil - Hell

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