Suicide

“Children in the United States are suffering in a number of ways, and it is we as a nation who are failing them.” Salvador Ramos, the 18 year old gunman who shot and killed 19 children and two adults in Texas, posted many disturbing pictures online before the shooting. One former friend of Ramos stated that Ramos “was often bullied due to a speech impediment that included a stutter and a lisp, and…

The Leader of the Jonestown Massacre. The babies and children died first. Over two hundred children were poisoned by their parents, relatives, or nurses. Jim Jones's followers came from every background to follow him. They were looking for a church, inspiration, a sense of community, to do good deeds, and…

What we can learn from the backstories of these tragedies — There’s no way to spin these kind of stories, so let’s dive straight into the facts and figures of the shooters. These are outlined by the US National Institute of Justice and the LA Times. They are all male They have had a history of personal trauma They had experienced…

Stress, anxiety, and depression are normal aspects of daily life, but if they persist, it may be a sign of something more serious. …

One more way that a friendship can be shredded — When Robin Williams killed himself, I tweeted, too soon, my feelings about it; coming out of surprise and anger and a sense of disappointment, which, admittedly, included my judgment that it’s hard for me to forgive suicide, hard not see it as cowardly and wrong, because I felt and still…

Prose poetry — We forget the suicidal person is dying. We forget this pain also hurts the body; we like to pretend it just lives in the mind. In reality, this ache clogs up your throat and compresses your chest. …