This week, we're dropping by to talk to y'all about something pretty heavy, but incredibly important to us both. It's National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and especially now, this is an issue that affects so many of us, so we wanted to make space to talk about it here because we believe that breaking the stigma is the first step. We talk about how ADHD can influence the risk of suicidal ideation and self-harm, open up about how we’ve been personally affected by it, and share some resources for times of crisis. It’s a weird, awful, difficult time out there, and it’s okay to be not okay. But if you feel overwhelmed or hopeless or alone, there is help for you, and you are deserving of it.
CW/TW: Mental health, ADHD, mild language, suicide, self-harm, depression, discussions of current events including COVID-19 and US politics
Resources:
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
Crisis Text Line: Text Hello to 741741
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
LGBT National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
http://www.suicidesurvivor.org/home/
Credits:
Cover art by: Krizia Perito
Theme: There Is A Dark Place
Socials:
Sources:
https://chadd.org/attention-article/adhd-self-harm-and-suicide/
https://www.additudemag.com/suicide-linked-to-adhd-more-than-depression-in-children/
