It has been almost two years since I contemplated dying by suicide. It was a dark time. A time that I do not want to go back to. There are days when I can't believe it ever happened. How did I become so hopeless that I thought death was the only answer?
Regardless of how I got to the dark time, I want to reflect on how far I have come today. This is not to say that life has been all rainbows and butterflies—it hasn't been. Life happens. However, when life happens, I am much better prepared for the rough road ahead than I was two years ago.
As a trainer of peer support specialists and as a member of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) education committee, I know how vital it is to be transparent and share similar lived experiences with others as part of one's recovery. Thus, here I am sharing my story. So... how did I get to where I am today?
To find out, check out the rest of my story on The Mighty:
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