This is just a reminder that we are now in the
suicide season. Thoughts of suicide
increase between the months of November and February, with the highest increase
occurring in the month of December. With
increase thoughts comes increased pain.
An intense pain that is often hidden by a smile.
The cause of this increase is often an
overwhelming feeling of being alone, rejected, and unloved. Even if the person is surrounded by people,
these emotions can still wrap themselves around someone, engulf them completely
before consuming them quickly.
It is nothing that anyone has done personally. These emotions are in the air because everyone
is expected to be surrounded by family, but not everyone has family in their
lives. Thoughts of missing people begin
to fill the air, and these are the emotions that cling to those of us sensitive
to them.
There is something everyone can do to help ease
the pain, even if for a few moments.
Tell someone that you love them.
There does not have to be a reason, just that you love them. Do not expect a reply, just speak the words,
and genially mean them.
You never know, your words could be the lifeline
they use to keep from drowning in the dark emotions, and turning thoughts of
suicide into actions of.
