Life and what we do with it.

You know. It has occurred to me in the past few months: especially after the recent school R.E. topic of euthanasia and a talk with a good friend of mine, that suicide seems to wrap around you in life once you hit the age of about 16 or so. I have found that during my course of life that many people who I deem close to me or that I know well have been involved in self harm or suicide attempts. So far thankfully none have done permanent damage to themselves or killed themselves but it really makes you think about life. When I think about  I had never heard of many things like this around me until two days before my 16th birthday which to be honest was pretty shit to learn about then that someone really close to me had made an attempt on their own life. And I'll admit I struggled but it has given me a better mechanism to cope with it. Not saying that I particularly like the idea of it but now when I hear about these cases I found that I can try to help and on a few occasions has helped someone a lot with their problems. I don't consider myself a therapist just a friend with listening ears and wide open arms. It seems that even people who I don't really talk to much confide within me some of their feelings at different times in their life when they feel a need to talk to someone and I have been a good emotional outlet but I just wish that there was more that I could do for people who feel that such drastic measures are necessary. Anyway kind of a sad post today not exactly in the brightest mood but yeah stuff happens, anyway guys read and comment if you want. :)