Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Reasons to Stay

Each year, over 44,000 people die by suicide in the United States alone.
For every one person who dies by suicide, 25 people attempt.
The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year worldwide.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Together, we can open up the conversation about mental health and suicide
We want to know about your Reasons to Stay. By sharing your reasons, maybe others will be inspired to find their reason to stay too.
What is your Reason to Stay?
@Kate I stay because I know deep inside that there is something that only I can do in the world. I do not always know what it is but I know that I am the only one that can be me.
There are people in my life that might not be alive now if I was not there for them. There are people that helped me that were blessed by their giving. There are people that may not have been able to be all they are today without my encouragement or example.
There are people in this world who are struggling and suffering and need someone to care for them and feel their pain. We are never alone so I want to offer as many people as possible my positive wishes for the best outcome for them. I want to learn through living it, that life is not a matter of what I receive from others, but whatever I can give to others. Not that I do not take care of myself too, but I also make sure and give what I am able today. It costs nothing to smile or show someone kindness even if that is all we have to give. Or replying to someone's post here on 7cups.
This struggling world needs people like me and you who care to give a little bit today.
Because Im stronger than my impulses
I live most of my days. And I stay some of the days. The days I live are for myself and the days I stay are for the people I love and who loves me. Every time I feel down I think about those who care for me and how much will they be affected if I don't stay. This gives me the strength to go on no matter what. I firmly believe sll of us are born for atleast one reason and we have no rights to let go that reason. Each of us are unique in our own way. And, cultivating self love is the most important thing in life. Once we start loving ourselves we will find all rhe reasons to stay. :)
life matters. Please know that your own life is still not your own. If the hill to the bottom was not so low then please collect these trying times. Time softens you so if you have heard time can heal you let it get to you before you do the worst. I have to get each day is different and someone who has not been able to get to do this I have been in touch with thinking of going off meds even though I have no family and hardly any friends I have came up with alot more being willing to make sure I do the things I can like with my pets . I feel the need to make a life for the birds and dogs out of my way for me to get now I will have missed so much and it seems to be challenging but this is not a person who has been able to get the normal life and I try to find out what I am looking for so I can help the situation that had me and I can say that I can get there are many more happy returns of life and sharing positive things with the few friends who are interested or making sure that I can do something that has been able to help me as helping with a similar thing I can think of in a different disability support group could be years of less suffering as well although I also hope the person will make their own Decisions I will be hopeful for a minute they decided to go and ride the life out and finish the way as well. I have faith in such a short notice they will refocus on seeing as each person has a reason to live. Each life is still a picture of the puzzle. Happy Suicide Awarness Month !
I stay here becubec I know there is some reason why I was chosen to be sent here. the family, the friends I have were given to me for a reason. And I can impact the world in MY way. Help people and enjoy life :)
@Kate, Such a Great Thread and an Excellent idea!
@Kate
Thank you very much for sharing this Thread Post!! 😊😊😊😊!! Thank you for all of your hard work!! 😊😊😊😊!!
@Kate
Thank you Everyone for sharing why you want to stay here and Live!! 😊😊😊😀!!
Y'all are all awesome ,wonderful, beautiful, people!! 😊😊😊😊😊!! Remember that!! 😊😊😊!!
@Kate
I choose to stay cause i feel that death is uncertain , no one know whats the future has for us. yet since we have come to this earth, we have a duty atleast to do some good deads atleast to make changes in positive ways filling with positive vibes and helping others. So using the present time so help others in need is my reason to stay.
My life is always full of changes. I really don't.t know the song to.this story. The outcome is too complex