It’s so crazy that suicide prevention is just people going awwww don’t!! Awwww come on noooooooooo stopppppp

One of the best ones I saw was a thing noting that every single one of the few survivors of suicide jumps off of the Golden Gate Bridge realized, on the way down, that the problems they were killing themselves over actually were fixable or could be worked through...except for the now - extremely unfixable - problem of gravity.

Went to the Holocaust Museum in DC once. There was a video interview of an Auschwitz survivor who said he and some other prisoners stayed up all night with a man who wanted to kill himself. The man didn’t kill himself and survived to liberation.

In the video the survivor said “Never seek a permanent solution to a temporary problem. And they’re all temporary problems.”

Hearing that from a guy who survived the Holocaust rewired my brain a little bit.

I think something a lot of people don't understand is that depression is not suicidality, and suicidality is not depression. People can, and are, depressed without being suicidal, and sometimes suicidality peaks as people are emerging from depression. Suicidality is a wave, and the trick is to allow that wave to crest and subside WITHOUT acting on it. Whatever it takes to ride it out. For some people that's distraction, like watching television. For others it's calling a friend -- not to talk about the suicidality, but just to talk. For others it could be as simple as going to sit in a coffee shop or library, because the presence of other people is a huge diminisher of suicide risk. That's what suicide safety planning is about. It's like having any other type of emergency plan, like a plan for fire or evacuation. It's making a plan when you are in the frame of mind to do so, so that you can just DO the plan without having to think about it when the occasion arises. When you're in the midst of suicidal ideation, or even intent, you're not in a problem-solving mood. So knowing past!you, with the help of a therapist hopefully, came up with the plan and all you have to do is follow up until the wave crests and subsides, is what allows you to see another day.

ETA: Here's a link to a safety plan. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/988-safety-plan.pdf

[Image ID: A series of screenshots capturing a long tweet by Fara Kaufman (@ justfara), which reads

“So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:

1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.

2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.

3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.

4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.

5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.

6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.

7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.

8. Sugar and flour are treats.

9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.

10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.

11. They rarely get fresh meat.

12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.

13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.

14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.

15. Butter or margarine is nice too.

16. Eggs are a real commodity.

17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child's birthday cake.

18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.

19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.

20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!

At the bottom is a photo of a shelf at a food bank. Items on display include dry noodles, boxed stuffing mix, vegetable oil, dry beans, gravy mix, and various canned goods. Each item has a sign below it that reads “limit 1” or “limit 2”.

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Since the holiday toy drive post is circulating again, I figured this would also be helpful! Food insecurity is such a massive problem in America, in general, and if you have the means to help feed others, I think you should take that opportunity. Here are some other tips:

1. If you’re planning on donating items from your own pantry, please check the expiration dates on the packaging. Think of your donations as gifts to bestow, not castoffs to be rid of. It’s awful to think of people feeling like they got scraps someone else just didn’t want. Everyone deserves dignity with their meals.

2. If you’d rather give money to a food bank, that’s also great since they buy food in bulk and know what items are most wanted/needed!

3. Not everyone has access to appliances like stoves or microwaves or hot plates so if you can donate items that don’t need to be heated up, that would also be greatly appreciated!

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Since the SCOTUS doesn't think you have the right to hear this, please boost the hell out of the Miranda Warning.

If someone knows other languages and can translate this, that would be wonderful because cops are no longer obligated to tell people their rights. This puts everyone but cops at risk. Let's make sure everyone on Tumblr knows.

thought these comments were too important to leave out of a reblog

I used to see this image all the time in December but now literally nobody cares. We as a society have forgotten him. All he wanted was to offer us a nice treat and what did we do? We abandoned him. Hell has taken refuge in our hearts and its fires have burned to ash all warmth and love. We should be ashamed.

assignmence

where i’m at girls

I just got lightheaded from reading this

a lot of people’s trauma symptoms get worse when they’re finally safe

a lot of people’s

trauma symptoms get worse when

they’re finally safe

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

omggggg

that kitty really went

It’s actually so fascinating watching its eyes expand and dilate

reblog to bonk the person you reblogged it from with a hollow cardboard tube

reblog to bonk the person you reblogged it from with a metal pipe

reposting a favorite reddit moment of mine since god knows if ill ever see it again

There is something so funny about calling something without a brain neurodivergent

"Where did you get that?"

"ocean"

Girl suffering mental illnesses and crippling loneliness: “I’m struggling bad but it’s definitely my fault actually, I just need to try harder somehow. I just need to find a way to try harder”

NO!!!!! NO!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!! WRONG!!!!!!!!!! PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS TO YOU!!!!!!!! YOUR BRAIN IS DOING THIS TO YOU!!!!!!! YOUR BODY IS DOING THIS TO YOU!!!!!!!! AND MOST IMPORTANTLY!!!

PEOPLE ARE DOING THIS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t like the fact that the original post is a carbon copy of my general thought process when I’m sad (so, like, 70-80% of the time)

"gee I wonder how I will transfer this information reliably across long distances"

the trustworthy telecommunications dish:

Reblog if it’s ok for people to give you $599.99

bitches will see the word garlic and hit reblog

the traumatized child thing of getting really stressed whenever you have to ask for clarification on something bc you Know the yelling is coming

Reblog to give a trans woman a delicious Cuban sandwich

What do y’all mean by you can open orange with hands that thing is unbreakable what the hell

I usually bite a little opening on the skin and suck it dry then peel it to eat the dry meat

I thought everyone does this…

personally i cut it in half first and then flip it inside out like so