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...

this one's important. please listen and read. thank you to the speaker for offering her voice and story for the evolution of mental health.