As people living with mental illnesses we know what the “S” word is. It’s our little secret, the way out we keep hidden from those who love us and those who treat us well. Suicide.
We tuck it away in the back of our minds; we bring it out and ask “when”, testing if today is “too hard”, if this is “the right time.” We carefully hide away the thought from our friends and family, claiming everything is just fine. And we try to cope. Until we can’t. And we bring that little...
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