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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Suicide is an important topic that many are still afraid to discuss.
Suicide can affect anyoneโpeople of all ages, races, genders, sexual orientations, nationalities, religions, political views, etc... It can happen anywhere to anyone (Although, certain factors do increase a person's likelihood of thinking about, attempting, and/or committing suicide).
We consider suicide a tragedy and when it happens, everyone wishes they had done more. But, what about before? Often when people who are struggling attempt to reach out, they are not taken seriously, or they are made to feel like they are seeking attention. This only increases their negative feelings and increase their suicidal thoughts.
I've spoken about my mental health before, and I've alluded to it, but I've never really outright admitted to thinking about and attempting suicide. I don't like talking about it, but I think it's important. So many people suffer in silence and think they're alone. You're not. I promise. I'm right there with you!
As a young child, I suffered a trauma and as a result have struggled with depression and anxiety for most of my life. When I was a teenager, I attempted suicide (twice) and thought about it on a daily basis. Prior to any attempts, I tried reaching out to friends, to family, to adults who I thought would listen, but no one heard me. No one believed me. I was told my life wasn't that bad and I needed to get over it. I was told, I was being dramatic. I was told I was seeking attention. I was told I was being selfish. I was dismissed. I was ignored. I was made to feel like I was a burden for trying to get help.
I have since sought out professional help. Medication has helped, but it doesn't make everything sunshine and rainbows. I struggle on a daily basis. I wish I could say I don't contemplate suicide any longer, but the thoughts still linger (however, I've never acted on them and don't think I would).
I'm grateful to be alive. I'm grateful I survived. I'm grateful for the relief I do have. I'm grateful that I have a better support system now. I'm grateful to know I'm not alone.
So all this to say, if someone reaches out to you, please, please, please believe them, hear them, and be there for them. Be who I needed one no one would listen to me.
Suicide is preventable, but no one can do it alone. We need to stand together and help those when they need it, before it's too late.
I want to come back and tell everyone that while yes, our beloved Thomas looks like someone stapled two syrup soggy waffles to his backside, that it's okay. The ass is attainable. You just have to show him the way. Get those hips thrusting, that ass will bubble up in no time.
some of y'all really started an entire campaign against shahed and shaima and muhammad to falsely claim they're scammers huh. really just came up with a bunch of baseless racist claims and presented them as fact, getting someone to rescind an entire $500 donation from shaima and muhammad's gfm. do you think they want to be here on tumblr, begging strangers for money to escape a genocide? do you think people like hussein and nairuz put in so much effort to vet them just for fun? or that my friends and i enjoy losing sleep every night trying to get people to donate? if after all this time, after over 300 days of ongoing genocide, you still insist on baselessly accusing palestinians of being scammers with 0 proof, you are just plain racist idk what to tell you! i'm not kidding when i say this racist fucking behavior is quite literally endangering human lives. go donate to them right now i'm no longer asking.
Please help Mohammed and Shaima!
Their campaign is slowing down as they get closer to their goal. Please help them reach it before time runs out.
"Hello, my name is Wafaa 42 years old. After my campaign ended, I wanted to start evacuating my family who had been holding my children for 9 months of war, namely my brother Muhammad, his wife Manal, and his family of 5 people: 17-year-old Ahmed. Zeina, 16 years old, Basil, 14 years old, Salma 5 years old, and a newborn child, Salem. My sister Shaima and her husband Mahmoud. Their children: Yazid, 18 years old, Fayez, 16 years old, Malik, 15 years old, Zeina, 15 years old, and Malak, 8 years old. I am trying to evacuate my family when the crossing opens, and I hear news that it will open soon and I hope that I will receive the necessary amount by then. I left Gaza for Egypt Receiving medical treatment due to the deterioration of my health a month after the beginning of the war. My family is still in Gaza; They were displaced from one place to another, and their place of residence is the city of Rafah. After the evacuation order was issued, they headed to the Al-Mawasi area by the sea, which was unfortunately not safe. Confrontations occurred more than once, and they were besieged for three days without food, under difficult conditions, fear and panic. Life is not easy for me here in exile and illness, but the difficulties I am exposed to are nothing compared to the suffering my family members are experiencing."
Happy Pride Month!
Be yourself. You do not have to change for anyone. Love is Love. You are Valid. Pride isn't just about loving someone. You are Beautiful. You are worth something. You are Human.
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'๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช, ๐ฃ๐ค๐ง ๐๐ค๐ง๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช.' - Jesus
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐จ 13:5-6
I kinda hate how people keep accusing actual artists of AI art without analysing every tiny bit of evidence.
โthat hand looks weird so it must be ai.โ
Ok? Hands are hard to draw. Donโt use weird looking hands as your thesus on why someoneโs art is ai.
โLooks like aiโ
Ok but do you see any evidence of that? The ai had to copy someone, of course there will be artists with art styles that look like AI.
In our efforts to spread awareness a lot of people are hurting real artists in the process. Is the amount of actual ai we expose worth the amount of artists we invalidate and shun? I donโt know, but this is definitely a problem. Maybe this isnโt the path forward?
I personally feel like it would be better if we choose different ways to prevent people from claiming AI art as their own moving forwards.