this is your sign to stay alive

if you are struggling, you are not alone. here are some resources that can offer support, no matter who you are:

[IDOLL_Dev]

It's nice to be recommended things like this instead of ragebait and bleak news. Stay strong everybody, let's stay alive together.

[Bandikit]

depression is struggling with ME. ain't going down, at least not without a fight

[gonzogd]

If the aesthetic of hope doesn't translate to changing the environment that fosters hopeless, it is a distraction at best. Good luck out there.

[vync.]

I just lost my best friend today. She already had difficulties with her health, but I never expected she'd be taken so soon. She was so strong, I believed so heavily in her. The news broke out just six hours earlier. I've broken down at least three times already. I still have classes tomorrow, and I knew I was going to lose some sleep tonight. Desperately, I opened YouTube to find some sort of aid to help me sleep after such a painful loss, and somehow, this was the first video that showed up right as I opened the app. For the first time today, I felt like I could take a deep breath. I was already suicidal beforehand, and to find out that one of the people I held so dear had passed, it felt all the more tempting. But now, I've reflected, and I know she wouldn't want that for me. <3 I'm going to live. For her. It's what she would want for me.

[lilacsandstone]

This is like a horror game save room theme. A little breather before getting back out there. Feels like I've ran out of health items though.

[PeptoAbismol]

i refuse to believe the timing of this video being recommended to me was a coincidence

[misskitty]

Speaking as someone who is suicidal and has attempted multiple times in the past... I can't die. I can't let the haters win.

Okay, but seriously. A lot of people are suicidal because they want to know what its like to live, not to die. Like, actually live. I have found that despite all the pain and suffering, the heartbreak, the loss, the financial problems, the divisiveness of the people around us, it's usually those small moments that keep us going. The perfectly made food, the sunsets, laughter, hugs, spending time with loved ones, and enjoying our own company. Stop looking at the big picture so much, and remember the finer details.

[ProFireHazards]

I've had quite the bad life, i've been thrown in psych wards, just to be abused and neglected, witnessed drug abuse and shit at a young age, my dad died when I was nine, my ex spread a bunch of roumors, and generally existance isn't nice right now. However, tonight a small grey cat showed up at my doorstep, and would not stop purring when I was near it. I sat outside for hours in the cold, petting it and it fell asleep on my lap for a bit. I felt happy for once. I come upstairs and see this video playing on my PC, and I knew I must bring that cat inside. I've always needed something or someone to care for to keep me going, I've found it. Thank you.

[SolluxAmpora]

This video has impeccable timing. This world has been trying me.

[royboy]

Hey there friend, listen for a moment. If you have the time...

I see you're weary from your journey, the cycle of survival is waning and it seems like it might be best to cut away. I know that well.

An old friend of mine unfortunately passed away after taking her life in april this year. Which I learned recently when I noticed her lack of presence. It was so strange to realize that that person was gone. It was very peculiar because I believed rather certainly that if I was to disappear then no one would notice or care. I'm a forlorn sort, I keep to myself and prefer my alone time. Yet. Even so. I still have family and people who regard me as their friend. Even people I have forgotten. In this case, I was one of those people she had simply forgotten. We used to be very good friends when our group remained together strong. However she moved and changed drastically as she became her true self. Transitioning. It was...Difficult to accept but I did my best at the time to accomadate and alter my perspective. As time would go on we would all grow very distant to each other as we pursued our lives. Though I still kept an eye out on their progress, occasionally checking in should it seem like they could use some assistance. I had this grand idea that once I had fully established my own life I could bring us all back together. That we'd sit at the table again and talk about how life has changed us. So you might understand why it pains me greatly that although my old friend was very distant I still cared about them a great deal. Even if I couldn't see them. Simply knowing they existed here on this earth, that I could reach out to them one day and reunite was something I cherished. Though, given the grim circumstance of her passing I do not take it with despair. Not fully. While my heart is damaged, it will heal in time. I feel I must take in the pain and learn from it. Because of how tragic it was, I find the only thing I can do in this life is spread awareness and do better as a person. Be. Better. I do not blame myself for their action, however I do hold some remorse for not reconnecting sooner. I think she could have really used somebody by her side, or someone to let her know that we didn't hate her or that we have her back. So. My story isn't a call to action, merely, this is your sign to stay alive.

Best of luck my friend, and should you falter, simply do your best. This life can be terribly cruel and bleak yet mercy and light still remain in it.

[Aconite-bvou]

It feels like Everytime I get really down for some reason I see some “sign” too stay alive. I was just hating on myself and my existence in the shower. I will stay alive and have to see what happens.

[Simon_Dunkaccino]

if you feel like you can’t have hope, try to have curiosity. be curious about where life will lead you. be curious about what games you’ll play in the future. be curious about what movies and shows will be made. be curious about what animals we’ll discover. be curious about who you’ll become. be curious about who you want to be. if it keeps you alive it’s good enough

[PeaceIndustrialComplex]

<3 <3 <3 They can't get rid of us that easily

[sgcd]

So ironic, I JUST had a whole breakdown, everything. Then I open YouTube and see this. I guess it's worth it to stick around, at least for now.

[pin]

As a guy who are getting through a depression from making a horrible life decision, I want to tell anyone who are struggling that YOU are still ALIVE, make the best out of it and everything will be ok.

"Subdue the regret. Dust yourself off, proceed. You'll get it in the next life, where you don't make mistakes. Do what you can with this one, while you're alive." – Volition, Disco Elysium

[SHARKBiTE-]

i hope this video never gets taken down, and i hope in a few years i live to see this comment again. i hope you are living now, really living.

[dragonfruit]

“I’ve lost everything. But no one can hurt me here. And the only way is up.”

[diivianomenescio]

I'm a recent widow, home alone on turkey day in the US. I hope this sign works. Thank you.

[LimenanaVagabond]

God I needed this. Is this one of those youtube checkpoints I keep hearing about?

I was thinking this morning about how I wanted to quit it all. Not even 5 minutes ago actually and this just came up. It's helped refocus my brain a bit!

[alexis_electronic]

things will get harder
greed will continue its consumption of our earth
but if you are here
you are able to do *something*