Due to what's going on in my life, I've been battling a lot of emotional hurdles. Today a family member told me to stop trying to act suicidal because we already had a family member die from suicide and that my ploy for saying I felt that way was just an attempt to gain attention. Naturally, my first thought was, "Why don't you just put the gun in my hand?"

How come so many people say things like that to those suffering from mental illness and how can we get it to stop #Stigma #nonsupportivefamily #comparing #mental #anguish #Pain #n