Using Stories of Survival to Save Lives
Every time I set out to write for YNF addressing mental health/illness and suicide, I seem to draw a blank, which is weird because it use to be so easy... A part of me felt like since I didn't have much support for the task of preventing suicide and addressing mental health matters that I …
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Let's face it... The Christian church/church organizations, at least in my experience, is inherently terrible at combating mental health/mental illness and suicide; I mean they rarely acknowledge its existence. I mean I get that it's a touchy subject, but MY GOD... can we touch it a little bit? Can we act as if we aren't …
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I was one of the 27% of Asian Americans who sought treatment for my depression, anxiety, and ADD. Despite all that time I spent in a windowless office on a sticky faux leather couch pouring out my heart to a stranger and the subsequent antidepressants, nothing worked.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a letter; basically a "Dear John" letter to suicide... all thoughts of it and agreement with it. You can check it out here: https://yourenotfinished.com/2014/08/05/my-suicide-letter-mentalhealth-mhblog-savealife-triggerwarning/ A new friend of mine was inspired to write her own and gave me the permission to share it in order to inspire others …
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I'm not gonna lie and act like Robin Williams' untimely death by suicide didn't effect me negatively... in more ways than one. Of course there is the fact that he was, without a doubt, one of the most talented entertainers in the industry as well as an amazing, loving man. Did I know him personally? …
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