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elionwyrBetween anxiety and insomnia, I can't brain this week. Alas.
But! Go be awesome to your Selves, and to each other.
<3
..And I'm gonna share this fundraiser because it's relevant to my interests (and, hopefully, to yours) and I'm really hoping she hits her goal..
My name is Dese'Rae L. Stage. I'm a photographer based in Brooklyn. I'm a suicide attempt survivor.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, and that number is on the rise. Suicide is a side-effect of mental illness. Mental illness is so thoroughly stigmatized in this country that many of us who live with it also live with an impenetrable sense of shame over it, which leads to a fear of talking about it openly. Many of those who don't live with it live in fear of it, and that leads down a similar path.
I'm convinced that it's possible to curb the loss of life to suicide, and I think the easiest way to start doing that is for all of us (not just the specialists) to learn to talk about it instead of being fearful of it. Enter Live Through This.
You can learn more about her project, Live Through This, here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deseraestage/live-through-this-life-on-the-other-side-of-suicid
But! Go be awesome to your Selves, and to each other.
<3
..And I'm gonna share this fundraiser because it's relevant to my interests (and, hopefully, to yours) and I'm really hoping she hits her goal..
My name is Dese'Rae L. Stage. I'm a photographer based in Brooklyn. I'm a suicide attempt survivor.
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, and that number is on the rise. Suicide is a side-effect of mental illness. Mental illness is so thoroughly stigmatized in this country that many of us who live with it also live with an impenetrable sense of shame over it, which leads to a fear of talking about it openly. Many of those who don't live with it live in fear of it, and that leads down a similar path.
I'm convinced that it's possible to curb the loss of life to suicide, and I think the easiest way to start doing that is for all of us (not just the specialists) to learn to talk about it instead of being fearful of it. Enter Live Through This.
You can learn more about her project, Live Through This, here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deseraestage/live-through-this-life-on-the-other-side-of-suicid