Using Stories of Survival to Save Lives
So, California just became the 5th state to pass the 'Right To Die' law, which essentially means that people here will have the legal right/entitlement/what-have-you to commit suicide or have someone assist them in doing so in the event they are terminally ill and don't want to prolong their illness. Many people consider this a …
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So the other day I was looking through my room for some documents, and I found this... This isn't what I was looking for... And you're probably thinking I colored this in when I was a kid, but I actually did this when I was 23, at a mental health hospital. Coloring this was actually …
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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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It was only after I calmed down enough that I was able to realize that, maybe no one can support me in moments like these because it is engrained in me to prove to others I don't need said support, and since actions tend to speak louder than words my "strong face" is going to overwhelmingly be louder than me asking for help.
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