Stay Awhile, A Goal Towards Countering Suicide
Suicide affects us all, but it is often a battle that is fought alone. I would like to fight tooth and nail to help change that. I don’t write this message to you as ‘Therdune’, I write to you as myself, Jessie, person to person. I come to you with a message, and a question.
It’s nice to meet you. Let’s talk.
Depression was part of my foundation.
I chose to stay awhile.
Will you stay awhile? Just to see, you know. Just to see what happens. No one knows what’s around the corner coming up, but there’s potential. Suicide is the ultimate finality. There are no more possibilities once that line is crossed. But, in that same sense, death does await us all, right? So why rush it? Can you just hang out for a while longer? I don’t want to lose you.
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Additional Resources
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
988lifeline.orgCall 988
The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. -
Crisis Text Line
crisistextline.orgText HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States, anytime. Crisis Text Line is here for any crisis. A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform. The volunteer Crisis Counselor will help you move from a hot moment to a cool moment.
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Trevor Project Lifeline
thetrevorproject.orgCall 1-866-488-7368
Text ‘START’ to 678-678
Or chat online
Trained counselors that understand the challenges LGBTQ people face.