A lifetime of feeling alone and unwanted I sat in my apartment with a bottle of Captain Morgan and half a bottle of Klonopin. It was a...

It’s been nearly 4 years since my last suicide attempt. Before that, there were several, all overdoses, over the space of around 3 years....

Suicide Awareness Day in England is tomorrow, April 5th, 2019. For me, it began in 1987 when it stole my older brother from our family....

I started writing this to share my story of surviving a suicide attempt in the family. It is difficult to start this paper because it...

I do believe that everyone goes through very rough times in their lives that they recover from but that recovery comes with a lot of...

The last thing I remember was trying to sign my name. My hands wouldn’t work. The nurse ended up writing a note on my “consent to treat”...

The earliest memory I have is sitting inside the dark confines of a cupboard, layered in blue formica. Screams echoed around me, but the...

You can survive... having a mental illness does not define us, nor does it have a right to stigmatize us. I have been on many sounds of...

Trigger Warning!

TRIGGER WARNING God doesn’t like me. Or at least he has a funny way of telling me he isn’t ready for me yet. You see, I masterminded an...

My name is Amber, I am a survivor. I have survived childhood sexual and emotional abuse, numerous adult rapes, traumas and a stroke. I am...