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Published: 2018-07-13 01:23:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 34164; Favourites: 2633; Downloads: 137
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Had this sketch in my sketchbook for a while but didn't get around to finishing it until today.There are times you question yourself on who you are, what you are, if you are good or bad and if you have a purpose in life. You remember those questions so you can answer them later. But those questions start to pile up until you only see yourself and the questions you can not answer. So many unanswered questions and you feel lost and trapped within your own doubts and anxiety. The harder you try to answer one, the more questions come to mind and stick to you. You start to lose track of who you are until you break down.
Sometimes, the most complex self questions can be answered by a few simple words - one positive conclusion that makes you feel happy and forget the kept questions you created for yourself. Think positive and those negative thoughts and questions will soon be forgotten. Calm breaths with a clear mind and you can do anything and be anyone you wish to be.
Think Positive and Believe in yourself.
artwork Β© 2018 Alex Cockburn. All Rights Reserved.
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I am trying very hard not to cry because this is so moving.
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this reminds me of when i was on toonator my friend told me suicide is not the answer
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Never give a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
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Do things without expecting anything in return, praise is not always deserved, nor harsh criticism.
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"should i read all the stickynotes?"
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Ehhh, finding a purpose in life is the hardest...
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Believe in myself?
Not sure about that, my boy. I have a very hard time believing in something that doesn't even exist, if you catch my driiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-
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Thinking positive can be hard.
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I belive in you! And i know youre pain.
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This is so beautiful and amazing done! And best positive piece of art, 
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Better answer: Don't give a fuck
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... Dude, I really needed this. Thank you. :3
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Questions I have asked myself, and never received an answer to.
Questions we all face, from ourselves, and others.
Things can get pretty dark in times like that, but if we keep moving forward, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
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I can really relate to this piece. It brought tears to my eyes, its truly a beautiful piece. Thank you for creating it and sharing.Β
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how inspiring. Soon it will love itself
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Thats how i feel on the inside, even if on the outside its just a smile for the world to see
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Wish I could write a note to them that says "You are loved"
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That'd be irresponsible.Β
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You're making a vague, up to interpretation statement in an attempt to provide some sense of comfort or encouragement. At best that provides some sort of fantasy for the recipient to enshroud themselves. What if they really are alone and have none to love them. REALLY love and appreciate what makes them who they are. When they look around and make that realization that they are indeed alone they'll come crashing back to reality with only bruises and bitterness to show for it. Are you going to be there to pick up the mess of the aftermath of your words? If not, grossly irresponsible.Β
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I would never tell someone they are loved if I didn't mean it and wasn't going to be there for them. I want every person in this world to know that there's someone out there who cares for them, even if they don't know me, because I know what it's like to feel like that and I don't want anyone to ever feel like they're alone or unloved
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That's even worse. You can't be there for everyone. It's nice to be idealistic but you can't really be there for people that you've never met or don't know. Sure communication is possible with the various methods made available by the modern age but you'll never REALLY be THERE. Forever just an anon on the net. That's the shallowest acquaintanceship you can possibly get. It's just fluff. Lip service.Β
I suppose if you're saying that to already friends.family, peers, or whatever that you know irl that's less of an issue because you can actually act on your words in some actually worthwhile and effective manner.Β
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You'd be surprised how many people I've actually helped online who I've never met before. Even if someone can't be around for someone in person, doesn't mean their feelings can't reach them. Sometimes all someone needs is someone to be there to listen to them or to give them kind words.
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Still a band-aid at best. Can't cure cancer with bandaids. Only minor cuts and scrapes. If someone can be helped with a few kind words or a once in a while ear then their problems aren't so serious that it couldn't have been resolved without you.
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Actually I've seen many instances where people have been talked out of suicide just because one kind stranger was there for them. Either in person or online. I think it's actually worse to not do anything. And after all, a bandaid might not be a cure, but it helps to heal
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Has there been follow up with these people? How many of them that have been "saved" and are still alive to this day? Sure, I don't doubt that you're right about people being talked down from suicide. I've heard stories like that too. But that one time band-aid is still a bandage. It needs to be changed and the wound cleaned. There's a follow up required. Wounds will fester and rot if not cared for til the end of the healing process.Β What I've been trying to get across is that it's irresponsible to go around handing out bandaids and thinking you're making the world a better place when in reality you're leaving potentially grievously wounded, troubled, people with what basically amounts to as a pat on the back and a "there there" and going on about your way like you've actually done something. But in reality you're just hoping for the best and leaving them in their mess. Maybe in that time that they've received a mild, temporary reprieve someone will actually come along and help them in a meaningful way but that doesn't detract from my overall point. What you're saying is helping might make it harder for the people that need help to get help.
Before suicide for example, people *usually* tough it out for a good long while before even considering suicide. They're struggling along at the lowest points of their lives whether it's due to external circumstances or chemical imbalances. You see that and come along trying to do some good. That offers a momentary reprieve and sure, maybe the thought of offing themselves is temporarily out of sight, out of mind. But without any real change they're just going to fall off that high and plunge to new depths. Quickening their pace towards ending their life. Maybe someone thinks like you and comes along and slaps another bandaid on. "Saving" them once again. But the process will only repeat and the longer they live without getting actual effective treatment they'll just sink deeper and deeper. You can't just keep slapping bandaids on the problem area and hope it goes away. People will think that maybe they don't need to get help. Maybe they'll be okay. Just tough it out a little longer. Things will turn around.Β
If you're talking about doing something to actually help people you should be encouraging them to seek actual professional help. Honey'd words will do nothing worthwhile. All it does is make you feel better about yourself like you've actually helped someone. You haven't.Β
You can disagree with me all you want but I've seen this crap first hand. You won't change my mind about it and I clearly can't change yours. Hopefully you think about what it is you're doing and how you're really going to be affecting people with your good intentions.
I'm done with this debate.Β
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Well I can guarantee that i'm not helping people just to make myself feel better and I think it can come across as very rude to tell someone to seek professional help. Also I don't just say "You are loved" then leave it at that. I stay with that person and I've made many good friends because of it who have all told me that I have helped them. I'd also like to point out that you were the one who started disagreeing with me. I was simply trying to be nice. Trying to shut someone down just because they want to be nice or say a kind word is what's actually wrong with this world. If more people were kind to one another, even to strangers, this world would be a much better place, but you're right. You won't be changing my mind, but I know how my actions affect people, and I hope you realize it too
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