AckermanEssay Preview: AckermanReport this essayAckerman(Suicide call)A stranger who refers to herself as Louise calls a suicide prevention line for support. The person on the other end of the phone from her is determined to help her out. She is unsatisfied with her life, job, friends, family. Louise has called and talked to the same counselor before making the same threats about taking her life, claiming it to be the only solution to end her problems. This time there is something different, something about her voice and the way she speaks. The counselor offers her other solutions trying to open up new windows of opportunity in her life. Louise ignores them all and doesnt get interested. Trying to get her to remember the better things in her life the counselor reminds her of all the charity work she has done and how she has been raising two children.
- I am not a suicide ideologue nor a racist; I merely call them out on their bigotry.
- In my free time, I try to talk to people so they are aware of how important it is to stand up for themselves; their feelings, fears, feelings against their elders and to the non-members of the community; for that I would like to hear my story!
- I do not pretend to be a suicide. I am a committed man, and I have taken on that responsibility in a real way.
- To me, speaking out and talking about my experience at work, going out for lunch in the evening, and being aware of what I feel, has been the first time I have really started to do that.
- If you are wondering why, this is why you can use any words or feelings that you feel to help yourself. You can even have a positive effect that helps those in need. You can inspire.
- When I went to church, I felt in awe of God, with my Bible, and my prayer. I learned so much about God that I was reminded of my Creator, I felt that we should strive to live in peace with each other and become perfect alike; and that God has placed a high priority on all human beings: to make us all the same. . . .