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I had suicidal ideation on and off for years.  Once I discovered a love one having similar thoughts I felt for myself the distress and concern this causes.  It snapped me out of my tunnel vision and gave me a glimpse of how such an act would affect those in my life.

-Nate

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The word is GIBE; "jive" is a slang term whose connotations are a misfit with this story.

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