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pinkiewitchcraft · 8 months
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To all depressed and suicidal black people:
As one myself who struggles every single day and feels like I’m always being ignored and treated like some kind of “disease” by society, I see you, I hear you, I acknowledge you.
It may seem like nobody else is listening, that nobody cares, but I want you to know that I care, and I refuse to be quiet. Nobody deserves to be neglected. NOBODY.
Your mental health matters. You matter. You are black and mentally ill and you matter. Always.
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disabledopossum · 10 months
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Suicidal people deserve a safe place to talk about their suicidal feelings. Without thinking they could be put in a mental hospital. That fear is so real and so many can’t speak up due to the fear of what might happen.
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Some things that I've noticed as a suicide survivor at 6 months since I went to the grippy socks hospital:
-feeling incredibly guilty when those dark thoughts pop back up
-feeling like you 'didn't deserve' to go to the hospital because your situation wasn't as bad as others
-being terrified to drink tea again because that was how you took your old meds
-wanting to talk about your experience but not knowing how
-being angry that you didn't get the help you needed while staying there
-whenever you see the book you read while staying there, the memories flash back in your brain and you feel sick
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g00fy-g00b3r · 4 months
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Har har har har harr.. *casually makes a really personal and disturbing vent post that I should probably be worrying about instead of posting it to strangers because it might make them uncomfortable*
TW! Mentions of suicide, gore, and other messed up shit
If you feel uncomfortable with any kind of venting leave now I want to ensure safety and please don’t worry about me, I love you and stay safe <3
Im so fucking done with myself I just want somebody to break into my house and gut me while I sleep I want to choke or just die in general I’m so fucking tired of this messy shit going on in my life there are so many changes going on and I can’t handle it it’s giving me so much anxiety and I can’t find my razor I’m so goddamn unhappy I need a break I want to kill somebody but I also want to die but I don’t I’m so fucking mad what’s the point of me dying everybody dies anyway I know I’ll never have a successful future just kill me already I’m so mentally drained and tired I’m treating my friends and parents like trash even though I love them am I really lesbian I’m so invalid all of my scars have faded I can’t find my razor and even though I can use pencils I won’t bleed and I won’t feel invalid oh god why am I here am I a boy am I a girl I don’t fucking know help me please
Stay safe ML
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pho3nixdawn · 7 months
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September is Suicidal Prevention Awareness Month! Help your loved ones if they go through it or a stranger. Help each other out.
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neuroticboyfriend · 1 year
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If you struggle with substance abuse but not addiction, you still deserve support. If you struggle with suicidality/self harm urges but don't act on it, you still deserve support. If you struggle with psychosis and paranoia but have insight, you still deserve support. If you struggle with anything but are "coping with it," you still deserve support.
You dont need to be in imminent crisis to get help - safety planning, harm reduction, resources, and accommodations. You're still struggling. You're still suffering, You're still at risk/in danger. You deserve better - you need better. Your health and wellbeing matters.
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hello followers, mutuals, anyone
I felt a need to make this tonight and to share it, even if it only impacts one person
This is a sign to keep moving on
To anyone who needs this, please keep going. Ya life can be horrible and I know it's hard but keep going please.
Sometimes we can be right around the corner to a new beginning.
Please keep going. If you ever want people to talk to this is a good place. Let your followers know because I'm sure lots of them care about you, even if you don't have that many.
If you want to reach out to me I have dms open so feel free even if you just need someone to talk to for a few minutes.
I love you all. Please, please, please, keep going
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lovealexhunt · 7 months
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September is Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide is the most preventable form of death and yet the number of suicide victims rises each year despite increased awareness.
Why is that?
I can't answer it for everyone, but from what I've seen in my life, although people are aware, they don't understand.
I am a suicide surviver. Although I have not attempted suicide in over a decade, the thoughts linger from time to time. Sometimes it's just an intrusive thought that I can let go of. Sometimes it's a lot more and it is a lot more dangerous, but I am trying every day and that is all I can ask of anyone.
I am grateful to have found support here/online. However, people in my own life continue to belittle and invalidate my feelings. That makes me feel isolated, alone, and like there's something wrong with me. It makes me feel like I have no value.
I imagine it's hard to understand what goes through a person's head when they're suicidal if you've never felt that way. It's hard to validate someone's emotions when you (as an outsider) can rationalize them. But the problem with that is, those people don't know and they can't understand how those thoughts actually feel.
I am a very logical and rational person most of the time. However, when my depression is bad, I can't think rationally. The dark thoughts are consuming and I believe them. I know it's the depression talking. I know it's my anxiety talking. I know it's the past trauma I suffered haunting me. And yet, I still can't control those thoughts.
Those people who have never felt that way, think that rationalizing things, sharing comparing stories, or reminding you your life is good will help, but it doesn't. Not in those moments. That's what people who don't suffer have to understand.
