Truth about the socialite who chose death over growing old and ugly

At 50 she was worried about getting fat and wrinkled. Instead of aging she chose death..

Truth about the socialite who chose death over growing old and ugly

Facebook Introduces New Tools to Help Prevent Suicide

There’s something amazing and also creepy about this at the same time…

Facebook Introduces New Tools to Help Prevent Suicide

Another must read from Caleb Wilde: A mother writes an obituary for her son who committed suicide

There were two portions that will stick with me.. they are amazingly poignant: 

Love and tolerance is the way – the antithesis of teenage culture. As adults, we preach love and tolerance at school, then fail to lead by example. In business, in sports, in entertainment, in personal relationships and in the media … how often do adults place people before profit, a helping hand before blame, caring ahead of winning, others ahead of self?

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Kids drink this way because they need to escape their own false personalities. They strive to be the best, to be cool, to be popular and successful. Underneath, it’s all about the same old human needs: to feel valued, to feel important and special, to belong, to be loved. 

Lectures and platitudes to the young will never change their society. We must all be the agents of change. Our society, as it gets bigger and more global, must evolve just as our species has evolved. Each of us, at work in the office, at home, in the post office, at the grocery store and in the government, must honor and value each person we encounter. How would your day be if, instead of trying to be right, you were trying to help? 

 

Another must read from Caleb Wilde: A mother writes an obituary for her son who committed suicide

America the depressed

The worldwide press is paying more attention to this tidbit than American counterparts: There are more Americans now that die as a result of suicide than from car crashes.. the UK DAILY MAIL reports on a study conducted by the American Journal of Public Health, which believes that suicide is under counted..

The DAILY MAIL headline however says this: “More Americans now commit suicide than die in car crashes as miserable economy takes it toll”

The world itself has seen some strange occurrences involving the collapse of humanity recently..Whether it’s the spike in suicides around the globe or just kids being abandoned in Greece, there are some rough times facing people. 

Researchers discover a parasite that causes self-harm or even suicide

Another positive step perhaps in getting to a future where mental health will be healthier..

Researchers discover a parasite that causes self-harm or even suicide