A Cry for Help: Understanding the Darkness

**Trigger warning - This article discusses the desire to commit suicide and how to intervene. It is written in the form of a 1st person account of one who is suicidal. The goal is to allow the reader into the mind of someone who is suicidal, what should and shouldn’t be done. 

If you yourself are suicidal, or if you know someone who is, please seek immediate help** 

 

In the USA and Canada, call 988 to reach the suicide hotline



“When you don’t have the strength to take another step, ask those you love to pull you.” 

- Unknown