When someone you love dies you attend a funeral or some kind of ceremony that you hope brings closure. When something ends you just get sadness, which makes the loss alot harder to process. Someone told me once that journaling helps with healing from painful experiences, something I did already...

Family,Religious,Memoir,Melodrama,Funny,Biographical

I am in the suicide attempt wing of the psychiatric hospital in Ponoka. I am surrounded by others in the same predicament and there is for the most part, an instant comraderie I had yet to ever experience in a church setting and I grew up with religion.

I resolved the ongoing feeling of being at a never-ending funeral with my torn emotions. I made a conscious decision to close the lid of the coffin and walk away. For me closure had to be almost literal.

Central Alberta

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Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth,Tragedy

Meaningful Message,Philosophical Questions,Twist

Language/Profanity

Name: Bailey

Age: 43

Gender: Female

Role: Emotional

Key Traits: Charming,Complex,Desperate,Empathetic,Engaging,Gracious,Aspiring,Adventurous,Heroic,Blunt,Religious,Sexy,Underdog,Lone Wolf,Unapologetic,Strong Moral Code,Romantic,Sarcastic,Funny,Outspoken,Skillful,Visionary

Name: Riley

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Role: Antagonist

Key Traits: Aggressive,Criminal,Manipulative,Villainous,Narcisstic,Power Hungry,Complex,Crazy

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What mental health needs is alot more candid conversation among people who believe mental illness happens to other people. Like your physical health, it is not etched in graphite, unsubject to change. I had often battled cptsd, depression and anxiety in my lifetime and then had a complete nervous breakdown and tried to take my own life via alcohol and sleeping pills on December 15th, 2019. What I learned that day was that no one actually wants to die, they want resolution. And that suicide does not end the pain it just passes it on. Today I am glad to be alive and cannot imagine ever sinking that low again. But it happened to me and it can happen to anyone.

I was born Judith Elaine Krahn in Fort Vermillion, Alberta, and raised in a small mennonite community; La Crete, a french term for a german settlement a half hour from the hospital. It makes about as much sense as the town or any small town for that matter. My parents were grade seven educated but both very innovative and creative, who passed on their love of music and books to us four children along with their generosity. I always strove to do better than they did and in some cases succeeded. When I turned 20 my wild thing to do was legally change my name although I kept Jued which is what my family still calls me. My children went still further than I did in life and that included rebellion, hence how this story developed about my oldest daughter.

Age: 35-54,18-34

Target Gender: Universal

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Status: Yes: with a Publisher

Publisher: Tellwell

Year Published: 2021

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