User blog:UnderAPineapple/Suicide Prevention Day - Sept. 10 (What We Need to Hear)

I'm going to be honest, I don't like doing these types of things. I don't like doing this because I see the same shit over and over again, from politicians, celebrities, and billionaires, who state that it's important to speak up about suicidal thoughts. Some of whom have never even experienced what it's like to live with these thoughts or, in my case, to attempt to kill yourself. This isn't a suicide prevention message from a famous person, nor from a great person. I have made a shit ton of bad decisions in my life, and I will continue to do so, probably until I die. This is a message from someone who has experienced it, and is currently going through with the rehabilitation process, so to speak. I highly urge you to show this to anyone you love, who you believe is going through depression, bullying, or thinking about killing themselves, regardless of whether they follow this wiki that we love.

I posted something on my private Instagram account - ten messages about suicide prevention, all written by me on my story (if you don't know what that is, it's pretty much something posted on your account). For the past 14 months, I have gotten the honor to talk with a lot of you about personal issues, and about Survivor. The show brings us all together, obviously, as this is called Survivor Fanon Wiki. But I come to think of this wiki, not as a Survivor family, but as a family in general. We all have different opinions on issues, but in the same breath, we all are alike in many ways. A lot of us have struggled in life, whether it be academically, personally, emotionally, etc. I've gotten to know mostly all of you, to the point where I've integrated myself as a member of this crazy family, whether you like me or not (that's a joke, you all better like me lol).

September 10, as most of us know, is World Suicide Prevention Day. Considering I live in the United States, I just call it "National Suicide Prevention Day", but you get the point. This is the day, where a lot of people have sent their support towards people like me, or maybe you, who have gone through moments in which you felt like your life meant nothing. As someone who has survived a suicide attempt before, I feel I have a moral obligation, to help anyone I know, who feels like they don't belong, or who feels like they want to harm themselves.

Every time September 10 comes around, we hear the same stuff about how much we "care about each other", but nevertheless, there are millions of people, around the world, who are taking their own lives, because people aren't actually helping them. Every single suicide, regardless of gender, religion, race, age, or sexual orientation, is a scar that will be left, on this planet that we call the Earth, because the people who could've helped, didn't do enough to save them.

This world is fucked up. We're living in a time in which division has caused a lot of us to lose trust in the ones that we love, and it is incredibly important, especially in this time, that we provide the care needed to save anyone from taking their own life. There is no excuse for allowing someone to kill themselves. If you see someone wanting to harm themselves, stop them. If someone is traumatized, help them. And most importantly, if someone is alone, include them.

People don't decide to take their own lives out of the blue. They decide to do so when they feel they've lost hope, that they're lives have been destroyed, or when they feel nobody is there to defend them, when they need it the most. We can talk all we want online about how important it is for people with suicidal thoughts to speak out, which it is. However, we all know damn well, that this issue will be ignored within the next few days because of a new trend online, or a new twist in our favorite television show, or the latest gossip on social media between two hip-hop artists. And we'll continue to divide, exclude and make excuses for the people who desperately need to be loved. The late Derek Prince (1915-2003) once said "Love is not a choice, it is a commandment". And one thing that will frustrate me to no end, is when people decide to help others, for their own reputation, or to make themselves look good in front of other people. Don't help because of that, help because you're a decent fucking human being, who just wants to see people get better.

Every single time you get into an argument with your loved ones because they didn't let you go out with friends, or because they grounded you, keep in mind that somewhere out in the world, there's a family whose lives are falling apart, because their child thought that their parents didn't love them. Imagine just letting someone go through depression, and suicidal thoughts, and think of what their family would do, if they found out that their child, their pride and joy, the one whom they love more than life itself, took their own life. That's going to be on us, the bystanders, because we did nothing to help them, when we could've.

When it comes to teenagers, one of, if not, the leading cause that leads to suicide, is bullying. A lot of us would know, I'd believe. Many get tormented, and/or harassed on a daily basis, because of their beliefs, their looks, who they love. Not only should that piss you off, what should also get you angry is that many students simply allow this to happen, because "we're too afraid of someone getting into our faces, and taunting us because we stood up for what was right". If you are not helping the victim, than you, are helping the aggressor, without question.

And I also want to say one more thing to anyone that is currently going through depression, bullying, and have recently wanted to take your own life. Let me make this absolutely clear to you. Life is NOT finished with you yet. You have a lot more journeys to go on, a lot more trials to face, and a hell of a lot more accomplishments to oversee, and in many instances, YOU will be the cause of those accomplishments. You have the power, to change the world for the better. LIFE. IS. NOT. FINISHED. WITH. YOU. YET.

Let those seven words ring into your head as we reach the end of this, "Life is not finished with you yet". Ellen DeGeneres once told this to her live studio audience once in 2010, "Things will get easier, times will change, and you should be alive to see it". You should be alive to see the changes you make on the world The greatest threat to humankind is the human. But it can also be its' greatest supporter. It all depends on how we treat ourselves, and each other. Goodnight.

If you have a friend, or loved one who is currently dealing with depression, or is thinking about suicidal thoughts, please show them this blog. I feel it is important to stress how serious this issue is, more than other issues in our modern world. And once again, thank you so much for reading.

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