Today, September 10, is national suicide awareness day. Over the past couple of years, I have noticed the stickers that say "To Write LOVE On Her Arms." The first time that I saw that, I thought "Well that is different" because I didn't really know what it was talking about. But, then I realized that it was for awareness about people that have committed suicide, or attempted suicide. Personally I am glad that they have something for this, because people that have attempted suicide or cut are seeking a way to escape from life. Many people tend to look at those that cut or attempt suicide as outcasts from society, and most are not really accepted by people in "normal" society.
Speaking from experience, cutting or attempting suicide does not really help the problems that we are going through. I think that when people cut or attempt suicide they have sunk to such a low level that they don't really think anybody cares. Many don't find/ask for help, and they don't want it. When I had problems, I didn't talk to anybody, and the one person that I tried to talk to was busy and not able to respond, so it seemed like no one cared about what I was going through. Looking back now, I know that if my friends knew what I was going through they would have tried to help me, but since I didn't say anything to them or my family. Not speaking with anyone led to problems later in life, and it wasn't till I opened up and let them know what was going on (what went on) that I was able to accept that it was ok to feel like that.
Now I know that there are different people that I can go to and talk to when I need help. And what everybody that is cutting or thinking about suicide should have at least on person that they can be open with and talk to about everything, just to be accountable to someone.
Saying this is easier said than done, but if you know someone that cuts or has attempted suicide or even mentions that they are thinking about suicide, even if you get interested in their life and start to talk to them it can help a whole lot. If each young person (which I think is the age of many of those that cut/attempt suicide) could have an adult mentor that they trust to just be open with, then it could help a lot in their outlook on life.
