the boy who cried wolf
I will start out by saying that this was one of those nights I was sitting on the couch crying. One of my coping skills is to write. I just wrote and wrote and wrote. So some might not make sense but that is ok. It doesn’t have to make sense to anyone else or even to me for that matter. It was what I was thinking so here it is!
Do y’all remember “The little boy who cried wolf”? I do and I feel like I use that analogy because it really makes sense. Have you ever thought that someone was “crying wolf” and come to find out they weren’t? I am sure that everyone has at some point in their life. The thing is I will never ever think someone is crying wolf when someone’s life, their own or another person’s, is in danger.
Here’s another good one that goes right along with that…”Better safe than sorry”. I use that one quite frequently. I use it in so many different ways. My mom has always said go with your instinct no matter what it is. She even said “if you have a cart full of groceries and something doesn’t feel right just leave the and leave.” It is so true! Listen to your instincts.
Experiencing mental illness yourself or someone in your life is tough.
Friends play a huge part in not only recovery but also the motivation to keep recovering and keep going. This “boy who cried wolf” comes to mind. Please don’t ever think nothing is going to happen. Please don’t use stigmas to take you to the place of “oh she’s crying wolf she just wants attention.” Not only does that put that person in a dangerous situation if something is going on but it puts you in a position too. The position you put yourself in is one that I know I couldn’t live with if something were to happen.
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Myth: People who say they are going to take their own life are just attention seeking and shouldn’t be taken seriously.
Fact: People who say they want to end their lives should always be taken seriously. It may well be that they want attention in the sense of calling our for help, and helping them get support may save their life.
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Back now to the better safe than sorry. If you go out of your way, leave dinner with your friends, stop watching a movie to walk outside, or are late to your hair appointment to take a call or call someone in distress and it ends up being that person just needs to talk or whatever it may be but wouldn’t you rather be safe than sorry.
By not taking everything serious, the stigma continues to stick around. I am sure there are so many instances when someone has believed that a person was just seeking attention or “oh they aren’t going to do anything” and then somethings happens. The more we think that way the more others will think that way. END THE STIGMA!!!!!!!!!!!
This kind of behavior isn’t helping anyone it is only hurting others.
Remember, you are never alone in this fight! XO, Whit Web 💖