Semicolon

I got tatted at a flash event for Suicide Awareness. Old School Tattoo parlor in Bellingham was honoring the loss of one of their artists. For anyone who is wondering: A semicolon tattoo is a tattoo of the semicolon punctuation mark used as a message of affirmation and solidarity against suicide, depression, addiction, and other mental health issues. The metaphor: One chooses to keep their sentence going with a ; instead of ending it with a period.

As a writer, I love this metaphor. As a Psychology major and mental health advocate this was a meaningful symbol.

Mental health awareness is extremely important, but often gets looked passed because of people's fear of stigma. I wanted to remind everyone that there is nothing wrong with needing and/or wanting help. There are so many people in this world, so you are never expected to do anything alone.

A friendly reminder about how to act towards someone who is struggling:

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/suicide-prevention/suicide-prevention.htm

Always be supportive and remind them they are loved. <3