I don't think it would be accurate to say I have contemplated suicide other than to perhaps examine the option in a critical and analytical way. Like most I have lost friends and members of my extended family to suicide. Been through some pretty ugly crap in my time but am fortunately blessed with one simple truth that works for me: if I killed myself then the fuckers would win. No fucking way is that happening. Not sure most people understand that a suicide results from a complete absence of hope and lucky for most of us we never reach that point. And I 100% disagree that a suicide is about seeking attention; its an escape from a pain most people can never understand.
It sounds trite and is plastered in memes all over the Internet but each of us should practice empathy, its no more than the simplest of human compassions: be nice to people, you never know what they are going through.
And yeah you're right, I have zero qualifications as a psychologist...but I'm infinitely human.
Troublemaker
