From Surviving to Thriving: My Story of Surviving a Suicide Attempt
June 27th, 2018. It’s another cloudy, yet hot summer’s day in Texas.
Topic: suicide
Not Everyone Will Like The Real You
I did not want my life to end. I wanted life as I knew it to end.
Please Stay Alive
This is both a plea and a call to action.
Stigma is Killing Us
What if as a society we replaced all the gut-wrenching and isolating words like stigma and its synonyms with their antonyms?
You Deserve Life
It took a suicide attempt for me to realize my life was worth living.
You Can’t Save Everyone
You can't save everyone. You may not even save anyone. But you can offer something to someone.
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.
Proof the World Wouldn’t Be Better Off Without You
If suicidality leads to the belief we will not be missed, yet each person who dies by suicide is mourned intensely, then that belief has to be false.
Portrayals of Suicide in Pop Culture
Novels, shows, films, songs, and so on address a sensitive topic sometimes with layered nuance and other times with deeply misguided perceptions.
Connection as Prevention
Stigma stated, “If you admit to having these thoughts, people will see you differently.”
The World is Not Better Without You
The moment of intervention should not be a moment at all, but a collection of moments.
It Doesn’t Have to Hurt Anymore
Emotion, including sadness, is part of being human. Being sad doesn't have to be a bad thing.
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