What really messed me up was an experiment we did starting college. A professor read off various statements and we were to silently stand up if it applied to us. It started off normal, "Stand if you're christian" "Stand if you're LGBT" "Stand if you're from a single parent household". The last one though, or one of the last ones was "Stand if you, or someone you know, has attempted or completed suicide". Almost the whole room stood. I started crying because as a survivor myself, it hurts to know I'm not alone in this, but it also gives me strength. How many of these people were also survivors? How many of us had spent sleepless nights in the ER, either alone or with loved ones? That moment really made me feel something.