Depression and suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S.
Each year, around 44,193 Americans die from suicide, with around 121 suicides PER DAY.
I once was about to become one of those Americans. One of those people who just couldn't find a reason to stay alive.
For those of you struggling with that today, here is a list of reasons for you to stay on this Earth. These are some of the reasons that kept me here, to write this for you.
So let's get started!
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Dogs
4. Hearing the birds chirping in the morning
5. Hearing the crickets at night
6. Live to see the day humans discover aliens
7. Live to possibly see time travel
8. Snapchat filters
9. Music
10. Cats
11. Muffins
12. Chocolate
13. Watermelon
14. Puns and bad jokes
15. To get into new fandoms on the interwebs
16. Rain
17. Smiles
18. To see all the new Pokémon
19. To maybe learn a new language
20. To see your scars heal
21. To finish your bucket list
22. Coffee on a cold day
23. Chipotle
24. The joy of a fresh start
25. Walking on the beach along the shore
26. Memes
27. Zodiac Signs (check out my book)
28. A sunny day with flip flops
29. To fall in love again
30. To see your friends, siblings, and yourself get married and/or have kids
31. Starbucks/Dunkin' Donuts coffee
32. To laugh
33. Getting to travel to amazing places
34. Getting to see countless more sunsets
35. Rainbows
36. Trolling your future children 😂
37. To win an award in the future
38. McDonalds French fries
39. Emojis 😂😜😀😋😘
40. Living to see the next decades
41. To see how humans evolve
42. The number 42
43. The stars at night
44. Wine (that's for my mom 😂)
45. Having fun
46. Living to take your last exam
47. Finally finding love that lasts
48. Proving them all wrong
49. Being an accomplished author/singer/whatever your dreams are
50. HOPE.
I hope that helped someone.
As always...
Thank you for reading.
The depression and suicide statistics came from here: https://afsp.org/about-suicide/suicide-statistics/
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