Creating hope through action” is the triennial theme for the World Suicide Prevention Day from 2021 – 2023. This theme is a reminder that there is an alternative to suicide and aims to inspire confidence and light in all of us.
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By creating hope through action, we can signal to people experiencing suicidal thoughts that there is hope and that we care and want to support them. It also suggests that our actions, no matter how big or small, may provide hope to those who are struggling. Lastly, it highlights the importance of setting suicide prevention as a priority public health agenda by countries.

It is I.
I, who cause unspeakable pain and grief and whom you’d will out of existence in a heartbeat.
You never see me, my invisibility is what renders me so fatal. Maybe if you were to slow down, speak slowly, listen slowly, or observe slowly – you’d see me peek through a half-baked smile or gleeful eyes.
It is I, who never intends to hurt anyone but sometimes, all I see is the bad. No matter where I look or how much I squint, all I see is the pain and grief. I’m soaked and drenched in it and eventually, sheer sorrow is what flows through my veins.
Maybe if you listened to the unsaid words and happy gestures, there’s a melancholy underlying all of it. I would say it’s almost beautiful in a way, it’s pure and so human. But oh – only if you could see how much this pain I radiate, takes away every day.
It’s a gut-wrenching, heart-breaking, tremendous pain that leaves no mark. It’s the kind that feeds on joy and drains all life until all that remains is a soulless vessel of skin and bones that finds refuge in nothing but the mystery of death.
There’s a certain aura to this mad grief – the mourning of a life that is dead and alive at once, a being that breathes for the sake of life and to whom existing is a mere chore. Someone who’s been drained of all life and is lost in a world where nothing makes sense, a world where even kin appears to be strangers.
I torture them, heartlessly and you – you never seem to know. Why?
What could be so much more important than a living, breathing person?
All you have to do is listen.
Listen to the silent cries, the pleading and the creaks and groans that accompany life every day. This is what I do – it’s all I know how to do,
But you – you are human beings.
You have a heart that beats, a heart that is capable of the beautiful act of love. Just talk to these people that I hurt without mercy, listen to them and smile at them and please just tell them I always go away.
It is I, whom you know by many names; it is I who never stays too long – humans are far too good a soul to plague and I’m driven away sooner than later.
Please stay with your friends and family and those strangers that don’t see the sun. Show them that they are beautiful souls that deserve to see how their lives and stories glow from afar.
Please don’t let them take their own lives.
It is what I do, but it is what you and only you can prevent.

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO). The 10th of September each year focuses attention on the issue, reduces stigma and raises awareness among organizations, government, and the public, giving a singular message that suicide can be prevented.
World Health Organisation
An estimated 703,000 people a year take their life around the world. For every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt and many more have serious thoughts of suicide. Millions of people suffer intense grief or are otherwise profoundly impacted by suicidal behaviours.

“We can all create hope through action and be the light.“
World Health Organisation
Thoughtfully yours,
D


poignant, a thought provoking and well rounded post!
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D 💙 This is an absolutely incredible post 🥹
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Wow D, this is amazing and enlightening, loved it♥
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Wow… this is powerful.
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Hey warriors! I’m hoping to get back on schedule next week, although it will depend on how much energy I have after this week. Until then, read this amazing post from D and go give her a follow!
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Much appreciated, Fariha! So grateful you found it so. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment ❤️
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Aw thank you, Maggie ❣️
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So glad to hear that! Thank you, Aanya ❤️
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My pleasure!
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Such an important message in your post! Thank you for sharing and caring 💕🌸
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Amazing post.
Suicide is horrible.
To think a person could feel bad enough or be in a bad enough situation to want to kill themselves.
It is good people are out here caring.
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So far, one of the best posts I’ve read on Suicide Prevention. It is fantastic to talk directly through the voice of ‘the depression that tells us to end it all’, the way you beautifully spun the message after giving the deadly details of what causes us towards the edge really makes your post definitely unique! Thank you for the lovely post!
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Thank you, Stara.
I agree. It’s a terrifying place to be in. I suppose it’s our responsibility to be there for those who feel unseen.
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So happy to hear that! My pleasure ❣️
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This was an incredible post! So powerful and genuine! It really helps the reader understand what that heaviness can feel like. Incredible job
Alexa
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Thank you, Alexa! I’m so happy you found it genuine. I think it’s really important that we do what we can to raise awareness – this is the worst kind of pain one can go through.
Thank you for the link – I can’t wait to check out your blog! ❤️
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Aw that’s high praise – thank you, Devangi!❤️
I’m so glad you think so! It’s so very important, especially in today’s world to do what we can to raise awareness; I’m humbled you took the time to read!❣️
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Such an important post D!!! I love it!!! So needed!🙏🏼🌺💗
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So glad you agree, Cindy. Raising awareness is so important. Thank you so much 💖
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It sure is!!!💕
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This is so very important to me. I knew two people who committed suicide and I have taken a great interest in it.
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Reblogged this on eastelmhurst.a.go.go.
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I’m so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine how hard that must be. Thank you for your interest. It’s such an important topic to address.
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Thanks so much for the reblog, Larry! Much appreciated!
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💙💙💙 powerful piece
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Thank you so much ❤️
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