Recently I've decided to speak about an issue that is very personal to me, suicide. A close friend of mine killed herself a year ago and I have been dealing with the after math.
She was so much like me in so many ways that it was a deep loss. The two of us were like sisters. Only now have I just realized the emotional turmoil my friend faced, and the apparent suffering many people feel.
The feeling of an indescribable hopelessness is something that I have personally dealt with. I was bullied a lot as a child. In fact many of the cruel words still haunt me. I was close to giving up on my own life. But I thought it was the answer.
As my guilt lingers from my best friend's own death I find myself pushing on. I will never forget her, just like I will never forget the hundreds of unnamed people going through a difficult time period.
If anyone out there is dealing with issues please talk to someone. There are more individuals feeling the same as you, or at the very least will listen. Turn to your friends, your family, your neighbors, anyone who you can share. Because opening up your emotions to someone is a first step in getting better.
