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General 1w

This isn’t about OP but I feel like I rarely see constructive/insightful takes on suicide from people who have never been suicidal

General 1w

I hate when people say suicide is selfish

Anonymous 1w

I’ll give one. I attempted about 6 years back bc I thought nothing in the world would help me but my sister walked in and found me and just seeing the look and pain in her eyes and face completely changed whatever I was currently feeling. Was I in the worst spot of my life at the time? Absolutely, but seeing just how pained she was and eventually my entire family when they found out showed me that, 1. I was cared for even if I felt I wasn’t, 2. That if I went through, I would be ruining and

Anonymous

#1 1w

Making so many other people’s lives filled with pain, 3. There are ways to find help, either through therapy, medications, meditation, getting a pet, going outside and being in nature, etc. after that experience, I’ve never felt like it was an answer. Has it been hard? Absolutely. Do I have days where I still struggle like I used to? Yes. But there are also days that make being here worth it