I learned by age 9 that I couldn't talk about suicidal thoughts because I would end up locked in a psych ward. We can't expect people to just "speak up" or "tell someone" in a country where discrimination, institutionalization, & incarceration of suicidal folks is 100% legal.
Sometimes I get bummed that I never glowed up and still look the same as I did in middle school. Then I remember all the girls I grew up with look 30 now and I���m okay again