We Need To Talk...
The last week or so, the media has been flooded with information about the recent celebrity suicides. These people seemed to have it all together, loved the lives they were living, and projected such achievement in their actions. What we didn't see was their internal suffering. For someone to want to take their own life, their internal voices are telling them they are not enough, they can't live the life they want because they are not worthy of it, or they don't deserve what they have (for example). As someone who has been effected by suicide by way of association, it pains me that the warning signs were not obvious. People can project their sorrows and demons, and mask it as strength. Which is why this conversation is so important. Which brings me to my next point. Everyone in this world is different - the way they dress, the way they live their life, the way they think about the world around them - is different than the way you or I think about things. ...