#wspd16

[howficklemymind]

I know it’s late but here’s the post I wrote and shared for WSPD16

Suicide currently kills 1 million people a year and it’s predicted that by 2020 the rate of death will increase to one every 20 seconds. For something preventable, for something that we can minimise simply by being open about it - these numbers are heartbreaking. I have struggled with my own mental health for years, including thoughts of suicide, but I kept living, I kept hoping, and day by day the world seemed a little brighter. It’s not easy and I still struggle but I’m no longer afraid to talk about it. Talking about mental health is crucial in reducing the suicide rate - we need to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health and help each other heal. Hope and healing, love and laughter, community and conversation.. These are ideas I focus on, that are essential in overcoming our issues and creating a better future. I fought for mine, I’m still fighting for it, and I hope that you are too. Remember tomorrow brings possibility, tomorrow brings opportunity for change, and I hope you make it to see it. Remember you are not alone in your fight and it’s okay to reach out and ask for the help that you need. #IKeptLiving #WSPD16

[lserver362]

Everyday I ride my bike up a gradual hill to get to school. Everyday I am reminded that even if I’m sleepy or sore I can make it up that hill. I need to. I am extremely lucky to be in this position. There are people who I want to see; people who I get to see. But everyday I start off by climbing up this hill. In recent years I’ve learned that I’m up to the challenge of what it means to be me. What it means to live as me. It is usually an uphill battle. I’m fighting a silent war and some days it’s easy where as others it’s not. My struggle with depression has always been very touch and go, not talked about, and it has left for seasons and has come back unexpectedly. I do know though, that I can always get a lift from those that I live with, from those that I go to school with. That is enough. Jamie Tworkowski reminds us that we need others. I’ve tried to run from that fact for so long. Still I know I climb the hill everyday by myself. I have proven time and time again that I am up to the challenge. I am worth the fight. And so I kept living because I am brave and I am up to that climb up the hill everyday.

[twloha]

Thank you.

For donating. 

For sharing your story via the #IKeptLiving hashtag. 

For offering to help a friend. 

For taking action. 

For having the hard conversations. 

For keeping hope alive.

For being here, with us.

[twloha]

And So We Keep Working

https://twloha.com/blog/and-so-we-keep-working/

[yourinnerlily]

Thanks for tuning in this week. i hope it helped someone! ✨💜💙☀️💫🎀 #NationalSuicidedPreventionWeek2016 #NSPW16 #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2016 #WSPD16 #YourInnerLily #YOUMatter #WEMatter #MentalHealthMatters #NewMedia #NewWorkbook #CMVIW #LuluAuthor

[jmariefineart]

The orchard had never looked so beautiful. The air had never tasted so sweet. The sound of the wind had never felt more comforting. Silence aside from the leaves moving in the wind had never been more calming. For once all the thoughts stopped. Home felt safe. The pain had stopped. And in that moment it felt so good to be alive. #IKeptLiving #twloha #towriteloveonherarms #wspd16 @jamietworkowski @twloha

[soyouwillneverknow-blog1]

Ugh ... why is all the WSPD stuff dedicated to saying “You matter”. “people care” and bullshit like that?

Some of us know that shit. Some of us are pretty fucking sick and tired of being emotionally blackmailed into living, and living, and living, and living, when it’s the last thing we want, and isn’t giving US anything that we need.

Hey, family and friends, it’s great that you love us and all, but if you can’t find a way to make life less burdensome for us, what right do you have to insist that we stick with it just so that YOU don’t have to feel like shit?

You know what? That’s how we feel every goddamn day! If you wouldn’t choose it, why would you choose it for us???

Sometimes you don’t change your mind if you wait, sometimes life isn’t for you. Why the fuck can’t we accept that. By all means, help people who are reacting to a crisis. Help people who are in a situation that responds to assistance. Help people who really will change their mind after a week, or two, or three. But, why the hell not also help those who could do with a little assistance in getting away from life!

[nepentue]

#wspd16 your life is a journey. It's beautiful, heartbreaking, unsteady. If you're not here, you'll miss the adventure. I'm glad I'm here. I'm glad I didn't give up. Life may not be easy sometimes, but it is so rewarding. You'd miss it, if you wasn't here to experience. If you're in that place, I know these words can seem grim. Trust me, from experience, those feelings don't last forever. Eventually they subside. Eventually you grow stronger. I can't tell you that it's okay right now, but I will tell you that, it gets better. Gets easier. If you're in that place, I beg you to reach out. You don't have to feel alone, because you're NOT alone. You have friends, support, even in complete strangers. Trust me. That agony will stop, it will cease, you just have to find the courage to face it. #thetrevorproject #twloha #itgetsbetter