my life stops for abuse. the impact on my mental health of unrestrained contact w a perpetrator is suicide. if i stop seeking a permanent solution to this problem, the result is the same as if i don't; im dead.   for me, suicide isnt a decision to end my life, its a decision to stop surviving it. 

suicide: involuntary behavioral health care for individuals w an acute primary mental health diagnosis

prayers to self are self sustaining an understand of what the person with suicide can’t survive is critical to suicide prevention. a...