Okay, so usually I don’t bitch on people’s suicide attempts or whatever, but this one really pissed me off. A girl posted a picture of herself on her tumblr with this:
“I’m 14 years old, I have lived a hard life but I’ve tried not to let it over run me , today is the day I’ve made my mind up, I just cannot take it anymore … If you knew me, I have always been happy and joyful, but ive always been in pain. I now know how people feel they can’t take it anymore.
If someone is reading this, this is the last photo taken… I ask you to don’t ever judge a soul , people make mistakes . I’ve loved and lost because of my own doing.
I have just taken 37 panadol tablets … I’m going to go to sleep ..”
Firstly, 37 panadol tablets will not kill you. Not overnight, anyway. All it’s going to do is fuck over your liver. Take it from me, someone who has taken around that amount of panadol + other pills before and woken up the next day very alive and with a splitting headache. Irony, right? But, if she has taken enough, in a couple of days she will die of liver failure.
Secondly, 14-YEARS-OLD. “I have lived a hard life”. BITCH YOU ARE NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF THE WAY INTO YOUR LIFE. I will admit that when I took the aforementioned pills, I was 14/15-ish, so I can’t really talk. But still, that just proves that things do get better. Emotions are so much stronger when you’re younger. What children need to do is remember that before they decide to off themselves.
Thirdly, if you actually want your suicide to work, don’t post it on tumblr. Or, if you really want to, queue it so it posts before you can get help. People who post shit like this are only asking for attention, unlike the people who really do it to die.
Last, but not least, suicide is not a joke. A good friend of mine killed himself by taking pills. He didn’t post a note like this on any website, he just did it. Alone, in his room, knowing no one would be able to stop him. Don’t post notes like this as a cry for help, actually ASK for help. It’s difficult at first, but it gets better. Don’t leave people behind wondering why.
Ugh and now I’m crying. Fuck you, little girl, fuck you.
