𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 - 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐦

𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐲

trigger warning: this post will contain mentions of suicide. if these topics make you feel uncomfortable or are triggering for you, i advise you not to read. my dms are always open if you would like to talk ❤️

this post is going to be a little bit different to all of my other ones. this one is going to take a bit of a serious tone.

today is national suicide prevention day. 10/09/2020.

every forty seconds, someone dies of suicide. that's a pretty scary statistic.

this world can be scary, horrible and lonely at times which is why we should all be checking up on each other wherever possible. one simple message, asking someone how they are and checking in on them can save a life. you hold that power, don't waste it.

i am fortunate enough that suicide hasn't affected me or my family directly. however, it's affected my best friend who lost one of her older brothers to it a few years ago. it's also affected my mum's colleague who lost her son to it. it's not uncommon which is unfortunate but mental health is so wrongly stigmatised these days.

mental health should be able to be spoken about the same way as physical health is. if you're having an off day or are feeling deflated, it's completely normal and you shouldn't feel guilty about taking time for yourself. i know it's easy for me to say when i have never had to face mental health issues face on but just know that i am always here for all of you, regardless of if we speak loads or not. you all mean the world to me.

if anyone on this platform is struggling and is reading this, please, do not hesitate to dm me. i will listen to you, be a shoulder to cry on and if it helps, i have completed my suicide prevention training. i am always here.

on a slightly different note, some of you may remember that a few months ago, i put something up on my message board where i said that something had happened on tumblr. i feel like now is the right time to talk about it and let you all know what happened.

i've been wanting to write this for a while but just never knew when the right time was.

a few months ago, i received this message:

i have blanked out other users usernames for privacy but the top message is what i received. i didn't know this person, we didn't follow each other and we had never interacted but straight after i received their message, they deactivated their account. i tried to message them but because of the deactivation, nothing went through so i contacted tumblr. they assured me that they were taking care of it and that they had contacted the appropriate authorities. i have no idea what happened to this person which is hard to take but i can only hope that they're okay.

some part of me hopes, as cruel as it would be, that it was just a hoax.

moving on, here are some helplines that may be useful for you all should you ever need them:

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

Helpline: 0800 58 58 58

The Samaritans

Tel: 116 123

Shout

Text Shout to 85258

Mind

MindInfoline: 0300 123 3393

ChildLine

Helpline: 0800 11 11

YoungMinds

Helpline: 0808 802 5544

as far as i'm aware, these are all uk hotlines.

World Suicide Prevention Day

National Suicide Prevention Hotline (24/7): 1-800-273-8255

i believe that to be the us hotline.

if anyone else knows or any other suicide prevention hotlines, please comment them down below. you never know, you might help someone in need.

to end this, i just want to say to you all that you are all loved no matter what. you might not see it but i assure you, you are loved and valued by many. you deserve to live, you deserve to recover, you are not a burden to anyone, progress is personal and may be slow but progress is progress and you are not alone.

i love you all so so much! if you ever need anything, please do not hesitate to ask. sending my love to everyone ❤️

stay safe.

lots of love, e x