Hey

  Hey,  It’s me. It’s been a bit since I’ve talked to most of you. Like truly talked to you all. I decided instead of some long ranting Facebook post, this would serve as a more readable location to get what I want to say off my chest. September is suicide awareness month and there’s a story I’d like to share. I won’t take up too much of your time, so I’ll get right to it - I haven’t been doing well for a while. These past 2-3 years has seen my mental well-being take a nosedive. I actually had my own near brush with suicide in the middle of July. It’s terrifying to think just how close I was to not being able to write this to you today. Like really close.I spent four days at Penn State Hershey, in their behavioral health center as I talked to various people, rested and recovered from what was a life-changing experience.  And I write that not to scare anyone, but just to be honest with myself, because even I don’t fully realize just how bad it got and how far down the drain I was. That