Suicide is a topic that very rarely gets discussed in length, but needs to be. There are a few very important things that people never seen to know about suicide.

One of the first points that never gets touched on is the fact that a lot of people say that there is nothing that you can do. I find that statement false. If someone is contemplating suicide, sometimes just bringing to attention that you have noticed that they don't seem okay might make them feel a little more needed. Sometimes feeling needed or wanted or important to someone is enough to change their mind. It seems preposterous, but feeling worthless is part of what makes someone feel that bad, so making them feel of worth might help.

One of the other points that people don't discuss is how, sometimes there are people or things in life that people do that can cause a person to go closer to suicide. People don't seem to realize that what they do or say can impact a person. There are a lot of scenarios in this world where kids have committed suicide because of bullying, or family issues, or even lack of people in their life. Bullying is one of the top things that push people to suicide. However, there are sometimes things happening in a person's life that you can't see. Just because a person doesn't seem depressed or upset, doesn't mean that there isn't something that they are hiding. We all have our demons, some people's are just significantly worse than others.

Another thing that people should know is that suicide is NOT selfish. There have been people who I have heard say that suicide is selfish and honestly I get so fired up. When a person is debating over whether or not they should commit suicide, the last thing that is on their mind is how badly it is going to impact those around them, because in their mind, they feel worthless and they feel like they don't impact other anyway. A common thought in the mind of someone contemplating suicide is that they don't matter. Because of that, they believe that their death is not going to impact anyone else's lives.

The topic of suicide is one that I feel very passionately about, because I personally have known 2 people who I've lost to suicide. When I think about how they must have felt, I feel like it is important to make sure that some of those things are known. One very important thing that should be known is that just because someone hasn't gone through a serious trauma in there life, that doesn't mean that they aren't depressed. Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. You don't have to have specific trauma to feel that bad.

My final point, is that if you are considering suicide, or know someone that might be, get help. Sometimes just saying to someone contemplating suicide that you care is enough to talk them out of it. And as always, stay strong.