Suicide Prevention Month

#Depression

If you didn’t know, September is #SuicidePreventionMonth

This post has been the hardest thing I’ve ever had to put to words. It’s a topic that comes with so many thoughts, feelings, and opinions that I’ve been scared to even broach the topic.

But my therapist and I spent a lot of time discussing the need for people to understand just how many people have had the thought crossed their mind that the world would be better with them not in it.

This is the truest spirit of why I started The Battle You Know Not, to give voice to those who are fighting a battle the world knows nothing about. The first step to fixing any problem is admitting that there is one.

So I’m here to say it to anyone who has pondered or attempted to leave this world, you are not alone.

If it wasn’t for my family and friends, I’m not sure I’d be here to share my story. If I can be that for anyone else, I would happily love to return the favor.

We can no longer afford to put this topic in a box and leave it be.

We can no longer pretend this is going away over time.

Feel free to share this in your circles, friends, various media platforms to help stir up conversation. If you just want to talk, I’m here. If you need to know the available resources, I’m happy to provide those.

Because I promise you, the world is better with you in it.

Much love to you all, and thank you for reading ❤️

One Step Forward

It's Suicide Prevention Week.

As a mental health writer and advocate I pledged to be the voice to those who are afraid to seek help. Did you know there are millions of people around the world who are suffering from mental health issues and are debating suicide? The majority of those people don’t have access to receive mental health needs. This NEEDS to change!

Know the warning signs and be the change to help prevent it. It takes one voice and one conversation to just change ONE life. A person can seem fine in their day to day life, but behind closed doors tells a different story.

Remember!
• to be patient with yourself and others.
•be kind to your mind🧠
•your life matters
•the world is better with you in it
• you are never alone.

I see you, and I hear you. My inbox is always open to anyone who feels like they just can’t go on anymore. Give yourself credit for how far you’ve come. One day at a time.

If you're in crisis, call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988. #SuicidePreventionMonth #mentalhealthmatters

September was suicidal awareness month and this is a shout out to anybody that made it through the whole month with #SuicideAwareness
#SuicidePreventionMonth

Good job we're strong we got this.

I’ll be transparent...because what ruins our truth the most, are the lies that we keep hidden.

1. I haven’t been able to commit to intimate relationships because of undealt childhood traumas. It took me almost two decades until I finally understood what happened to me as a child wasn’t right. When what I internalized for so long had resurfaced. It floored me.

2. I can’t commit because my innocence and trust to love was stripped away as a child. Certain points of that child that was begging to be saved was still hoping that someone would save them. But no one did.

3. It’s hard to believe in God or in love when what had happened to me has no explanation or purpose. But I realized that what was taken from me as a child, never stopped me from living & overcoming everything & everyone that has come & gone out of my life.

4. The darkest days, loneliest days, most suicidal days. I still found some way to find love...love was to love myself strong enough to know that, what & who didn’t love me, can’t ever hurt me, ever again. And I can still love. I decide that for me.
#SuicidePreventionMonth #savethechildren #MeToo