I know what you’re thinking. ‘It’s another girl trying to stop us from thinking about suicide’. ‘Nothing she’s going to say is going to stop me’. You’re right. There is nothing I can say or do to stop you from this. I don’t know what you’ve all been through; I definitely have no right to tell you that you shouldn’t commit suicide. But what I can tell you is that you’re not crazy. You’re not exaggerating. But most of all, you’re not alone. You’re probably thinking, ‘I’ve heard all this, there’s no point, she doesn’t understand’. You’re right, I don’t understand. But there is something I do understand. That you’re all broken. That you’ve all been through something or a lot of things that have made you think there’s no point of living. You feel at times when you’re happy; you’re drawn back into the sorrows and the pain of life. You haven’t felt happiness since forever. You want that feeling desperately but fear and the past is keeping it from getting to you. I know that living is the hardest challenge in your life right now and each day is full of suffering and decisions. The one decision we all face and is the hardest one to answer, “Should I keep living?’ For most the answer is no, because they feel as if there’s nothing to live for. This is where we all can relate. We feel as if every day is a battle just to stay alive. Why live if all we do is suffer? The question always crosses our minds. The answer is in the question. Suffering is why we’re still alive. We’ve all gone through something that has left us scarred and unable to forget. It left you with the forever ongoing pain, which everyone knows as memories. When I was twelve, I lost my father to suicide. A year later, I lost my mother. All I have left of them is photos, videos and something that’s so beautiful, but painful at the same time. The memories I had with them. It still kills me every day because I don’t just want things to remember them by, I want them. I want them here with me but I can’t have them. But I do what both of they couldn’t, I chose to live on. Even though how I felt, how much I wanted to join them, I survived through what seemed impossible. I don’t want you to think I told you that so you can feel sorry for me, I told you this because I want you to know I’m still living. I’m still breathing and my heart is still pumping. We all have done something that makes us the strongest people alive right now, we’ve all survived this far. We’re all still breathing, some just barely but you still all have life in you. You are all strong and brave for sharing your stories, I find that the hardest thing to do; to let someone in. You’ve all done the impossible, and survived through hell. I know most of you think I’m just another person that pretends to care for you and thinks they understand what you’re going through. The truth is I will never understand you because I’m not you. What I do understand, is that you’re dying a slow and painful death called reality. The truth is what we all fear as it is the cruellest aspect of life. The only way to move on in life is to accept the truth. The truth is what’s holding you back in life. It’s what’s keeping you from being happy. It’s the thing hate the most but it’s the only way out. As I said, I’m not writing this to force you to stop you from taking your own life. I have absolutely no say in what you choose to do. I’m writing this so you can do what takes more strength then we can carry. I’m asking you to accept you. To accept everything in your life for what it is. There’s a reason for all of us to live. What you have to do is find that reason and keep fighting until you find you’re true happiness that you lost when you lost yourself. Find yourself in something or someone. Find a reason to keep living. You are all stronger than you think because you’re still here today. Please, I have faith in you all. I know there’s a good future for all of you. Don’t fight it, just let it happen. I see you all as beautiful people, and I notice you. I know you’re there. I see you. I care for you. I am here for you. I honestly care about each and every one of you. We’re all human and share the same blood. You’re all people who have something special about them, don’t let yourself become nothing more than a just memory.
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Thank you for this post, and I have put thought into each and every one of your words, even out of pessimism I appreciate each of them.
But the truth is not holding me back, instead it is what is pushing me out of life. I acknowledge and understand what this world and reality truly are, I just cannot accept living in it anymore. Life should not be of suffering and pain yet I see no other purpose life offers.
My sincerest apologies regarding you parents. I know their lost has caused much pain in your life, but I admire your courage, your strength to stand and fight even through such adversity. Yet remain altruistic and compassionate in a world that has only hurt you. We may be bonded by our humanity but you and I have different paths in this world friend.
I am merely nothing, and nothing can not come out of nothingness, not even a memory after death. I have accepted who I am, and in doing so, I have accepted my fate. I wish you the best in life and nothing but love and peace to heed your way.
We are clueless of our own strengths and are immune to our weaknesses. We live in a world where the bad overuns the good. Where emotional pain hurts more than physical pain and where our biggest enemy, is our own conscience. We only remember the bad things and desire the good things. We have no choice in what we think of because all that ever seems to run through our minds is hurt. No matter how hard we try, we can’t let go. You know why? Because we choose not to. You accept that there is nothing left for you in life but pain and agony, but what you don’t accept is that there is a future for you. The only thing we have to do is accept that the life we live in now, does not define our whole life and that there is something left in the world for us. You’re right, we both have different paths, but they’re leading in the same direction. You know where it leads? To happiness. There’s stop signs, crashes and red lights. But at the end of the path, there’s happiness. The choice is up to you, whether you choose to keep going, or you stay at the stop sign forever. The only way to reach the end is to overcome the obstacles on the way there. You’re path may be longer than mine, but our destination will always be the same. I have not reached full happiness yet, and I’m okay with that. What keeps me alive is having something to live for. I wake up each morning knowing my day will be of struggling and overcoming obstacles, but I go to sleep knowing I survived it. I thank you for your words, because they are beautiful as they are full of truth. I cannot force you to change your mind and I cannot stop you from your beliefs of what life is. In the end, it is you that must decide if you choose to live on. All I want you to do is forgive those who have hurt you and most importantly, forgive yourself. I know it’s a lot to ask, and I understand it won’t be easy. Nothing in life ever has been, but it is possible. I have faith in you. You’re a beautiful but lost soul, and I see emptiness in you. I may not know you at all, but you’re apart of my life. If you were to die, I would remember you. I want you to understand that. I accept you. I believe in you. Don’t underestimate your strengths because your consumed in your weaknesses. There’s always a way out, and only you can find it.
Hi Jane. Nice bit of writing. Great thoughts. Wonderful ideas and sentiments. Let me ask you one question; How are you? Are you ok?
Sometimes people write messages here, and I’m guilty of this myself, not so much for others on this site, but more of an effort to convince themselves. I hope you read your own message here and get deep into it. Who are you? What’s holding Jane back in life? What’s Jane’s reason to live, for happiness and how is it that you’ve lost yourself? Stay strong…keep on. Thanks for writing.
Thankyou Randall, I appreciate your consideration. In some ways, this message is for me. But I feel like I’m gaining meaning and happiness in life each day. The main purpose for my post is so people out there who are going through dark times, know that there is a way out. I know I am not fully happy, and I’m fine with that. I’ve moved on in life and felt better than I would’ve felt years ago. Thankyou for your words of kindness, it really means a lot.
At least you’re not telling me to ‘grow up’ and to stop being a ‘drama queen’. 🙂
I do not judge. You have gone through something painful in your life, and you have every right to feel hurt.