“I miss the old pain I used to feel. The pains of a normal life.” PainDepressionPtsd Book:The Suicide Journal Source: The Suicide Journal
“I’ve lost a friend for reasons I don’t understand.” I raised my hand for effect. “Yes, my hand is healing, but I still can’t sleep at night. Do you have any idea how hard it is to fall asleep when you are in pain and all you can see is your friend dying while you sit there and do nothing?” PainDepressionShootingPtsd Book:The Suicide Journal Source: The Suicide Journal
“It actually felt kinda nice to have my mom grab my hand, but she was crazy if she thought I was going to talk to her.” LoveFamilyDepression Book:The Suicide Journal Source: The Suicide Journal
“And then she saw the journal I was working on, and she read the last page, and she started crying, and then we started hugging, and then I started crying, and it was this beautiful moment—honestly. I finally—finally—cried.” LoveFamilyDepressionHugSuicide Thoughts Book:The Suicide Journal Source: The Suicide Journal