S is for Suicide

~ Katrina

To get to a place where you feel like you have no option but to take your own life is a place I never wish for anyone to get to.

I know it may seem a bit dark or even weird to talk about suicide, but in reality, suicidal thoughts and attempts are things that many struggle with but don’t open up about due to this stigma.

For those who think that suicide is selfish, please take in what I’m about to say. Imagine you are in a box. A glass box. The rest of the world is around you, going about their own business. You try to talk to someone, but they can’t hear you. You try to get out of the box, but it’s completely sealed. You give up and tell yourself you’ll try again tomorrow. As time passes, you wake up every day wishing that you never did. You feel as though there is no happiness, joy or good in your life. You try and talk to others, but they can’t hear the silent cries of pain in your voice. You convince yourself that no one cares. That it wouldn’t make a difference if you spoke to someone because you don’t deserve help. You’re irrelevant to this world. You try getting out of the box again. You start screaming and slamming on the glass, but no one takes any notice and there’s not a crack on the screen. You can feel the light inside fading away. The transparent walls are becoming opaque. Everything around you is becoming dark. Pitch black. Then it is silent.

Next time your train is delayed or you’re stuck in traffic due to ‘an incident’, instead of getting angry at the fact that you’ll miss your favourite soap, or you’ll have to reheat your dinner, please spare a thought for the individual who had got to that place. Think about how this person must have felt to get to the point of physically taking their own life. Think about the friends and family who have to deal and live with the aftermath of this event. Think about someone that’s not yourself. And they say suicide is selfish.

-K xxx

Published by Katrina

7 thoughts on “S is for Suicide”

  1. You’re incredibly brave for posting this – thank you. As someone who has had a family member incredibly close to me attempt – and thank God, failed – suicide, I understand that even after the physical attempt is over, your mind and spirit can feel so incredibly broken. I’ve come close to that dark place myself, of feeling like I’m not good enough for myself or others, and I’ve been blessed enough to (sometimes barely) resist that temptation to take that horrible, drastic action. I’m happy to see that not only did you come out the other side alive and well, but a wiser person for it. I’m not saying your suicide attempt was a good thing, obviously, but I can’t imagine you come out of such a dark place like that and not see the world in a different light.

    Like you said, suicide isn’t selfish. It’s a last resort of the broken and desperate, and I’m so incredibly sorry that you had to go through such an experience. What doesn’t kill you has infinite potential to make you stronger, and I so hope you find a way to build on this for a better future. All the best to you, Katrina.

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  4. This describes it so well. The screaming and screaming and not being heard, day after day after day. I know it. Thankyou for this post, and all the very very best to you.

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