I can try to explain that. I can raise awareness. I can shout from the rooftops trying to get people to understand. But the fact is, I can't make anyone change their thinking if they don't want to.
Suicide is a tragedy.
However, being suicidal is seen an inconvenience or a a way of "seeking attention." It is dismissed.
The same people who will cry over a friend's suicide, and wonder how they didn't see it are the same people who will tell the next person to "get over it", "your life's not that bad", "when I was in your situation..." They either don't see it or they don't care enough and that is the problem.
Suicide is preventable, but not without support. Support requires people that are not suicidal to better educate themselves beyond awareness to understanding and how to help.
You would never tell a cancer patient they're being dramatic and looking for attention when they share their struggles. You would never tell someone having a heart attack to "get over it." You would never belittle a mother who suffered a miscarriage by comparing them to someone else.
So why do that to someone suffering with mental health struggles?
Yes, there the stigma surrounding mental health and medication is improving, but we have a long way to go. That starts today and every day after.
Raising awareness is fine, but raising understanding is necessary meaningful change.
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strangleetomz · 7 months
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September is suicide prevention month.
I’m happy to say i’m still here, after multiple attempts. My story however is long so I’m not getting into that,,
If you are struggling, you are not alone, even if you may think you are. If you have friends who are struggling or you may think they’re struggling, please be there. Be there for them. Talk with them, about literally anything. Listen to them. You could save their life. Check on the ones you love, please.
September is suicide prevention month, and if you are still here, I’m beyond proud of you.
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diveintomydream · 10 months
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It is extremely hard not to kill myself when my suicidal thoughts are so extreme
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faggotry-enjoyer · 29 days
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There's a lot to be upset about re: the response to the recent self-immolation, but one element I haven't seen touched upon much is, well, this shit.
So I found Aaron Bushnell's reddit and went through his comments/posts. That young man was well read and stable as they can be. Nothing in his writings pointed to someone who was "unstable" or "brainwashed".
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While US media is already spinning the story as one of a mentally ill, troubled youth, Aaron’s own message in the seconds prior to his act demonstrate the moral clarity and foresight with which he pondered and ultimately decided upon his act.
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Like, y'all. I thought we had all come to understand that it's possible to be mentally ill or suicidal and perfectly lucid? That being articulate doesn't rule out being "troubled"? What the hell happened to "just because someone looks okay doesn't mean they're okay"? The concept of masking?
This post isn't even about whether his death was an effective protest or if he was genuinely suicidal. Others have spoken on that; don't derail this.
This about the double standards and the inconsistency. People who would previously say that obviously suicidal people can appear fine suddenly using "clarity" as evidence that someone wasn't mentally ill in the slightest. People who talked about mental health and suicide prevention suddenly glorifying this suicide as martyrdom. And for what? To prove a point? Because he agreed with you?
Would you have accepted this rhetoric for anything else? Are you really this willing to throw away vital concepts? Do you really have principles, or do you just have a side?
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pinkiewitchcraft · 8 months
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A reminder to depressed and suicidal black people:
It is okay to still be positive, and to encourage positivity, even if racists try their damndest to make you feel miserable and regretful for that.
It is okay to spread kindness even when racists hate you for existing. That’s their problem. Not yours.
It is okay to still find happiness even when the world tries to take that away from you. Snatch it back and hold onto it with all your might.
It is okay to still find contentment and hope and joy in small things, such as flowers, little bugs, leaves, the soft golden rays of the morning sun, the little dew drops on flowers and leaves as they wake up to another day, and dogs walking by, even if you feel like giving up. Even if you feel like this is the last straw.
It is okay. You are allowed to feel happy and content. You are allowed to be kind. It is right. It is rebellion. It is important. Many people will still hate you for existing in the “wrong” body but don’t let them keep you from doing what you want to do.
Being black and happy is the most rebellious thing that you can do. So be a rebel.
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dispiritedfae · 5 days
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Triggering warning : suicide
Unpopular opinion : If you view suicide as “selfish”, you’re ironically making their pain about yourself… therefore, you are the selfish one. You can’t “understand” a pain that you minimise and disregard, and while you say that your impending sorrow should be enough to stop someone from making that ultimate decision, you are telling them that your feelings are more important. Most of, if not all, people who commit suicide feel alone with no one to turn at the end. So again, ironically, you want people to live through their pain so you don’t have to mourn, while you’re only around conveniently.
