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“When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine.” That’s what they say. And I never understood it until now. You see, there are a lot of people in this world who have depression and anxiety problems that make them feel like their lives aren’t worth living. They don’t know how to get out of bed in the morning and everything just seems so dark all day long. It’s hard for me to imagine feeling like that because my life is pretty great most days – but then again, my life has been pretty easy up until now too.
But when I started doing more research on mental health issues, I found that sometimes it really does seem impossible for these people to find any light at all in their lives. They don’t know how to get out of bed, they can’t stop crying all the time, and it’s just always dark in their minds..
I read about this one guy who had a really hard life with an abusive father and then he went into the military when he was 18 and got PTSD from that. He tried going back to school but couldn’t find his way there either because nothing seemed worth living for any more. So finally after years of feeling like everything is hopeless, he decided it would be better if he ended his own life instead – which obviously isn’t what anyone wants! But things are different now: I found him on Twitter & sent him some words of encouragement through private messages. And not only did he tell me that those messages helped him, but he also asked if I wanted to be friends.
The important thing is not for anyone to know about the darkness in their lives – it’s just too embarrassing and awful sometimes. But when you can’t find sunshine in your life, become the sun yourself! Reach out & help someone else who needs a little light in their world as well.”
(BR) When You Can’t Find the Sunshine, Be the Sunshine Posted on by . This blog post will teach readers how they should act if they are feeling hopeless or suicidal because of an abusive childhood or PTSD from military service. It will explore what these people might feel like and why this person decided suicide was better than living another day.
(BR)** This blog post will teach readers how they should act if they are feeling hopeless or suicidal because of an abusive childhood or PTSD from military service. It will explore what these people might feel like and why this person decided suicide was better than living another day. ** The important thing is not for anyone to know about the darkness in their lives – it’s just too embarrassing and awful sometimes. But when you can’t find sunshine in your life, become the sun yourself! Reach out & help someone else who needs a little light in their world as well.”
A Message from Courtney on her Suicide Attempts (BR) “I have tried to kill myself eight times since I was six years old.” When You Can’t Find the Sunshine, Be the Sunshine
I have tried to kill myself eight times since I was six years old. It’s been a pattern my entire life: when things get too bad and everything feels hopeless, that’s usually when I just want to die. My thoughts are always focused on how much pain will be relieved if this is all over with now. But after thinking about it for awhile (and sometimes not realizing what time of day or night it even is), I realize that there has got to be something better out there than death.”
The important thing is not for anyone to know about the darkness in their lives – it’s just too embarrassing and awful sometimes. But when you can’t find sunshine in your life, be the sunshine for someone else. When you can’t find sparks in your life, spark that light for someone else and show them what it means to survive.”
“I know I’m not alone because there’s always somebody out there who needs help or encouragement – even if they don’t realize it yet themselves. So please just keep going until you’re able to find a way through this darkness and back into the sun. You are loved and cared about more than anything, so never give up on yourself.”
Mia graduated from UCLA with a degree in psychology but is now focusing on her blog as she continues healing herself after years of depression, self-harm and suicide attempts. She wants nothing more than to inspire others by showing them that they are not alone in feeling hopeless, and she hopes to get people talking about mental health more openly.
When Mia decided to start her blog, she wanted it to focus on the idea of hope as something you can give away when there isn’t any left for yourself. “It’s a reminder that we all have the power inside us to help others by showing them what it means to survive.” She continues writing posts because she believes “it doesn’t matter if I’m having a good day or bad day; somebody is going through an even worse time than me right now” and wants their life somehow better just like someone helped hers. She has found solace in giving herself over completely – body, mind, spirit-to writing.
The reason I started this blog is because I wanted it to focus on the idea of hope as something you can give away when there isn’t any left for yourself,” she writes in her “about me” section. “It’s a reminder that we all have the power inside us to help others by showing them what it means to survive.” She continues writing posts because she believes “it doesn’t matter if I’m having a good day or bad day; somebody is going through an even worse time than me right now” and wants their life somehow better just like someone helped hers. Mia has found solace in giving herself over completely – body, mind, spirit-to writing.
She says: The reason I started this blog is because I wanted it to focus on the idea of hope as something you can give away when there isn’t any left for yourself,” she writes in her “about me” section. “It’s a reminder that we all have the power inside us to help others by showing them what it means to survive.” She continues writing posts because she believes “it doesn’t matter if I’m having a good day or bad day; somebody is going through an even worse time than me right now” and wants their life somehow better just like someone helped hers. Mia has found solace in giving herself over completely – body, mind, spirit-to writing.
I want people reading this post who are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts know they’re not alone and that somebody else is feeling what they’re going through, too. I want people reading this post who are struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts know they’re not alone and that somebody else is feeling what they’re going through, too. But there’s a limit to how many good days I can have before the bad ones start outweighing them and it becomes harder to keep up with my work; sometimes turning on the light will help me find my way back into things again.” Mia has found solace in giving herself over completely – body, mind, spirit-to writing. She continues writing posts because she believes “it doesn’t matter if I’m having a good day or bad day; somebody is going through an
