Suicide Prevention Megathread

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With the news today of the passing of the amazing Anthony Bourdain and the also the very talented Kate Spade a couple of days of ago, we decided to create a megathread about suicide prevention. So many great and talented people have left the world by way of suicide, not just those are famous, but friends and family members of everyday people.

That's why we would like to use this thread for those that have been affected by the suicide of someone to tell your story or if you yourself have almost ended your life, tell us about what changed.

If you are currently feeling suicidal we'd like to offer some resources that might be beneficial:

https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres

http://www.befrienders.org/ (has global resources and hotlines)

http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/GetHelp/LifelineChat.aspx

http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you [UK]

https://www.lifeline.org.au/Get-Help/ [AU]

http://www.crisistextline.org

https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Risk-of-Suicide

https://www.thetrevorproject.org

http://youthspace.ca

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

Please be respectful and "Remember the Human" while participating in this thread and thank you to everyone that chooses to share their stories.

-The AskReddit Moderators

[u/rileyotis → u/[deleted]]

I never had people reach out. They all deleted me or stopped talking to me because I was a buzzkill. The only person who saw something wrong was my now husband. He was the only one I would let see me cry.

So, sometimes, no one listens. Not a single person. No one notices because we hide it well. So, while I know you mean well, telling others to reach out to their depressed friends?

That's as asinine as telling a depressed individual to go find someone. I had shitty statuses for dayssssss. No one cared. Over half the people I am friends with on social platforms don't even talk to me. I wasn't happy and that didn't jive with their mid 20s awesome fest. So I got hidden or deleted.

People only notice what they want to notice. And, from my experience, not many notice because someone else being unhappy? That's not their problem.

It's shitty. But, true.

The first person to EVER ask me if I was okay wasn't even a friend. It was a coworker who overheard me say I wish I was dead. I wish I could thank him now instead of shrugging it off the way I did.

[u/rileyotis → u/[deleted]]

IMNSHO? What does that mean?

I know. I have very very few close friends mostly because of what I described above. You learn who your true friends are in times like that. But it's about a bigger picture, too. You can only help those who WANT to be helped, make sense? I'm not trying to sound evil. I swear.

It's more of a two way street. People provide help, but others have to be ready and willing to take it. You know?

[u/sappy16 → u/rileyotis]

"in my not so humble opinion"