A Letter to the Person Considering Suicide
"No one else may ask you not to kill yourself today. Please don’t let my letter be a missed opportunity."
Topic: depression
I Didn’t Want to Die
"There is a reason you are reading this right now, at this very moment in time. This is a message you need to hear."
When Hope Starts to Speak
"And now… now I know can believe hope when it starts to speak to me through the darkness."
Watching What You Say
"Part of me still hears this nearly instinctual internal voice saying, 'Everyone gets it. You’re depressed. Stop bringing it up already.'”
Depression Isn’t Like A Cold
"My depression is here, but it doesn’t have to control me."
No One Brings Flowers When Your Brain Gets Sick
"When life gets tough, we should be there offering support, not avoiding the reality because stigma tells us we should."
Ringing Truth
"After searching the term 'non-binary' on Google, I wrapped it around myself like a security blanket."
Finding My Way Home
"I had taken so many twists and turns and had become so entangled in my depression and self-injury that I didn’t know where – or who – I was anymore."
Safe Among the Misfits
i wish i could say that my week away was all the surgery i needed, but that would not be true. Perhaps my "aha" moment is to come. Perhaps there is no moment, just the slow and difficult journey through our stories, and those million dollar questions, "What do I do with my pain?" and "How do I let go?"
To Those With Hurting Bodies and Minds
"No matter the source, your pain is valid. And you deserve to feel as if your body and mind are yours."
When Your Mind Is an Unreliable Narrator
"Here’s the truth: You’re the protagonist of your life. You decide the supporting cast. You decide which thoughts you give importance to. You make the choices."
Reaching for the Light
"For the first time in months, I was happy to be alive."
