This post is part of the World Suicide Prevention Day blog tour. If you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.Suicide.org.
My friend Melanie, who just released her book Dear Debt: A Story About Breaking Up With Debt, has organized a blog tour to help people realize that debt is NOT a death sentence and that hurting yourself over debt and money will not help anyone.
She has two blog posts regarding suicide and debt:
Because of her posts, she receives a decent amount of search engine traffic from people using these search terms. Here's what Melanie says about the subject:
It's heartbreaking and I know we can do a better job of talking about this. I've received many emails from people who said my words helped them– others, I don't know. All I know is that I want to help people as much as I can and spread the word.
Debt is not for life.
Whatever you are currently feeling and/or experiencing, I want you to know that debt is not for life, and it is definitely NOT a death sentence.
Debt can feel overwhelming. It can be tiring, stressful, sad, cause anger, and more.
You may feel stuck, as if you'll never get out of debt.
However, I want to say that debt is not forever and you are not alone.
You will get out of this, and you will survive.
It won't always be overwhelming, you won't always be tired, you won't always feel stressed about debt, and so on.
You will get through this.
If you are thinking about doing something drastic, please seek help. Debt is not worth taking your life or hurting yourself.
Trust me, you can move past this part of your life, and you can improve your financial situation.
As Melanie said in her blog post, “You are lovely, beautiful, and courageous.”
And, that is so very true.
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Thanks so much for participating! This is great! Debt is not for life and shouldn’t consume it!
Strong beautiful words, I hope that this message (and the suicide prevention blog tour) helps even one person to feel empowered and saves their life.
Jasmin
I’m so glad someone is talking about this difficult subject! So many people (including myself) realize too late how devastating debt can be, but sometimes don’t want to keep pushing through to overcome this struggle! Thanks for sharing and being in support of this Michelle!
Amanda
Thank you so much for shedding light on this Melanie and Michelle. Debt can be overwhelming but all you need is a plan and some will power to start the healing process. Much love to everyone struggling with this.
Good advice. Debt is not forever. Our society is wired to push debt as the way to achieve the things you need in life. I’m happy that so many bloggers are working to change that mindset. This is a powerful movement.
This is great advice and I wish more people would shed light on this issue.