196) The Salvation of Eden, Chapter 29 -- Murder, Suicide, Insanity, and Child Abuse
When you know only that you stand on the outside of someone else’s grief (which is always the case with grief), then you can’t even say “I know how you feel,” because you don’t.
93) How to Not Murder People, Stay Addicted, or Commit Suicide: Part 2 - The Representativeness Heuristic is Sus
Do you struggle with feelings of not being good enough? Do you know anyone who does? It seems pretty likely. Brené Brown’s TED talk on Shame has more than 50,000,000 views. That’s greater than the entire population of Canada. Shit, eh? There seems to be a lot of people who feel like they’re not good enough….
50) Dirty Feet (TW: suicide, sexual assault)
Thinking about suicide has been my main hobby for 14 years, 7 months and 16 days.
You were right about sexual assault, especially for kids.
“It makes you see yourself as a demon. So you check-out, dissociate, a lot of the time, because who wants to be a demon?”
I realize why I kept this fantasy alive for so long.
I believed the only worthy thing to do with my life was make sure my last act will be one of love.