Personal Narrative-Assisted Suicide

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“ I just want to die..” Hearing these words made me cry internally. A person whom I truly loved was using these words. In a small text I wrote: “ Don’t worry, it all gets better. Don't give up.. please. I need you.” I knew that saying these words wouldn’t change her mind off this feeling. I picked my phone up and decided to tell her about my experience. Battling through depression and suicide thoughts myself, I’ve always wanted to make sure nobody else felt that way. I knew the feeling of failure, loneliness, replacement, and many more feelings that made me feel unwanted. I didn’t want anyone else going through this. Ever since I was little, I have always felt a need to help people. Being an ordinary 11 year old who was still discovering a world already knew about suicide. …show more content…
Every time I heard of a close friend or family member committing suicide, I was wishing they would’ve spoken to me. I knew I was way to young to hear grownup stories but, I knew what they were going through and why they were feeling this way. From there I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up; a psychologist Throughout my years of high school, I was always fascinated to discover why people feel what they feel at a certain extent. The one question that really made me more interested in psychology was “What makes a person who they are ?” From there my research started. Studying the brain, a person's behavior and many more aspects of psychological nature, I knew why people get depressed and how I can make a change in their mindset. I got many of my friends out of depression and suicide thoughts, which made me really happy and proud of myself. Although I'm only 17, I can truly say I accomplished something by researching about people's

Personal Narrative-Assisted Suicide

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Personal Narrative-Assisted Suicide

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