Often times, life gets us down. Sometimes when life knocks us down, we feel as though everything is ending and that there is no light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes things are overwhelming and that's okay.
Before you think of killing yourself, think of all the reasons why you shouldn't. This is my personal list of reasons NOT to kill myself and I think that this list can be pretty universal. So please, please don't kill yourself today.
Don't kill yourself today because...
1. Because you haven't had enough good cups of coffee.
2. Because you haven't listened to every song on the Indie Air playlist yet.
3. Because you haven't learned how to salsa dance.
4. Because you haven't said, "I love you" and meant it enough.
5. Because you haven't seen enough sunrises.
6. Or sunsets.
7. Because you haven't seen the Eiffel Tower yet.
8. Or the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
9. Because you haven't had enough cute boys look at you and smile.
10. Because you haven't experienced true love yet.
11. Because you haven't had enough good hair days.
12. Or enough days where your outfit simply S L A Y E D.
13. Because you haven't sung your heart out in the shower in months.
14. Because you haven't tried enough weird foods.
15. Because Calamari and Aligator will always be at the top of your "must eat" list.
16. Because you haven't had enough cute candids taken of you.
17. Because your parents will never forgive themselves if you do.
18. Because you haven't filled every page in your journal yet.
19. Because you haven't learned every word to every Ed Sheeran song.
20. Because you haven't kissed enough boys.
21. Or girls.
22. You haven't held a sloth yet.
23. You haven't tried that new Thai restaurant yet.
24. You haven't truly lived yet.
25. You haven't had a slow dance in the kitchen yet.
There are approximately 123 suicides each day. Men are more likely to act on suicide compared to women who are more likely to just say that they want to commit suicide.
The National Suicide Hotline is open 24/7; the number to call in a crisis is 1-800-273-8255