My friend had a good idea for when you’re in a dark place (CW: suicidal ideation)

a hand reaching towards the surface of a body of water and the reflection reaching back up towards it

This is a blog about a time I experienced suicidal ideation — where you know you’re most likely not going to kill yourself, but you wish you could — and my friend came up with a way for me to tell her what was going on, without having to directly tell her.

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If you feel like you want to disappear, this is for you.

Words from a teabag: There is a beauty in your presence

When I first read it, I didn’t even cry. I just pursed my lips and sharply breathed in. Then I took the tiny piece of paper that was attached to the tea bag string – and slid it into my pocket.   I always used to be angry at people who’d committed suicide. Furious, actually.…

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