Sheepdog Tip of the Day, After Combat tip 98
According to the National Police Suicide Foundation, the number of suicides among police officers is two to three times greater than line of duty deaths. And many other warriors in their hour of despair have done the wrong thing, seeking a permanent solution to a temporary problem. They too would have sworn that they would never consider suicide. At the moment of truth, however, they did the wrong thing because they had not, with all their heart and soul, worked through it ahead of time. So tell yourself this: "Nobody takes my life without one hell of a fight ...including me! " Say it to yourself, right now. "I will fight for my life. I will seek counseling. I will get medication. I will leave no rock unturned. I will fight for my life like I would fight for my child's life! Because I'm a warrior! And nobody takes my life without one hell of a fight. Including me." If you grind it into your soul now, then at the moment of truth you will do the right thing.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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