Choosing to Live My Life
What does choosing to live mean to me?
Topic: suicidal ideation
The After
When you take your own life, the world does not simply go on as it did before.
One Good Reason
I’m asking you to stay alive because the pain doesn’t get to write your ending.
The Hope of a Quiet Mind
Shaking, with tears streaming down my face, I whispered, “It’s never quiet.”
To the Quietly Courageous
It lives in the in-between moments, the ones where you’re not quite falling apart, but not yet feeling okay.
What I Want You To Know When I’m in a Crisis
I probably won’t say, “I’m in a mental health crisis right now” with some laid-out spreadsheet of exactly what I need.
The Color of Pain: Suicide and Seeing Beneath the Exterior
Ketamine and Everything but the Kitchen Sink
I was desperate, rightfully so, to save my own life.
The Presence of a Symptom
Depression whispers like the all-knowing authority, especially when I'm tired, when I feel like giving up, or when I've made a mistake.
You Aren’t The Only One Struggling
Along with the highs, I also let others see a glimpse of my lows.
You Deserve Life
It took a suicide attempt for me to realize my life was worth living.
Keep Trying Until Something Sticks
Sometimes, to keep yourself here, you need to figure out ways to change the immediate narrative being voiced in your head.
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