Suicide

People may ask why I write about this topic - well - the reason is that suicide has reached epidemic proportions and nobody is talking about it. Suicide is an issue for every age group and we need to start paying attention. Being one that has attempted suicide on numerous occasions I know what it is like to feel like there are no solutions and there is nobody that can help you. Suicide has a stigma attached to it and nobody likes to talk about it for fear if they talk about it the person will follow through with their plans. In reality, talking about it helps the individual process their feelings and start to feel like they are not alone in their struggles. I consider myself blessed that when I reached those points in my life there were people that reached out to me - both before and after. I don't think that I truly wanted to die - I just wanted the pain to end and I could see no other solutions. We need to start talking about suicide in the schools, places of employment and in senior citizens centers. Suicide discussion needs to be out in the open and people need to feel safe talking about it.