Suicide awareness

I have this yard sign from a Suicide Awareness (To Write Love On Her Arms) campaign located in my front yard. A couple weeks ago I received a note written in my mail box in what looks like crayon on a napkin that read: “thank you for the sign. I had a friend lose her fight last May. It means a lot to see someone care about this”

Let your light shine. ☀️Let your advocacy and voices be heard. You never know who you might be impacting.

Keep climbing, even when your legs hurt. I’ll meet you at the top. I love you, and I’ll see you soon. 🧡
#MentalHealth #BipolarDepression #Depression #SuicideAwareness #SuicidalIdeation

How do you measure your life?

Every 40 seconds we lose a loved one to suicide.

Every 40 seconds we lose a loved one and it is one too many.

September is #SuicideAwareness month. And #MentalHealth plays a huge role in this. #Depression does not discriminate against men, women, age, ethnicity, race, economic status. #Anxiety does not care about what car you drive or what religion you believe.

#MentalHealth needs to be addressed and needs to be talked about. Depression thrives in solitude. So speak out, reach out, and love one another fearlessly.

Every 40 seconds we lose someone to suicide.

Suicide is prevention is everyone’s business, so make it yours.

There’s only so much time in the world. 525,600 minutes in a year. Measure YOUR life in love. You could save a life.

Please know, you are not a burden. You are not alone. The world is NOT better without you. Please stay alive. #Bipolar1 #BipolarDepression

I love you, and I’ll see you soon 🧡

#SuicideAwareness

Suicide Awareness #notalone #Anxiety #Depression #ChildLoss

You never know what other people see,
When you give time to another human being.

You never know what other people hear,
When you whisper “You’re amazing” in their ear.

You never know what other people think,
When you’re with a friend and abstain from a drink.

You never know what other people dream,
When your smile turns their frown into a gleam.

You never know what other people say,
When you dispense of how your pain melted away.

You never know how others too might act,
When you tell how the wrong way brought you back.

You never know how many tears you’ll bring,
When speaking of those who make your heart sing.

You never know beliefs you just might shape,
By ripping off what’s held your soul in place.

You never know whose life you saved tonight,
By listing tips that helped you quit a vice.

You never know how far your love will grow,
Till you share who taught you “let it go”.

Cause you never know who God has put in place,
Or whose story might be their saving grace.

You see, it’s not about how many likes you get,
Due to this thing we call the domino effect

And if just one person takes in what you say,
You never know how many hearts He’ll change.

It’s those dots we keep trying to connect,
Which are already laid out in retrospect.

For in God’s plan He’s the only one who sees,
Each “You never know” played out just perfectly.

So do not second guess of what you share,
Cause you never know which dots it’s meant to pair.

By: Debra Brent
05.24.2023

#BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #Poetry #MentalHealth #CPTSD #PTSD #Trauma #SexualTrauma #Selfharm #SuicideAwareness #Healing #Anxiety #Sharing #Art #ArtTherapy #Depression #god

In just ten days it will be 11 years since I lost my only brother to suicide. A decade felt solid, 11 years makes me feel less sure footed and ungrounded. This journey of navigating grief is hard. On the decade mark we dedicated a bench in a local park. I am at a loss for what to do as we get further and further away from that painful day. Would love to know what has helped others mark anniversaries. #MentalHealth #SuicideAwareness