To all those who are struggling, I have been in the same shoes. I live through the pain every day, and I know that it seems like it can never get better. I can tell you about my experience, my attempt at suicide, the multiple suicide notes I have hidden in my room, the times I have come to this website to find solace, but unless you believe in yourself, there’s not much I can do. So you have to remember, that even in your darkest hours, there are people out there who care about you. There is someone who will miss you if you are gone. There is someone who doesn’t want to see you suffer. There is someone who loves you, even if they have never said those exact words.
I believe in you. I believe that you have the ability to live another day, even if it’s only one, it might be the day that everything changes. Again, I can believe all day, in myself and others facing these paralyzing struggles. But you have to believe too, and I think in everyone, there is that small glimmer of wanting to live. So find that glimmer, find that light in the dark, and hold onto it for as long as you need. You never know what your life may become, you never know who you might meet, or what could be the moment your life shifts. So, until that day comes, hold onto the light, cause the end of the tunnel is near, and you can make it out.
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Hey! Squeak. Thanks for the kind words. I agree that alot of people stay because of this potential glimmer of hope and that’s also why I stick around.
Go forth, violinplayer22 🙂 Conquer the violin world!
It’s good that you found your strength and I appreciate the thought behind this post. But I think you fail to see the problem even though you pointed it out.
“unless you believe in yourself there’s not much I can do”
Bingo.
I would say the overwhelming majority of suicidal people have lost faith in themselves. That’s the whole problem. So it doesn’t help to tell people to believe in themselves. That’s like telling an ugly person that they can be beautiful but only if they believe they’re beautiful.
Now if you could discover a way to give people belief in themselves (and not just words), then you would have the cure for suicide.