Five Myths About Suicide
Imagine my surprise when he looked at me and said, “Well, if you were actually suicidal, you would have just done it.”
Topic: suicide prevention
Imagine my surprise when he looked at me and said, “Well, if you were actually suicidal, you would have just done it.”
Stigma stated, “If you admit to having these thoughts, people will see you differently.”
The moment of intervention should not be a moment at all, but a collection of moments.
I remember drafting an email to her and waiting three days because I was too nervous to send it.
There’s this phrase I keep seeing when a tragic and usually surprising suicide makes the news.
When all feels lost, you are still worth fighting for. The help you need, the hope you're trying to feel—we want you to have the chance to find it.
Suicide, much like addiction, disease, and other mental health diagnoses can happen to anyone.
How would our classrooms, our homes, and our world be different if schools were empowered to teach the skills needed to boost resilience, (emotional) regulation, and relationships?
Sometimes hope is the thing that convinces us with no shortage of turmoil to stay put as we wait for the tides to turn.
Suicide is seen as tragic, but it isn’t something to ridicule, belittle, or demean.
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