Deciding I Don't Want to Die

Photo: Ann Larie ValentineBy Genie; posted by Crabby McSlacker I am seriously psyched to bring you this guest post--it’s quite inspiring and motivating, as you shall soon see. And another cool thing? This was sent by a heretofore anonymous “lurker,” who challenged herself to tell her story in a more public venue.  However, I need a favor here. I'm hoping that when you get to the end and think to yourselves: "I want to hear more from Genie, she should have a blog of her own!" that you keep your big traps shut about that, ok?  Say instead, "I hear starting a new blog is kind of a pain in the ass, but you should really keep contributing posts to Crabby's blog!" Got that? OK, I'm off gallivanting in NYC but I leave you in good hands today; please welcome Genie! --CrabbyWhen Crabby sent out an invitation for guest posts, I thought, “Why the hell not?” So I mustered my courage and sent out an email with a short version of my story. Her response was so warm and immediate, I had to “screw my courage to the sticking place” (apologies to Lady Macbeth) and do it.For better or worse then, this is the short version of how I decided I didn’t want to die anymore.In April of 2013, in response to “How ya’ doin’?” I casually told someone I wanted to die. Because I am known for my rather dark sense of humor, these words didn’t get the expected response this would have gotten if a “normal” person had said it. But I woke the next morning thinking...
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