Debt is a Temporary Problem
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This blog post is part of the 3rd Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Month blog tour. If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness month. If you have debt or have had it in the past, you likely know, just how much debt can impact your life, including your mental health.
If you struggle with depression, I just want to say….
Yes money is a tool, but debt is it’s evil twin and can throw your life into great disarray. But here is the thing, debt is a temporary problem and suicide is very permanent. Your life is more than your debt.
As my friend Melanie at Dear Debt says, “You are not alone, you are not a loan.”
I can guarantee you that even though it may not feel like it, no matter what you are facing, you are worth so much to so many people, you are not a burden.
In my life I’ve nearly lost 3 people I love to suicide and I thank my lucky stars every day that they reached out and got help, because I can’t imagine what my life would be like if I lost them to suicide.
There are people in your life that feel the same way, the world is better with you in it.
Resources
Here are some resources to help you if you need it (and it’s always okay to need help):
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Open Path Collective — affordable therapy. You can also check your local college to see if their graduate program in counseling offers discounted sessions.
Because This Post is Short
I’m including links to other far more eloquent posts that are also a part of the 3rd Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Month blog tour.
The College Investor – Let’s Talk: Suicide & Student Loan Debt
The Frugalwoods – How a Diagnosis of Postpartum Depression Changed My Life
I Am the Future Me – Debt is Not A Death Sentence
Lynette Davis – Mental Health & Debt: A Call to Action
Create & Realize – Depression, Debt: What I Wish I Knew
The Wealthy Accountant – Suicide Prevention in the FIRE Community
Our Debt Free Family – Your Debt Doesn’t Define You
The Good Life Legacy – The Emotional Side of Debt
The Retirement Spot – Suicide: A Brother’s Decision
Maggie Germano – Why It’s Important to Separate Your Self-Worth From Your Money
The Debt Shrink – Suicide & Debt
Keep Thrifty – Where My Mini-Retirement Breakdown Led Me
Financial Wellness DVM – Suicide Awareness
And last but not least, the post I wrote for the first Suicide Prevention Awareness blog tour, Debt May Lead to Fewer Options, But There Are Always Options
One More Time
Debt is a temporary problem. Suicide is not the answer. If you are feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to 741741.
