2025, you were a year of survival and climbing up again. you have opened a lot of doors for me and i shall walk through each of them this 2026.
see you, 2026 ! i can’t wait to meet you :)
[TW: Mentions of suicide, implications of self harm] Long post ahead !
this is not my usual kind of post, but hey, im here today to share a bit of my vulnerability to you with this essay i wrote a year ago for my writing class homework. im not much of a writer so please bear with me and my grammatical errors, but this is a piece i hold dearly in my heart.
enough about disclaimers. this essay is about my life. my story. my highschool wasn’t the best, and here is a part of my life that not many people know about. behind every school day that i showed up to class back then lies a greater weight i carry in my heart.
today i am able to share this story of mine because of a person who believed in me, a person who saw and heard me. i still have a long way to go with my healing, but i wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for this one person who cared enough to not just notice i was struggling, but to actually listen to my cries that were barely heard by everyone else.
september is suicide prevention month, and with this essay i wish to let everyone know the importance of being present for those who are struggling—even with the smallest of gestures. suicide prevention can be in the simpliest form of sitting beside that person in class or even by sharing a piece of candy with them. so please, if you know anyone who’s struggling, don’t just bat an eye. you are capable of saving a life more than you’d ever realize, all you have to do is to be present.
and yes, people who are suicidal tend to be messy, confusing, complicated. mental issues are never pretty, i tell you. they are not as simple as you think. but here’s a gentle reminder that at the end of the day they are still human beings who are worthy of love and care through and through. they are beyond their mental struggles.
so if you are able, be the person who takes away their chisel, be the one who cleans their paint brush. be an anchor to hold on.
#suicidepreventionmonth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthmatters #suicidepreventionawareness
![[TW: Mentions of suicide, implications of self harm] Long post ahead !this is not my usual kind of post, but hey, im here today to share a bit of my vulnerability to you with this essay i wrote a year ago for my writing class homework. im not much of a writer so please bear with me and my grammatical errors, but this is a piece i hold dearly in my heart.enough about disclaimers. this essay is about my life. my story. my highschool wasn’t the best, and here is a part of my life that not many people know about. behind every school day that i showed up to class back then lies a greater weight i carry in my heart.today i am able to share this story of mine because of a person who believed in me, a person who saw and heard me. i still have a long way to go with my healing, but i wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for this one person who cared enough to not just notice i was struggling, but to actually listen to my cries that were barely heard by everyone else.september is suicide prevention month, and with this essay i wish to let everyone know the importance of being present for those who are struggling—even with the smallest of gestures. suicide prevention can be in the simpliest form of sitting beside that person in class or even by sharing a piece of candy with them. so please, if you know anyone who’s struggling, don’t just bat an eye. you are capable of saving a life more than you’d ever realize, all you have to do is to be present.and yes, people who are suicidal tend to be messy, confusing, complicated. mental issues are never pretty, i tell you. they are not as simple as you think. but here’s a gentle reminder that at the end of the day they are still human beings who are worthy of love and care through and through. they are beyond their mental struggles.so if you are able, be the person who takes away their chisel, be the one who cleans their paint brush. be an anchor to hold on.#suicidepreventionmonth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthadvocate #mentalhealthmatters #suicidepreventionawareness](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6721211712242316184563_0_44f2171c9068c387c26cda963fd7c24a.jpg?o=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&h=54ae2f77bbf69a10f21bd43b3f0c04ab)
