I wrote something similar to this for my speech class, and I decided to post something on here as well. Keep in mind this is an added on to outline from my speech class....not the best post! Suicide is soemthing that touched close to home to me for many reasons.
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According
to the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention,
Suicide
is the third leading cause of death among those 15-24 years old.
You shouldn't die this young, and no one, should every feel the need to take their own life.
I
always swore to myself growing up that I would never become just another
negative statistic.
Imagine
This.
You wake up disoriented. You can’t see much. There are spiders everywhere and
your arms and legs are throbbing. Now you’re in a room with some doctors, the
keep saying things about the hospital. Next thing you know, You walk into a
hospital. Security takes you and makes you say goodbye to your parents. You
realize you are leaving everything you know. You get searched. You get put into
a room with someone. They introduce themselves. That’s your roommate. They have
cuts and stitches all over their neck and arms. Suddenly you’re terrified as you
realize they tried to kill themselves like that. You start to wonder if everything
you originally thought was worth it at the time. Should I really have taken all
those pills? Did I really need to make those cuts? Was my life that bad? You
want to run. But now, you’re stuck.
This is what suicide did to me.
With that, I want you to know that,
I believe in happiness, never being truly
alone, and love.
-Happiness
First, I want to tell you about my happiness. Before my
Dad died, I found happiness in every aspect of my life. After he died it slowly
went downhill. I noticed other people’s happiness changing around me. It seemed
inevitable. In the hospital I learned that you need to find happiness in the
small things. All the time. My happiness changed from laughing with best
friends, movies, sleepovers, and video games. To coloring books, daily phone
calls home, and watching Alvin and the Chipmunks for good behavior. That’s
happiness in the psych ward. Sitting in a room with 4 other people, no one
touching, watching a movie rated PG and having our nightly snack and medicine run. That was our idea of a
good time. My life drastically changed when I left the hospital. I love life. I
love seeing other people happy. And I love being happy.
-Never being truly alone
I always thought I was alone, and I realized that I
have friends, and family who love me.
There are strangers around you that 100% truly care about you. Most of
you don’t know me, but I am there for you. And you always have God. I never
really believed in God until one day we had a “Rap with the Chap” session. The
hospital Chaplain came in and had 1 on 1 time with us. He told me that it is
okay to need alone time. It’s okay to grieve. But it is never okay to push
people away. Especially when you need them the most. He opened my eyes to God
and showed me that even in our darkest, most alone times, God is always there.
-Love
You know the song, “All You Need Is Love” by the
Beatles? I think they were on to something. Whether you have a boyfriend,
girlfriend, spouse, children, best friend or pet; you always have love by your
side. I believe in loving, and loving with your whole heart. Why love someone
or something just a little bit? If you know me, you know I wear my heart on my
sleeve, and I will put everyone, even strangers, above myself. And who has a
love for us greater than we know? God. He will never back down, he will always
love you.
With all that said, I believe with Happiness, Never truly being alone, and
love,
we can significantly increase enjoyment with life and never get in the position
I was once in.
You will be okay, things change, and things truly will
get better!
Nothing is ever
worth hurting yourself, or worse.
Don’t let yourself become a statistic. You are so much more than that.
(scroll to bottom and turn music off to hear this song!)
xoxo Meghan
