It is Pain Awareness Month and it is Suicide Prevention Month. That makes a lot of sense when you consider chronic pain. Pain itself is
Tag: suicide
Cast Away: When I survived the tide that took me away
I watched Cast Away a couple of days ago. I have seen it before but it really hit me at the end when he goes
Suicide awareness month
When I talk about suicide and suicidal ideation I often talk about chronic pain as well. Because for me depression was saturated with pain. Pain
World Suicide Prevention Day
I am a suicide attempt survivor. Two attempts. One last year in August in fact. The first attempt I didn’t ask for help. I thought
Suicide: Selfish
This is a reprint of a post I made for Migraine Checked about suicide. Since this is the anniversary of my second suicide attempt. Unmanaged
Migraines, Fibromyalgia, and suicide research
A recent study in Neurology has shown that people with comorbid fibromyalgia and migraines are at higher risk of suicide. Both conditions alone come with
Suicide: long-term solution to short-term problems
I saw a comment today that irks me. Someone posted “Suicide doesn’t take away the pain, it gives it to someone else.” Which, frankly, I
Unfortunately, a second suicide attempt
You want to know what timing is? Writing an article about your last suicide attempt days before your next one. (Selfish) “There is a thought
Migraines and suicide
Depression Part Two by Hyperboleandahalf This is a funny but very accurate description of what depression is like. I had a horrible sense of numbness after
Suicide and migraine
Research suggests the suicide link to migraine may appear as early as middle school, as early as puberty and as soon as one presents with
