Fans say their music not to blame for Hannah Bond death
Thu 08 May, 2008
First of can I just say that I am upset by reading that certain media is blaming rock groups such as My Chemical Romance for promoting self harm and suicide, I suffer from depression and anxiety and have had suicide attempts in the past and in no way blame anything but personal matters in my life and mental illness for this. Music is not to blame, My Chemical Romance and bands alike, provide me with strength, courage, support and hope, music is about what you take from it and the way you personally view it, My Chemical Romance doesn't support self harm and suicide, if anybody actually bothered to listen to the lyrics I am assuming they are about personal experiences and life in general, they are about feelings and to reflect on how people writing lyrics about how you felt at a certain time and to mark a point in your life when things are or aren't so great.If you are suffering from depression, suicide is not the answer, people can be depressed without having depression but regardless, if you do not feel good and are having trouble coping with life in general or something has happened in your life such as a death in the family,breakups,being treated like shit by somebody, if this is affecting you please talk to somebody, someone you can trust and confide in, if you do not have anybody, seek professional help, if it be a doctor,counselor,psychologist or a organization that specializes in mental illness, please do not feel hopeless and hat nobody cares, you may think they don't but someone does...if you have made mistakes and you are suffering because of this, it really sucks when you hurt and upset people, but everybody deserves a second chance and they will see that, whatever you do seek help, there is nothing wrong with asking for help, this does not make you weak or stupid, it is the first step to helping yourself and getting on the road to recovery.You might have negative people in your life who say that you are full of shit, making a big deal, it might not matter to them but it matters to you and is affecting how you feel then it DOES MATTER. regardless of what other people say, if they will not take to time to listen then find someone who will, your mental health and your life DOES MATTER. Please try not feel afraid, it is very daunting going to talk to somebody, but if you let people in and tell them how you feel, it will help. Mental Illness is not something to be pushed aside or ignored or taken lightly, just because you don't physically appear to be ill doesn't mean you aren't, if you believe you are suffering then please seek help. It is sad that suicide does occur, but to place blame on music, lyrics and people who are just trying to make a living, that isn't fair or justified. I am a huge My Chemical Romance fan and being somebody that listens to them ALOT (yay) and experiences there music,lyrics,live concerts etc, I can say that they DO NOT PROMOTE SUICIDE OR SELF HARM! If I remember correctly lead singer Gerard Way has been quoted saying "If you or someone you know is depressed, you need to talk to somebody, because pissing away your life on suicide is bullshit" I think that statement speaks for itself.My heart goes out to anybody that suffers from mental illness, has been affected by suicide or self harm, someone who is mentally ill, needs your love, care support and does not need to be judged, or be made to feel like an idiot, if you choose to ignore this, it makes you the idiot for not being supportive and taking time out to listen to somebody who has reached out to you.To anyone who has read this, thank you for taking the time to do so, everyday we all face an up hill battle in someway, and sometimes it feels to hard, please be strong, be good to yourself and don't think you deserve anything less that the best of what life has to offer. Because you do. xxoo =)
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