Stigma\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIf I talk to someone they will find me weird or they won\u2019t understand and never talk to me anymore\u201d<\/p>\n Scared of being called an attention seeker\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI feel so weak, but everyone will think that I\u2019m using it for attention\u201d<\/p>\n Think they won\u2019t be believed <\/strong>\u201cWhen I tried to tell someone close to me they thought it was a joke so didn\u2019t help me because they didn\u2019t take me seriously\u201d<\/p>\n Feeling undeserving and worthless\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI just stay silent because I see many people with problems far greater than my own\u201d<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to hurt the people they love\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI don\u2019t want to hurt her. I can\u2019t bring myself to tell her. I don\u2019t want to be a burden\u201d<\/p>\n Fear\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAt the top of my lungs I can\u2019t get a word out, even though in my head I\u2019m screaming, \u201chelp me\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m sorry this isn\u2019t easy. I know it\u2019s hard, but reach out for help, until you get what you need. Don\u2019t give up and keep going, it will be so worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> Young people say they\u2019re suicidal or depressed to get attention \u2013 they won\u2019t actually do it.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> \u201cDon\u2019t take it lightly if someone has the guts to tell you about how they\u2019re feeling! It takes a lot of guts to speak about stuff like suicide\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> Suicide attempts are attention seeking or just manipulative.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> A previous attempt is the biggest risk factor for dying by suicide. If they are experiencing unbearable emotional pain and can\u2019t see any other solution, people attempt suicide. \u201cI had no hope in getting better, I wanted to die, I didn\u2019t want to \u2013 way too much pain.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> You shouldn\u2019t ask about suicide, it might put the idea in their head.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> \u201cIf I ever had suicidal thoughts, I just want someone to ask. My reply will be yes, because no one really knows how sad I am.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> My friend couldn\u2019t be suicidal, because he has a great life.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> \u201cEveryone thought I was okay, but I had a lot building up. I didn\u2019t want to let down my family so I had a lot of pressure to be that \u2018perfect child\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> If someone has made up his or her mind to die, there\u2019s nothing you can do.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> \u201cI was so down and up and one second I thought it was the only option, next I thought killing myself was the stupidest idea I\u2019ve ever thought of because I had the world to live for. I knew, before I made that mistake, I had to get help.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Myth:<\/strong> If a friend tells you they are suicidal or depressed and you don\u2019t know what to say, don\u2019t say anything instead just listen.<\/p>\n Fact:<\/strong> Just be a friend, you are not expected to have the answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Young people, who had thought about, attempted or planned suicide told what advice they would like to give others and how they got help. To deal with how they feeling, only 1 in 5 young people had ever received any help. Why didn\u2019t they ask for help? 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