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I Need to Write Undisturbed by Obligations or Worry.

These moments of solitude are necessary, and indeed are the nourishment my mind requires for peace, for sanity. For all my complaints about the necessity of being engaged in other work to earn a living, I recognize the necessity for that as well. Left alone, too often I stagnate and stink and ...

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5 Steps for Getting Off of the Ledge and Back into Life.

My belief at the time was that I would 'go' when the money ran out. I thought, "Well, fuck it, the Universe obviously must not want me in it." Job-hunting and interviewing became a daily practice of building myself up only to be torn down. So I gave the Universe a suicide deadline.

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Share Your Story: Surviving A Suicide Attempt.

Do you have a story to share about what life has been like after surviving a suicide attempt? Do you experience suicidal feelings and/or thoughts and would you like to share how it is to live through them? We would be honored to have your story as part of the project.

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Healing From The Lie Of Purity.

I rose from the ashes of the underworld where I was banished to. I didn’t belong there, but many young girls lose themselves there, too ashamed to live on and face life. And that is why I speak today: for the families of the ones who didn’t survive, for those who did survive but lost joy in ...

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Healing The Mother Wound.

We all start out innocent, until something comes along and twists our souls into torment, like it did with my mother. Her only way out was to take her life.

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Too Many Days I Have Wanted To Give Up: Thoughts On Suicide.

During the times where I have walked along the edge and peered over, the people who have been most beneficial to me are not the ones who have said just stay, but the few who have been able to hold the delicate balance with me. The people -- friends and colleagues and family and strangers alike ...

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The Gifts Of Grief.

My boyfriend, Drew Weston, lost his fight with addiction from a heroin overdose on March 6, 2015. He was 24. The way we were when we were together, and the way we felt about each other, was more than just your standard boyfriend/girlfriend scenario.

suicide

I Need to Write Undisturbed by Obligations or Worry.

5 Steps for Getting Off of the Ledge and Back into Life.

Share Your Story: Surviving A Suicide Attempt.

Healing From The Lie Of Purity.

Healing The Mother Wound.

Too Many Days I Have Wanted To Give Up: Thoughts On Suicide.

The Gifts Of Grief.

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