In the wake of this tragic event, I'd like to say something to everyone, no matter who you are. You are valuable. You really are. Everyone makes mistakes, some are considered big and some are considered small. What you have to realize is that the biggest mistake you can make is to think no one in and outside this world loves you. It's a mistake to think your death would go unnoticed, not be devastating to those who knew you. It's a mistake to think that at barely 23 years old, there is no possibility of things getting better and that the best option is death.
I honestly can't say that I can't imagine that option looking attractive. At 20 I thought it would be so nice if I would just die and I wished for it. But I never entertained suicidal thoughts for long because my family would appear in my mind's eye and I realized that they would be devastated and that it would be so selfish of me to do that. Fortunately I was delivered from that state of mind a few months later and haven't returned to it.
Please recognize your value and if you think you're at the absolute lowest, remember that the only way left to go is up. Things will get better, there are people who want to help you, and you're worth it.
Sarah Michelle Plummer - I know you thought that this was your best option and I wish that weren't true. I am so sorry that it came to this.
The class of 2003 will mourn another one of its own.
