The strongest people…
Aren’t always the loudest.
Sometimes they’re the ones
Who got out of bed.
Who answered one text.
Who ate one meal.
Who stayed alive for one more day.
And today that is enough. ❤️
Suicidal thoughts aren’t always I want to die.
They’re also..
I feel trapped.
I need a way out.
I am a burden.
What’s the point in life?
I need to escape my thoughts.
Nothing will ever get better.
I see no future.
I can’t bare this pain anymore.
Am worthless.
@bourscheid It wasn't fast. The right wing has been chipping away at America since Nixon, driving wedges between us and spreading fear of others so they could get their claws into power.
People think “reach out” is easy.
It’s not.
Reaching out when you’re suicidal is like crawling through fire to say:
“I’m not safe in my own head.”
And the response I got?
“Just Breathe.”
“Be positive.”
“ Go for a walk”
That isn’t support.
That’s dismissal.
A conversation with a man:
Me: All men
Him: Not all men
Me: okay. You have a daughter, right? Would you be comfortable with her going to a party with a bunch of other girls, with no boys present?
Him: yes (without hesitation)
Me: cool. Would you be comfortable with her going to a party with a bunch of boys, with no girls present.
Him: no (without hesitation)
Me: why?
Him: Cause there will be at least 2-3 boys who are a problem.
Me: cool. So if those 2-3 boys do something horrible, will the other boys step in? Say something? Tell someone?
Him: (hesitates)....
Me: exactly. All men.
The Rose Garden
The East Wing
The Kennedy Center
60 Minutes
The Press Corps Banquet
Civility
The Constitution
History
What are things Trump has obliterated?
@garykoepnick I'm betting most of them haven't seen the videos and aren't interested in watching them.
They don't have to think for hemselves because the government tells them all they need to know, and the government never lies, right?