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There is Always Something to Fight for

We all have a story but whether we continue through the pain is our choice not others!

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Editor's note: If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, suicide or substance use crisis or emotional distress, reach out 24/7 to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) by dialing or texting 988 or using chat services at suicidepreventionlifeline.org to connect to a trained crisis counselor. You can also get crisis text support via the Crisis Text Line by texting NAMI to 741741.

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21 Quotes You Need To Read When You Feel That All Hope Is Lost

I refuse to imagine a tomorrow without you in it.

Pennsylvania State University

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21 Quotes You Need To Read When You Feel That All Hope Is Lost

Lauren Schugg

This world has so many amazing people, and you are one of them. Everyone has their struggles, some more than others, but you are strong enough to overcome them. You don't have to fight your battles alone. I refuse to imagine a tomorrow without you in it—betters days are ahead.

Here are 21 not-so-common quotes about choosing life that will hopefully encourage you to see another day:

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The Things I Wrote In My Journal Mid Depressive Episode

An official publication of one page in my journal while having a mild depressive episode.

University of North Dakota

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The Things I Wrote In My Journal Mid Depressive Episode

Before I begin, I want to say that this was, for me, a mild episode. My mild episodes can be severe episodes to others. Regardless of what your depressive episodes look like, no matter how mild or severe, I want you to know that every episode matters to me. Your episodes matter to me, your mental health matters to me, and you matter to me.

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Health and Wellness

We Are Losing Too Many Beautiful People To Suicide

In 2016, there were more than twice as many suicides (44,965) in the United States as there were homicides (19,362).

University of Florida

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We Are Losing Too Many Beautiful People To Suicide

Darby Webb

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people who are ages ten to 34. The first cause is death by unintentional injury. For all ages, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death. This may sound surprising to some, but this is the new norm. Suicide rates for all genders and ages have increased steadily since 1999.

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Netflix's 'Bird Box' Is For The Birds, Mothers And The Baker Act

But mostly for the birds.

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The world is bleak these days and science fiction does not let us forget it. "Bird Box" reminds you of what good science fiction is supposed to be, and this Netflix original is a rude wake-up call and underwhelming exception.

Taking place in nondescript Alaska, a domino effect of unexplained mass suicides have circled the globe. Malorie (Sandra Bullock), a pregnant artist to an absentee husband, turns off the news expanding the stereotype of the "emotionally involved" artist rather than a politically involved one.

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We all have a story but whether we continue through the pain is our choice not others!

I refuse to imagine a tomorrow without you in it.

1. "You will need other people and you will need to be that other person to someone else, a living, breathing, screaming invitation to believe better things."

2. "You've gotten through every bad day you didn't think you could get through."

3. "Your way out of the dark will light the way for others."

4. "The truth is: the space you occupy on this planet is space well-deserved."

5. "There are some days where life is just about putting one foot in front of the other. And that's okay."

6. "We are all in this together, shouting back at the darkness, a little louder each day."

7. "It's okay to be honest and it's okay to ask for help. It's simply part of being human."

8. "There will certainly be days worse than these. But a beautiful truth remains-- there will be better days, too."

9. "It's possible to live with scars, to feel the same pain you feel right now and to not hurt yourself because of it."

10. "If you're feeling alone, know that the world can be a lonely place. But it would be lonlier without you in it."

11. "Give yourself the opportunity of seeing what a year from now holds.Take a chance on yourself and choose to stay."

12. "I promise you, those thoughts of people not loving you or wanting you be with you are a lie."

13. "Please stay alive. For every future joy. For the next album you're going to love. For the best concert you haven't been to yet. For your wedding or your husband or your wife. For the kids you have or dream of having. Please stay alive to be surprised, by love and hope and help."

14. "You are not the heaviness sitting inside of you. You are not the battlefield where the bodies fall, and you are not the sound of cannons breaking the sky open. You are what happens after the war. The surviving. The healing. The recovering."

15. "Free yourself from the idea that you aren't worthy of other people's time."

16. "On the days when life pushes me around, I will dig my heels in, reach for my strength, and choose to fight back."

17. "You belong in the light, and you can get there again. Don't believe anyone who tells you differently."

18. "You will shake in your skin. You will be more terrified than you have ever been. But you will be brave, and you will be okay."

19. "But while your heart has been broken and scarred, it is still beating."

20. "So what's next? You heal, you grow, and you help others."

21. "The most important part in recovery is taking the power back and allowing yourself to believe you deserve to win."

An official publication of one page in my journal while having a mild depressive episode.

In 2016, there were more than twice as many suicides (44,965) in the United States as there were homicides (19,362).

Go beyond sharing hotlines and start the important conversations.

But mostly for the birds.

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