/tags/mental-health/ Recent content in Mental Health on Wikiales Hugo es-es Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:51:21 +0000 /posts/on-suicide/ Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:51:21 +0000 /posts/on-suicide/ <p>I am typically pretty private about my suicide attempt, for reasons that can be both obvious and unexpected. There is a lot of what you would imagine: suicide comes with a pretty hefty social stigma (though, thankfully, people are increasingly willing to discuss it) but, more than anything, it is deeply uncomfortable for me to talk about what was probably the worst day of my life, even to people who I fully trust. I realized recently that I have never actually taken the time or energy to artlessly describe my feelings on my attempt and on suicide in general to anyone, and I have certainly never written it down. However, I feel that it&rsquo;s been long enough now that I feel fine truly going through it and, while posting it publicly may seem unusual, I hope it can serve as a future reference for anyone who wants to read about suicide in detail and, just maybe, help destigmatize it along the way.</p>