This is something I usually don't do. If you ask how I am, I'll say I'm fine or something like that. But let me be honest with you now, I am not fine. I'm a total wreck. My thoughts are blurred, my dreams are dead. I'm seriously considering taking a certain way out...
OKAY STOP RIGHT THERE!
"Suicide is not chosen; it happens when pain exceeds resources for coping with pain."
That's all it's about. You are not a bad person, or crazy, or weak, or flawed, because you feel suicidal. It doesn't even mean that you really want to die - it only means that you have more pain than you can cope with right now. If I start piling weights on your shoulders, you will eventually collapse if I add enough weights ... no matter how much you want to remain standing. Willpower has nothing to do with it. Of course you would cheer yourself up, if you could.
Suicide is the act or an instance of intentionally killing oneself. It's the third leading cause of death in teens and overall in youths ages 10 to 19 years old. It is becoming more common every year in the United States. Suicide attempts are usually made when a person is seriously depressed or upset. A teen who is feeling suicidal may see no other way out of problems, no other escape from emotional pain, or no other way to communicate their desperate unhappiness.
If you or someone you know is suicidal, help is needed! Below are some helpful links to additional information. Check them out!
Suicidal Thoughts: What to Do?
Teen Suicide: Facts for Families:
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
911- Emergency Services
Greene County Mental Health - 622-9163
The closest way to get help in our area.
Mental Health Association of Columbia-Greene Counties - 828-4619
713 Union Street, Hudson, NY
Dedicated itself to improving mental health in our community.
Hudson Psychiatric Center - 828-8136
71 Prospect Avenue, Hudson, NY
Providing service to people in mental crisis.
Samaritans Suicide Prevention & Crisis Hotline - 518-689-HOPE
Specializing in all aspects of suicide from prevention & warning signs to how to cope.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
1-800-273-TALK(8255)
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, has been at the forefront of a wide range of suicide prevention initiatives -- each designed to reduce loss of life from suicide.
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
P.O. Box 644
Westminster, CO 80036-0644
303-429-3530
2001 N. Beauregard Street, 6th floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
1-800-969-6642
An association that works with more than 340 affiliates nationwide to promote mental health through advocacy, education, research, & services.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2107 Wilson Blvd., 3rd Floor
Arlington, VA 22201
1-800-950-6264
A support and advocacy organization of consumers, families & friends of people with severe mental illness - over 1,200 state & local affiliates. Local affiliates often give guidance in finding treatment.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
3615 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20016-3007
202-966-7300
The American Academy of Pediatrics
141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
847-434-4000
American Association of Suiciodolgy (AAS)
5221 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
202-237-2280
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