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Jimmy Cusick:
I read the post on the guy that killed himself and I found that very "heavy". I really feel sorry for the guy and his family. Years have gone by but that doesnt make it any less than a disaster.

This post is about my WORST seed memory. I've successfully hidden it amongst the cobwebs in my cerebral graymatter. It appeared today, kinda like the tasmanian devil as I read about the suicide of a seedling.

In the winter of 74-75 I was living with the O'Neil's, they were a family from Cleveland Heights and Had 2 kids in the seed in Florida (Chris and John). We lived in an apartment in Plantation. For reasons I dont remember Mrs. O'Neil, a newcomer named Mike and I were alone in the apartment getting prepared to go into the seed. I was in the bedroom while Mike was in the bathroom and I must have been psychic because I remember seeing in my mind a wrist slashed and a razor blade cutting arteries. A moment later I heard Mike scream and I went into the bathroom to see that He had slit both of his wrists and the bright red blood was pumping out all over the place. I called Mrs. O'Neil and we both stood there and freaked for a moment. Then we got handtowels and wrapped his wrists and put belts on to make turnaquets? I had blood all over me but time had slowed down and at age 16 I was in control of the situation telling Mrs. O'Neil to get her car so we could take him to the hospital

My next memory is several days later he came into the group at the seed, he had surgery on both wrists and had thick bandages on his arms. I also remember Libby talking to me, she told me to try not to get to upset that it wasnt my fault and she patted me on the back for helping to save the kids life.

I just cant remember what prompted the kid to do that , obviously he didnt like himself very much but I dont recall if he was in any trouble at home or in the seed to propel him into a suicide attempt. :smokin:  :smokin:  :wave:

Anonymous:
That's an awful story.  Did he receive any counseling (professional, not Seed staff)?  How did they 'treat' him?

GregFL:
You JUST remembered that?  At least as interesting to me is that you would have forgotten such a traumatic experience.




There is a story from the st pete seed where a girl attempted to slit her wrists in the seed bathroom because of the extreme mental duress she was under. She was told not to tell her parents because she had "put her mom thru enough already".  Later she escaped and was so scared to go home for fear of being returned to the seed she lived in the woods for a week.

Oh yeah, she was 15 years old at the time.

Anonymous:
I had tried to do slit my wrist while on the front row.  In my case it was because I was starting to really see the kind of person I had become before I came in the Seed.  But instead of learning from my past I just wanted to hide everything and not have to change.  Fortunately for me all I had was a safety razer so I couldn't do much.  That was my turning point on the program.  I starting really learning about myself and changing my life around.  I finally felt at peace in my life and was for once in my life starting to feel happy.  If I had not gone to the Seed I would definately have ended it all.  This is why I truly appreciate being able to go to the Seed and learn so much about myself and how to love others and be able to help others as well.

GregFL:
Interesting. If you are new anon, Welcome. Please consider choosing a user name and telling us a seed story!


You sure that was the reason you tried to slash your wrists so long ago.

Did you get pyshciatric care? Medical attention?

Were your parents notified?


holy crap, maybe this was more common than I thought....

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