Suicide is unspeakable, and to speak it is somehow to bring it into a human, imaginable sphere, even if only in the moment of speaking. The need to tell is both a need to tell oneself and a need to be heard.... Telling and being heard are the first steps toward reconnection.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of expressing feelings related to suicide and the need for connection.
Victoria Alexander highlights the profound difficulty surrounding the topic of suicide, suggesting that merely speaking about it can make it feel more real and acknowledged. She points out that the act of sharing one's struggles and being heard is crucial for emotional reconnection and healing, representing the beginning of a journey toward understanding and support.
In practice
At a mental health awareness event, this quote can be shared to emphasize the importance of speaking up about suicidal thoughts.
Networking is extremely masculine. It's a vulnerable thing to admit to, but even I experience feeling super insecure around certain masculine meetings. So, we put women in control. Women will make the first move on Bumble Bizz as well.
Gogol remembers having to do the same thing when he was younger, when his grandparents died...He remembers, back then, being bored by it, annoyed at having to observe a ritual no one else he knew followed, in honor of people he had seen only a few times in his life...Now, sitting together at the kitchen table at six-thirty every evening, his father's chair empty, this meatless meal is the only thing that seems to make sense.
To me, "sexual freedom" means freedom from having to have sex.
If somebody hurts you, it's okay to cry a river, just remember to build a bridge and get over it.
Don't say 'wife.' I'm your mistress. Wife's such an ugly word. Your 'permanent mistress' is so much more tangible and desirable… .
I am far more of a loner than people would imagine. But I am the most gregarious and socially interactive loner you ever met. The thing is, I am fascinated by people's stories and I'm very talkative and can't ever say no to anything or anyone, so I tend to over-socialize, to give away too much of my time to the many people I adore.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.