Suicide is a really serious issue these days, there are so many people thinking and trying to commit suicide, and some of them actually succeed....
did you know...
65,000 people make a non-fatal suicide attempt each year in Australia
Extrapolating to the whole population, an estimated 146 000 men and 222 000 women experienced suicidal thoughts in the previous 12-month period.
In 2009, a total of 1633 males and 499 females died by suicide, representing an incidence rate of 14.9 in every 100,000 men and 4.5 in every 100,000 women.
Suicide is nothing to joke about.
Everyone has that moment at some point in their life, when they just want to shut down, fall asleep and never wake up, some people wish they never existed, and some just want to die and some people want to die so badly that they try to commit suicide.
Suicide can be caused my so many things that you can't eliminate every threat.
its caused by things like
- bullying
- feeling worthless, good for nothing, a waste of air
- feeling unloved
- being unwanted
- lonely
- someone loved dying and cant cope without them
- stress
Often you can tell when someone is upset with their life and when they are ready to give up because they just stop trying, they put no effort into anything, cant be made happy and are contently alone, very withdrawn, they try to keep away from people.
but sometimes you just have no clue, everything seems normal.. until yeah.
I went through some years when i wanted to die... I felt unwanted, like i was a mistake, i felt useless, good for nothing, like i was dirt, like i wasn't important, stressed, I have really extreme anxiety. I lived with people who treated me like i wasn't good enough, I was dirt that they could walk on... and it resulted in me wanting to die, I used to sit in my room and draw different ways to die..
The only things that stopped me is something my dad said...
"Suicide is the cheaters way out, its saying i'm not strong enough to keep playing on and trying to win so i'm going to quit."
and then i felt the need to prove that i am strong enough to play through the bad and i did. And now i don't live with the people who made me feel horrible. I still have issues, sometimes i just want to fall asleep and wake up in a few years time, just temporarily switch off, but i don't want to die. i just want to be put on pause...
Its taken me three years since the people making me feel bad were kicked out of my life for me to feel better and get to a place where i'm happy. and it's been a rocky ride. Last year i was really upset and i tried to cut my wrist... And my parents found out and naturally they freaked out a little bit... And i thought my mum would flip out at me and i thought it'd be better if i talked to dad about it, but Dad was the one questioning me and flipping out, mum understood and made me cry, but it felt better talking to her than it did talking to dad. She's helped me a lot, taken me to see a counsellor which has helped.
so you can see that this actually means something to me and i find this really serious...
Can you all do me a few favours?
1. don't bully people, and if you see someone being bullied help them, stand up for them, be there for them to talk to.
2. Tell people how much they are loved and wanted and needed, because sometimes this is all it takes for people to be happy.
3. be somebody's shoulder to cry on. everyone needs someone to just be there for them and listen to their problems.
4.If your feeling down talk to some one!
5.don't ignore peoples bad moods.
6.think twice before you say things
7. if you are thinking of committing suicide tell someone, and get the help and support you need. (don't be ashamed to need help, its nothing to feel bad about everyone needs help at one stage or another)
8. if you know someone who is thinking of committing suicide help them out anyway you can.
9.think twice about what your about to give up before you give it all up.
And most importantly,
10. If you want to die, remember its not just your life you are affecting, imagine the pain you will put your family thought no matter how much it seems like they don't care they do. there's some one for everyone right? well by killing yourself, your killing somebody's soul mate... imagine what you are leaving behind, a life to live, a best friend, a mother, a father, FAMILY people who'd do anything for you. remember you are loved, and needed and you are worth something! right now someone is thinking about you, dreaming about you, imagining life with you. some one is wishing they were with you, by your side at this very moment. Some one is wishing you'd open up to them and tell them the truth about how you feel. drastic times do not call for drastic measures, they call for someone to lean on and cry to...
I can tell you right now how your parents and friends would feel if you killed yourself.
first your parents wouldn't be able to believe it, then they'd lock themselves in their room crying. then they'd start questioning themselves, why? was it their fault? what did they do? how could they have stopped it? then they'd feel like a failure or a parent, then they'd live their lives questioning and regretting and wishing they could go back and stop you.
And your friends would grieve for weeks, and they'd question them selves, what did they say? was it their fault? why didn't they realise you feel that bad? did they push you over the edge? then they'd wish, if only i was with you when you died, they could have stopped it... etc.
Don't take your own life, its not worth it... just stop, breathe and talk to someone a problem shared is a problem halved... the bad times will pass and i can guarantee you will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
if your feeling down try to express yourself thought something creative...
- start writing poetry, it helped me
- write stories
- try photography
- sing
- write your own music
- start a band
- draw
- paint
- sketch
do something to express your pain...
look at the lyrics to Lullaby - Nickelback
http://muffinsareasshatcupcakes.blogspot.com/2012/01/lullaby-nickelback.html
i hope you guys have taken this as seriously as i do and please remember your not alone. somebody out there feels like you do. And please think twice about what your giving up before you give it all up.
Please realise how serious this all is
written by Amber Jadeee
xxx
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