Hello everyone.
I'm sorry that this isn't an actual update, but I just wanted to give this quick message. September 10th, for those who don't know, was either National or World Suicide Prevention Day (I've seen it called both). I actually meant to post this on September 10th, but my own mental health took a drastic turn for the worse and I was not in the best place to encourage all of you. That said, given this story's past delving into the matters of suicide, despair, self-loathing, and depression, I wanted to repost the tools I've posted in past chapters in hopes that you, if any of you need them, that you'll use them.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (US): 1-800-273-8255
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK: 0800-689-5652
Hopeline (Philippines): (02) 804-4673
TalkSuicide (Canada): 1-833-456-4566
Lifeline (Australia): 13-11-141
Vivetel Salud Mental (Mexico): 800-232-8432
Romanian Alliance for Suicide Prevention: 0800-801-200
Indonesia Suicide Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Italy Suicide Hotline: 800860022
I wish I could also provide links to videos here so that I might be able to share some laughter or soothing words and music with all of you, but unfortunately I cannot. Instead, I will simply wish all of you, every last one of you the best. I may be having a hard time remembering how to hope for myself right now, but one thing that keeps me going, in all honesty, is my deep desire not to disappoint you all with an unfinished story. So for that push, I thank you.
May whatever higher power that be, bless you all. Goodbye for now.