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People are Dying! A Suicidal Discussion
Don’t let your depression add you to the list.
Every time we turn on the news, someone has died. Whether caused by a virus, a car accident, or a mass shooting, the list goes on and on. One type of death is so saddening because it can be prevented. Suicide.
As I go through my list of social media friends, it seems like the list of people who are no longer with us is scaling rapidly. I’m only 43 and I’ve already lost my dear dad, two uncles, most of my grandparents, and many sweet friends. Their beautiful and incredible spirits are only whispers or profile pictures now. Several of my friends from school have even taken their own lives. The unsurmountable pain that they went through to make that decision is gutwrenching; the heartache they left ones to handle is unbearable.
Life is too beautiful to let suicide happen.Trust me. I’ve been in that lonely dark place. But, I made it out alive.
Even if life is not going the way you planned or you’ve had a tragedy like a death of a loved one, or a break up that you thought would never happen, nothing is worth taking your own life because of that. It might seem like it, but I promise you it will get better. I’ve not wanted to get out of bed and face the world. I’ve hidden in my closet in the dark sobbing for hours. I’ve even…
