“3 Years Today That I Attempted To Jump Off This Bridge”- Man Who Almost Committed Suicide Celebrates Being A Survivor

A man named Loti Nambombe has shared how he almost committed suicide because he was in a very dark place at that point of his life He went further to share how he recovered, giving more than enough reasons why one must not commit suicide by sharing motivating words.

Sharing on LinkedIn, he wrote:

3 years today that I attempted to jump off this bridge.

11th January 2019.

So every year I celebrate being a SURVIVOR!

I was in a place that I would never wish anybody to be in.

I call it darkness!

I couldn’t see any light! The tunnel was never ending, so I thought.

If you know me then you know I’m a happy go lucky kind of guy.
The life and the soul of party. The joker. The fool. If I can make you smile that makes me happy. I’ve got children that I love more than anything. But when you’re feeling that low, nothing makes any sense. You can be surrounded by love but still feel alone 😔

So how did I get so low that I no longer wanted to be on this planet 😔

I kept my pain to myself, so much so that it built up inside me. Every day I felt like a burden to my loved ones.

Suicide isn’t selfish. Its selfless. I didn’t want my loved ones to continue having to struggle to deal with my issues.

I thought I’d put them out of their misery by not having to worry about me anymore 💔

This wasn’t my time to go. A gentleman named Andy saved my life (I still haven’t found him)

Since then I’ve made changes in my life and I hope in others too 🙏🏿❤

Don’t be a statistic, speak up and don’t suffer in silence. Let’s make it through the pandemic that is Mental Illness 🙏🏿

Please reach out if you’re ever on that bridge. The world needs you. You’ve got so much to offer. I promise you that you will get through it, one day at a time.

The picture was taken by a passer by. I asked the lady walking by to take it for me. I also explained my story to her in the hope that if she ever feels that way or knows somebody who does maybe she could support them 🙏🏿

Ironically I ran from my house and got to the bridge at 3km ❤🤯

Back then I suffered from PTSD from the attempt. I couldn’t go past this bridge for months on end. The sound of passing cars used to frighten me. That’s when therapy started and my journey with Quetiapine began 🙏🏿

Anyway, please speak up. A problem shared is a problem halved 👊🏿💪🏿

I still want to find Andy!
Manchester Evening News 🙏🏿
I owe him my life!

Source: linkedIn

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