Suicide

Suicide is something that has always been somewhat taboo in society. Even now, in the 21st century, people who end their own lives are often called 'selfish'. 

Many individuals cannot understand why someone would want to complete suicide. 

Personally I do not agree that suicide should be a taboo subject. As human beings, we need to be more understanding and accepting towards the fact that there are situations where people feel no other option than to end their life.

Suicide is something that crosses my mind every single day. How to do it, when to do it, who it would affect. 

I have thought for hours upon end of the different methods, the most likely to succeed, the method that would leave the least-traumatising scene for someone to find. 

When depression really has a hold on you, it is like your mind isn't your own anymore. Something else has control of your mind, and someone who may have never had thoughts of self harm before, is now thinking of ways to end their own life.

Depression, eating disorders, any form of mental health problem, have the power and ability to reduce you to a shell of your former self. And have the power to leave you feeling like death is the only way out. 

This is by no means me writing a 'goodbye' post or anything like that. I just simply think the world needs to strive towards a place where mental illness is more understood. A world where the stigma that mental illness brings with it is erased. That way maybe, hopefully, people going through difficulties would feel less alone.