This may be a dark post.  Therefore, I’m issuing a potential Trigger Alert for those with depression, those who have made attempts in the past, or may otherwise be at higher risk of an attempt currently or in the future.  I don’t want this post to become the last straw or final motivation for anyone; in fact, that’s exactly what I’m trying to prevent.

World Suicide Prevention Day came and went.  I only knew about it because 1) I was awake, and 2) I was on Twitter.

As usual, I’m late to the “party”, but on that day, my own thoughts came back to haunt me, even if their presence was a mere whisper.  It wasn’t sitting on my shoulder, egging me to “do it”, but a few memories and their emotions made their presence known.  And that day, I began to develop my thoughts on this subject from my…