“I realized that I don’t want to die, and I realized that I need help.” ❤️
Discrimination, family rejection and housing instability are among the key factors experts point to — and though the pandemic could be making suicidality for LGBTQ+ youth worse, it was an ongoing problem long before COVID-19.told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
“Many people who contemplate suicide do so quite quietly and in isolation, sometimes as a consequence of being isolated,” she said. Eliminating stigma around suicide creates space for people to admit when they are not okay — which is important, she said, because we don’t like to talk about it. She was 9 when she first attempted suicide. The bullying was largely driving those feelings, she said, though she was also dealing with the aftermath of living through sexual abuse at a young age. Later in life, going through an abusive relationship around 17 or 18 years old brought her to another low point emotionally.
“I just try to remind myself that I have tools to cope with those,” she said. “And that even though in the moment they seem huge … so am I. I’m strong, I can do hard things.” Her tools to cope with suicidal thoughts include reaching out to friends in the community or through the Internet, listening to music and visiting social media pages that remind her she deserves love.
Although she had already come out to friends, coming out to her therapist was a pivotal moment that led to her coming out to her parents and her brother later that year. Being able to talk to her therapist — who,, is also half Asian and half White — meant that she could feel acceptance from someone who already understood part of her identity.
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