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 Anxiety.  Self-Harm. Suicide. Trauma.

 It’s everything and it’s nothing. 

I’m here, but I’m not. I feel, yet I’m numb. 

Nothing makes sense.

Those around me just don’t understand.

Why can’t I be happy?

What’s wrong with me?

I just need to…

People ask about my future. I think,

What future?

There’s always a plan in the back of my mind.

What if I…

I’m screaming, yet no one hears me. Life has left me feeling empty, depleted, and alone. 

Things would be better if I weren’t here.

These are the words of suicide personified.

Suicide is an unpleasant topic that requires us to face the realities of life being threatened. 

The idea of our loved ones contemplating suicide, or having attempted suicide creates barriers to feeling hopeful and a suffocating numbness. There are sleepless nights entrenched with worry, vigilant behaviors rooted in fear, and suffering that permeates the family unit. Edginess leads to overwhelm, sadness leads to anger and helplessness leads to paralysis. 

Among other factors, I think of suicidal contemplation as a profound disconnect; a disconnect that breathes through every part of a person’s being and relationships. This overwhelming disconnect allows for the darkness of suicide to fabricate a fog of hopelessness and a flawed sense of self, leading client’s to believe that only one option exists; taking one’s life. 

Seeing past the fog, one layer at a time is vital.

Providing more concrete options than just suicide helps clients to identify the false dichotomy of extremes and find more balance within a continuum. This gives the client’s permission to understand that where there’s darkness, there’s light, where there’s sadness, there’s joy, and where’s there disconnect, there’s connectedness. 

I’m here to give clients an opportunity to overpower suicidal thoughts and say yes to another day. 

Through counseling for suicide in Santa Clarita, CA, I provide tools that support clients in staying present. Clients have a chance to reconnect in ways that increase inner resources and cultivate practices that support small steps forward and long-term changes. 

My top priority is to assess the level of risk and design an individualized safety plan to increase resources and reduce unnecessary stresses. Through a combination of therapy approaches including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), my goal is to teach clients new tools to change negative thinking patterns, tolerate distress more effectively, and regulate their emotions with confidence.

Suicide is a pandemic that leaves no heart unharmed, leaving chaos in the aftermath and a longing to know why.

Please say yes to another course of action.

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Additional Resources:

If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency room.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Text “TALK” to 741741

Trevor Lifeline: 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 678678

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Learn more by clicking here.

National Institute of Mental Health. Learn more by clicking here.

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 Anxiety.  Self-Harm. Trauma