What happens to a girl?
What happens when she is unwanted, unloved?
What happens to a girl?
What happens when she is called names, bullied?
What happens to a girl?
What happens when she is abused? Physically, mentally?!
What happens to a girl when she puts a gun to her head, puts a razor to her heart, a rope around her neck?
What happens to the girl?
She pulls the trigger, cuts through her skin, jumps from the chair and leaves a note behind saying "I couldn't do it anymore... I’m a girl who forgot what happened to us! I’m a girl who forgot what happened to me!"
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How does it feel to know that once that person has made a decision; they won’t change their mind? Once they’ve planned their escape; you can’t stop them? A decision you know that they will regret, but also a decision that you can’t change? Each year many children, teenagers, adults and elderly die from suicide; many years hospitals are visited from people who have self inflicted wounds! When will this disaster stop?
Statistics show:
*Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death for all Americans.
*Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24 year olds.(1st = accidents, 2nd = homicide)
*Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death for young people aged 5-14 year olds.
*Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for males.
*Suicide is the nineteenth leading cause of death for females.
*More males die from suicide than females.(Four male deaths by suicide for each female death by suicide!)
But, it’s not only suicide is it? It is the simple fact of the marks on the wrist; the attempt to end a life that you know shouldn't end! I am ninety-nine percent sure that I am not the only one trying to face facts that one of my best friends may end their life because they think there is no reason worth living it! The fact is, they put on smiles so that they can get through the day before they end up going home to an abusive family; verbally, mentally, physically! Or all of the above! Just a few days ago; I was given a diary to read. Filled with many suicidal thoughts; considering leaving forever yet that one person in her life was the only thing on this planet keeping her here; or the only person keeping him here was that special someone. It’s recorded that he had been handed a knife by one of his parents. He is only young, a teenager and he is influenced by the little push over the edge. Tell me something; could you do it? If one of your parents had handed you a knife, what would you think to do? Would you feel loved of unwanted? Would you feel like you were a mistake? Not that long ago, like many, I went through a stage of depression which caused me to think suicidal thoughts and slit my wrists. (Occasionally now I still relapse back into it but not that often). At one point the thing that turned me around was something my mother told me; she said “If you really dislike your life that much then do it! Just go ahead...” Sure it made me feel like maybe I should, but it also told me that I needed to rethink my life. Instead of being so negative about everything and about what I didn’t have, maybe for once in my life I should think about the positives; about everything I did have! Although it took a while to get out of the addiction of the slitting; I actually released the darkness that surrounded my soul. I relaxed and thought “Maybe this life isn’t so bad; sure in the past I have had heaps of downs, but now things are stable. What’s so wrong with life?” To myself I am a success story; but too many others out there, they are looking for their own turning point! So when you next ask someone if they are fine and they say they are fine but you can tell in their eyes they aren’t; make sure you don’t just walk off! Make sure you make them talk, listen to them and give them all the advice you can! Now that...That may just help them the little bit more they need to pull through!
What happens when she is unwanted, unloved?
What happens to a girl?
What happens when she is called names, bullied?
What happens to a girl?
What happens when she is abused? Physically, mentally?!
What happens to a girl when she puts a gun to her head, puts a razor to her heart, a rope around her neck?
What happens to the girl?
She pulls the trigger, cuts through her skin, jumps from the chair and leaves a note behind saying "I couldn't do it anymore... I’m a girl who forgot what happened to us! I’m a girl who forgot what happened to me!"
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How does it feel to know that once that person has made a decision; they won’t change their mind? Once they’ve planned their escape; you can’t stop them? A decision you know that they will regret, but also a decision that you can’t change? Each year many children, teenagers, adults and elderly die from suicide; many years hospitals are visited from people who have self inflicted wounds! When will this disaster stop?
Statistics show:
*Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death for all Americans.
*Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people aged 15-24 year olds.(1st = accidents, 2nd = homicide)
*Suicide is the fifth leading cause of death for young people aged 5-14 year olds.
*Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death for males.
*Suicide is the nineteenth leading cause of death for females.
*More males die from suicide than females.(Four male deaths by suicide for each female death by suicide!)
But, it’s not only suicide is it? It is the simple fact of the marks on the wrist; the attempt to end a life that you know shouldn't end! I am ninety-nine percent sure that I am not the only one trying to face facts that one of my best friends may end their life because they think there is no reason worth living it! The fact is, they put on smiles so that they can get through the day before they end up going home to an abusive family; verbally, mentally, physically! Or all of the above! Just a few days ago; I was given a diary to read. Filled with many suicidal thoughts; considering leaving forever yet that one person in her life was the only thing on this planet keeping her here; or the only person keeping him here was that special someone. It’s recorded that he had been handed a knife by one of his parents. He is only young, a teenager and he is influenced by the little push over the edge. Tell me something; could you do it? If one of your parents had handed you a knife, what would you think to do? Would you feel loved of unwanted? Would you feel like you were a mistake? Not that long ago, like many, I went through a stage of depression which caused me to think suicidal thoughts and slit my wrists. (Occasionally now I still relapse back into it but not that often). At one point the thing that turned me around was something my mother told me; she said “If you really dislike your life that much then do it! Just go ahead...” Sure it made me feel like maybe I should, but it also told me that I needed to rethink my life. Instead of being so negative about everything and about what I didn’t have, maybe for once in my life I should think about the positives; about everything I did have! Although it took a while to get out of the addiction of the slitting; I actually released the darkness that surrounded my soul. I relaxed and thought “Maybe this life isn’t so bad; sure in the past I have had heaps of downs, but now things are stable. What’s so wrong with life?” To myself I am a success story; but too many others out there, they are looking for their own turning point! So when you next ask someone if they are fine and they say they are fine but you can tell in their eyes they aren’t; make sure you don’t just walk off! Make sure you make them talk, listen to them and give them all the advice you can! Now that...That may just help them the little bit more they need to pull through!
- Thanks to:
http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html#2005
