07/09/2026
This Thursday is su***de prevention day. However, every day should be considered a su***de prevention day.
Su***de is such a taboo subject.
People feel nervous to mention it, people are afraid to admit that they are drowning in their own minds and it’s awful to not only go through yourself, but to see a loved one go through those emotions.
It took a long time for me to be able to process my emotions, my depression took years of my life and for a long time I felt like I was walking around with a voice screaming at me that I didn’t deserve to be here, there were times I really couldn’t see a way out.
But one thing I did was learn to talk about it. We all know how long waiting lists are, when I first looked at counselling as a teenager, it was a 6 month wait, and within those 6 months, drugs really overtook my life because it felt like the only thing that stopped that voice screaming in my mind.
Things have changed, I speak to people a lot about using drugs to cope, about the importance of speaking up and about being honest.
I don’t want anyone else to feel that alone, if you’re struggling there are ways to get immediate help. I’ve attached a few things to the bottom of this post for support if YOU need it.
Things do change, things can get better, you just have to keep going 🫶🏼
Samaritans - Call 116 123 for immediate call support
SHOUT - Text Shout to 85258 for immediate text support
Mind - Advice and community based services
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