Nothing...
by RGG
by RGG
She was there
And what a place to be
The world so great
So perfect, no flaws
Except her
She feels like a crazed
freak
Her parents hate her
She has lost all her
friends
And her boyfriend just
said goodbye
She doesn’t belong
there anymore
The world is too good
for her
Things are spinning
around her
Her mind is so cluttered
She doesn’t know what
to do anymore
She’s not sure she
feels anything
She feels like there’s
nothing
Nothing
No one cares
She’s not even sure why
she cares anymore
She doesn’t think she
wants to die
She just isn’t sure she
wants to live anymore
-RGG
A person dies from suicide every 15 minutes in the U.S.,
and an attempt is estimated to be made every 40 seconds. (That’s almost 100
deaths a day due to suicide.) Over 90% of those who have died from suicide had at least one psychiatric illness that was diagnosable
and treatable at the time. The most common is depression. Sadly, the rate of
suicide is increasing. (American Foundation on Suicide Prevention www.afsp.org)
We are reminded today of
how prevalent suicide is in our community by the news of former NFL player
Junior Seau’s recent death. Reports state that he was found dead with a
self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. He is the third NFL player to have committed
suicide in the last year. Reports are saying he more than likely suffered from
depression due to an imbalance of brain chemicals.
Suicide is a desperate
attempt to get rid of all the pain and suffering. Isolation, despair, and helplessness
are over consuming. Death feels like the only way out. They don’t want to die-
they just want all the pain to end…
Suicide is hard to talk
about. Even as I write this, I find myself struggling for the correct words to
say, how to explain the feelings, what to even bring up. Fearful to talk about
such a tough topic is normal- but talking about it may stop someone from taking
their own life. Just because a suicidal person doesn’t ask for help doesn’t
mean that they don’t want it. Please learn and understand the signs and
symptoms, and if someone you know is showing signs of depression and suicide,
please help them get help. Remember over 90% of those who committed suicide suffered
from a diagnosable psychiatric disorder.
Depression is treatable.
For more information- www.afsp.org
A great article shared by the afsp- http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/may/02/seau-suicide-raises-question-why/
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