World Suicide Prevention Day

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. I wore yellow. I wore my To Write Love On Her Arms shirt. I wrote the word "love" on my arm. I talked about it with someone who asked about my attire. I have posted about it on every social media platform I am a part of, and I still cannot stress just how important this is. Every day should be World Suicide Prevention Day because I feel like it's the only day that talking about this stuff is socially acceptable. People "like" it on Facebook or Instagram but for the rest of the year might not give it another thought. But for so many people, suicide is the reality every single day. I've been there myself. I know how hard it is. But now, three years later, I can say with confidence that life is worth it and that I am so grateful to be alive. Things might not get better tomorrow or the next day or the day after that. But isn't the idea that things WILL get better if you give it time reason enough to try? It might not seem so in the moment. In fact, it really doesn't seem so in the moment (like I said, I've been there). But there are so many beautiful, wonderful things in the world that only you can do. You are so infinitely important because there is no one in the world who has the exact same experiences, viewpoints, talents, etc that you do. There is only one you. You deserve to be happy. You are worth fighting for. You have so much to live for, even if you can't see it right now. I wish I could hug every depressed/suicidal person in the world and tell them that they are not alone and that they are worth so so much, but I can't. All I can do is be there for the people in my life who struggle with this and post about it on the internet. I really hope that these heartfelt words are able to get through to at least one person today. There's this beautiful video To Write Love On Her Arms put out today that I think everyone with depression should watch. So I'll just leave that here.