This world can be a dark place and at times, its almost as if you can never get out of the deep, dark hole you have been thrown into. Your life becomes nothing more than stress, sadness, worry, and fear. That is when you may make that plunge. You may open up a pill bottle and take a lethal dose, take a rope and suffocate the pain away, or take a gun and blow away all the torment your mind has given you. Suicide is one of the leading killers in america. Its a growing epidemic that may effect you personally.

If you know me personally, you know how I have battled the thoughts of ending my own life. I have cut, burned, and starved myself. My arms and legs were at one point nothing more but a canvas of scars from the stress of life. After my sexual assault and just trying to balance being a normal teenager, I started to develop these bad habits. It got to the point where I would take the object I chose to but with at the time, with me everywhere. I hated myself. I wanted to die. It was not till I met my son, and I found the meaning of true love, that I decided to cut the bad habits out and become stable and at least try to maintain my depression. I realized then, that was my passion and platform, I want to help others from taking their lives.

For me, I always go to someone; Jamie Tworkowski has given me words and wisdom to help me through my darkest days (he even tweets back guys!). He makes sure his fans know that even when they feel like they have no one, they have someone. He helped me see that even though I am "damaged goods" I am still good for something.

You see, no one should feel like taking their life is the only way out, they should also know that at least one person out there knows their struggle. A stranger, a friend, an acquaintance. At least one person knows how it feels to want to blow away the stress of life and no longer have wake up the next day. You know what the problem is with that? You have a God-given purpose in this world, and if you die, where is that purpose? We are not meant to be on this earth to be born than die. We all have an impact on this earth. I want my impact to be helping someone through a tough time. I am no way a perfect person, but when I know someone is struggling with suicidal thoughts, I always want to make sure they know I am here. I have been there. There is a way out.

Suicide is never the answer. It does not matter if you lost your job, your dog died, your family hates you, or you just do not fit in, you have a purpose. No pill bottle, noose, or gun can help you feel better. Once you leave this earth, you cannot come back and this world will be saddened by the loss of a life that could do so much good. Here is what I want to end with. If you are having thoughts of suicide, you are not crazy, you are not useless. You are just sad and you do not know if it will get better. Do not ever let someone make you feel like killing yourself is the only way to happiness. You are an individual that will change lives. Guys, let's all come together and start ending the stigma against mental disorders. We are the difference.