( Im not saying suicide is the right answer, I just want people to see how they look when they say certain things and how selfish you look to us, as someone who is suicidal I’ve heard people trying to make me stay cause they don’t wanna mourn and don’t think about how I feel. )
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TW sewer slide ideations/a plan/ED
People who have SI or a plan do not usually want to die. They want their pain to end and that's the only way we can think of to end the pain. Read All The Bright Places, it has so many good quotes that help explain suicidal people's thoughts. We don't think about anyone else. We truly think that our existence isn't valued by anyone so that's why we say things like "don't worry about it" or "you don't have to be nice" or why they won't even talk to someone about these dark thoughts because of how some people feel about sewer slide(which is completely valid. And we never want to put our lives in another person's hands. We never mean too. We understand that some people have severe trauma surrounding this topic)
Please be safe. I love you. I won't blame you if you feel you need to leave. But please try one more time if you can.
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ashersskye · 2 months
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Feeling suicidal?
Small things that can help:
Make your space safe. Remove any dangerous items & ask someone safe to hold ur meds etc.
Soothing soundscapes like rainforest, beach ambiance, etc. Even calming screensavers on YouTube like bubble aquariums and rainy moods, etc.
Vent, talk it out, cry it out, sleep it out
Angry yelling, into a pillow if you're concerned about noise
Allow yourself to feel bad. Nothing good comes from keeping it bottled up inside.
Music, art, dance, hobbies, distract with coping skills that engage ur body too
Soft blankets, teddy bears, comfort items
Allow your body to express it's pain. Cry, shake, shake ur shoulders, flail your arms, punch the air, stomp ur legs, scrunch up ur face in pain. It is okay to move! It is okay to make noise! It is okay to stomp around and pretend to be in a tantrum! This actually helps your body release pent up emotions! If ur worried about looking silly then find a private space to try some of these out.
Allow yourself to be destructive in other ways, like ripping up some old clothes or tearing pages out of a magazine
Normalize your feelings. You're not a bad person, but if you feel like you are then that's okay too.
Go outside, or look out the window
Remember that all emotions pass. This moment feels so big, and that's okay. It's gonna pass.
Simulate touch to your nervous system. Butterfly hugs (place a hand over your heart and lightly tap), self hugs, weighted blankets, hold comfort items to your chest. Something to signal to ur body that ur safe.
Leave sticky notes of encouragement around ur house. Ur favorite affirmations, words you really wish someone would say to you, and maybe some reminders that you are safe & strong & capable & you're gonna be okay
Moodboards, vent art, visualize and express your pain (can be gory & explicit. It's your pain, express it however you need to)
Think of yourself as being sick with a cold. You need a blanket and a bowl of chicken noodle soup. What kinds of things can help soothe you while you're feeling this way?
Big things that can help:
Make space for what you're going through
Learn how to say "no" to other people's bullshit more often
Talk about the bullshit that's dragging you down more often
Learn how to notice things that make you explode inside
Make the effort to commit to a hard change even if it's gonna be hard & ruffle some feathers
Even if those feathers "support you", even if you love them, even if they're your family or a close friend, if they're causing you more harm than good then it's time to let em go
Accept your current position. This means to stop denying & pretending that you're not feeling pain. There is no need for you to keep "sucking it up" until you're fucking dead. Accept that this is where you are so you can start to move towards a safer space.
Adapt a policy of genuine honesty with yourself and everyone else around you
Make an effort to complain a lot more than you do now, preferably in safer spaces that can support & hold space for you. That's actually gonna help you figure it out for yourself.
Be more selective with who gets access to your time and energy
Cut the dead weight & loose ends
Allow yourself to grieve and mourn a helluva lot more than you do now
Allow yourself to express your anger and disappointment at the world & the bullshit you've had to endure
Find ways to give back to yourself
Find ways to restore your faith in yourself & in humanity
Cultivate yourself a safe space
Prioritize safety, healthy communication, mutual respect, consent, boundaries, and self compassion
Dig in deeper with yourself, your thoughts, feelings, & emotions and start validating & finding ways to be more tolerable of yourself
Learn how to take a break when you need it
Find ways and inspiration to keep you going through the darkest moments
You are worth the effort. You are worth the effort to prioritize yourself, you are worth the effort to prioritize your health, stability, & peace of mind. Things aren't gonna change overnight, and these feelings of hopelessness may be too largely overwhelming to move by yourself. You've gotta start somewhere though. Baby steps. One foot in front of the other. You will get there.
Hope this helps 🌸
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smol-catholic-bean · 6 months
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Please pray for me. My suicidal thoughts are getting worse. Usually they are merely annoying, but they've gotten to the point where it's almost all I think about. I don't actually want to die. But it's hard to want to live sometimes. It's getting really bad and I don't know what to do.
Anon, I am praying very hard for you right now. Holy Mary, pray for us. St Dymphna, pray for us.
The national suicide and crisis hotline is 988 should you need it. ♥️
I'm not sure if you are Catholic, but please check out these free Catholic suicide awareness resources. Some great videos, articles and podcast episodes are on this list.
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