Suicide is not the answer

The word caught your attention didn’t it, but it’s the action that’s leading up to the action that goes unnoticed.

I lost my best friend due to suicide, it was back in 2012. He got selected to university but never got the chance to go there. He never told me about what he was about to do, I talked him just two days before he committed suicide.

And today another young celebrity has committed suicide. Although my best friend was never a celebrity whenever I hear a news about suicide I still get the feeling how I felt when my best friend committed suicide.

We can’t blame people who commit suicide as people who are weak, or unworthy. Because only they themselves know what it really feels to be in their shoes.

Depression is a disease just like dengue, or diabetes. It needs medical attention and at times urgent medical attention.

We all face hard times, we all get times where we feel low, we all get times where we question ourselves what’s the point of living, there will always be fear of future and failure.

The difference between us and them is that people suffering from depression thinks that ending life is the only answer while we seek to find other means to relieve our stress, like taking a break from the job or having a vacation.

Don’t blame people who committed suicide, they may have suffered from depression and their death is no different from someone who died of a heart attack.

If you feel your friend is suffering from depression or you feel that your friend maybe try to do some harm to themselves make sure they get the immediate attention they need. There are counselors as well as toll free numbers in every country for people to get the advices they need to face their problems.

Life is always full of problems but that’s also what gives its beauty.