Now as you know this month (September) is Suicide Awareness month. Many of you know thinks it's nothing but really, that's where you are wrong.
More young people have been suiciding themselves every day for several reason...coping with something that they're not used to, sexual identity, rejection, and others. How do you notice or how do you aware if that person needs help. First of all, the term "suicide" is very serious and to me, it always can be happen instantly even tho a person said "OK". It's not OK, it's not OK to accept the fact that person is doing ok. Many of us always say that daily and you don't know our story behind.
Suicide do guide to self harm with objects that you never thought that you will able to do. All of us are handling with it differently and different situations could pop up. Many people actually thinks it's crazy but no it's consider as mental illness and we all based on that because of social media, stereotypes, and others.
Let me tell you something that I want you to aware of. I have been dealing with depression ever since I was fourteen. I found out that I have Usher's when I was 14 years old and freshman in high school. I kept that as secret because it's scary and I know that everyone will treat me differently. I started to denied that and it's turned me into depression and I had hard time coping with it. Later on during high school years, I tried to kill myself with razor around my ankle and I was going to let it bleed out. I decided to walk out of shower and dry myself up and let it bleed around my ankle, one of dorm staff noticed and asked me what happened. I lied to them and told them that I didn't feel anything until you mentioned it. Later in the night, I felt guilty and told the staff the whole truth, that person does her job and had to do something. Ended up called my mother and she ended up yelling at me and told me to stop it because she doesn't want to lose me that early. I am grateful for my mother to yell at me to wake me up and reazlied that I needed to stop being so sad all of time. I was struggling to coping with having Usher's until I entered college and seek therptist. It helped me a whole lot, got my focus back on track.
Ever since I am still seeking therapist and it's nothing wrong. Suicide rate has been skyrocketed ever since because of social media, people around you being negative and you need to be surround people that loves you for you, giving you a whole lot of positive energy, vibes, and support you all the way. Seeing counselor or therapist is not bad thing, believe me. It helps me to get to the point where I am healing now. I no longer thinks of negative thoughts or thinking of kill myself. Not anymore. I finally am accepted my identity for who i am.
Here's the tips on how to support someone who's going throughout difficult times:
1. Be there for that person no matter what.
2. Don't think that person is crazy because often it's not true.
3. Check in and make sure that person is doing alright, ask if that person want you to be with her/him
4. Giving plenty of love.
5. Give a hug to someone always help them to feel better and it's boost up their self confidence
6. Ask that person to see if want to talk about it and solve the situation
7. Ask that person what would he/she want you to do to help
8. Make them laugh, make them feel better
9. Take them out for a walk, or take them to someplace that's positive and being around people
10. Encourage them to see counselor or seek therapist.
Use these tips to talk with someone that you love. I always often check in with my close friends and family to make sure that they're all good and sometimes when you are in another state and I know how much tough it is at the moment but hey you do have friends around you in the state that you're currently living in to be there for you!
Last thing, but not finished. There are don't do's. Please DON'T do this to someone who's in depressed status:
1. You're fine.
2. You will be OK.
3. You're nuts
4. You're stupid
5. Quit talking like a crazy person
6. You look fine!
7. Why are you being so stupid?
8. NEVER encourage them to do something that will lead to it.
9. DON'T put a person in negative environmental
10. Don't leave a person alone with object that will kill him/herself.
Remember, you're NOT ALONE. You have your family, friends, partners, and everyone that you know and love you being in your life counts. YOU COUNTS. YOU DO MATTER. After all, there's only one person in the world among millions of people, there's only ONE you, there's no other like you.
Here's my favorite quote that will help you to get throughout rough day:
"The weak fall, but the strong will remain and never go under!"
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