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My suicide story

by lau___dufour 7/27/2016

written by lau___dufour

TRIGGER WARNING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT, HOSPITAL, INTENSIVE CARE

For those of you who don’t know CAMHS stands for Child/ Adolescent Mental Health services here in the UK

I’ve always thought it was important to share your stories of mental illness with your friends, family, or just people who know you. Just to reduce stigma by addressing the realities of mental illness. For me, telling my story is therapeutic but also i have no reason not to tell it? I have nothing to be embarrassed about, it shouldn’t be a big deal to talk about depression or suicide or any other mental disorder, these are common things to experience […]

7/27/2016 2 comments

My suicide story

by lau___dufour 5/4/2016

written by lau___dufour

Here’s my suicide story

Last year was the most difficult and sad time of my entire life not only for me but for my family and friends. Having struggled for many months with severe depression and for many years with self injury, I decided to try and take my own life and overdosed on my antidepressants. I just wanted a relief from the pain I had to deal with on a day to day basis that consumed every aspect of my life. I had never felt so desperate in my entire life. 2015 would be the start of a series of suicide attempts and hospital admissions […]

5/4/2016 2 comments