Recently I came across a pic in a social
networking site, and it really moved me!!
The pic was of person’s wrist having a
semicolon tattoo. That really intrigued me. I followed the hashtag and found
out that it was about a certain project semicolon. The Google bug bit me and
soon I was reading about this wonderful project which was started by Amy Bleuel.
Project semicolon is a help group which motivates people who are struggling from
depression, suicidal thoughts, self harming habits, anxiety and other mental
illness. A little history about the project from its website.
“
This
began in the spring of 2013, when Project Semicolon Founder, Amy Bleuel wanted
to honor her father whom she lost to suicide. Through the semicolon symbol many
related to the struggle of depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide and
their will to continue on. The title, “Project Semicolon,” also represented a
goal – to believe that this is not the end but a new beginning. “
Now for all of you who is wondering why the symbol
“;” , i.e of a semicolon. Well, when a writer doesn’t want to end a sentence,
they use a semicolon. Similarly, here the hope is to reassure the victim that
their story is not yet over. And that’s such a great hope they are giving out.
Many of us can’t even understand the pain a depression
patient goes through. The saddest part is that they don’t come out to people about
their suffering because we all know that mental illness has some stigma
attached to it. Also the patients are afraid to confront with themselves and
admit that they are suffering from it. A
survey says about 5% of total world population suffer from some sort of
depression related illness. That accounts
for the people who admit to it, but there are many other who are living their
lives in a dark shadow.
These are the people who need reassurance and
help from us. You may never know, but someone in your family can be suffering
from it! A simple request to all of you… if you fail to realize their pain,
then please at least don’t make them a subject of mockery!
I really appreciate what this project is
doing. I would request you all to go their website once and understand the
concept in much better way. You can read about the website here
.
Those who suffer from such problem and are
reading this article … I wanna give you a BIG virtual hug!!!
But wait,,, this article is NOT YET OVER!
I will continue this part soon where I will
talk about addressing the inner demons;
Finally
Three cheers for project semicolon!!
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