To the Suburban Kid Who Went to the Stars
Sometimes it isn’t a grandiose, life-altering thing that brings a person back from the brink.
Topic: suicide
Sometimes it isn’t a grandiose, life-altering thing that brings a person back from the brink.
I want to be angry at a disease, a car accident, something.
There are days I don't want to miss.
Choose to keep walking forward, even if the path ahead is compromised by a lack of light.
“Have you heard of the Call of the Void?”
The day before I tried to end my life I wrote that my children, stories, and music were what kept me going.
700,000 people die by suicide globally each year. It is an epidemic. We want to change the numbers. We want another day with you.
Are you scared of phoning a suicide hotline? Not sure what will happen when you call? Learn more about what to expect when you call the suicide hotline.
My best advice for you is to ask for help.
I saw no future for myself. I truly did not believe that life was worth living.
I was in therapy for fifteen weeks, called the crisis line six times, and made one attempt to stop the pain. But these numbers are not the ones that define my experience.
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