Suicidal thoughts can affect people of any age, gender, or background. But although they’re quite common, suicidal thoughts should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues.
However, as concerned as we are when we notice that our beloved ones might be struggling with mental health, we often lack the knowledge on how to approach them. While a standard “how are you?” sometimes does the trick, it usually leads to the standard “I’m fine”.
So to broaden our conversation starter repertoire, artist Chronically Cheerful listed alternatives you can say with the underlying “I care” message, doing their part for the National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Later, Twitter user Angelica reshared the phrases and they really went viral, generating over 353,000 likes and 180,000 retweets.
Grab your notebook and continue scrolling, everybody.
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The woman who’s responsible for the list going viral also had this to say
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And here’s how people replied
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