Project Proposal

For my project, I’m going to do a Tumblr blog about mental health and suicide prevention. The reason why I chose this is that there is a large number of people that have some type of mental issue and sometimes get to the point where they have no choice but to end it because they are suffering so much. People all over the world have gone through very bad times in their lives. They probably had abusive family members or people probably developed a disorder believe there is no way out. People go to a therapist and sometimes people don’t go at all. People who attempted suicide and failed are usually harassed by many individuals saying that they are attention seekers when in reality they’re not. People who attempt suicide guarantees that the person has some type of mental issue. When there are people that make fun of mental illness it pushes the person with the mental illness to act in a way that could be violent or it could be an act of self-harm. I want to raise awareness because there are things about the mind that the world may not know because their eyes are glued to the Kardashians or they are worried about their Instagram likes instead of finding something useful to read online.

For my blog, I will be finding artwork from artists, Tumblr art, posts about people and their views on mental illness and suicide, and videos of public figures who use their platform as a way to spread awareness around the world and give a voice to the people who are too afraid to talk about it. I will also express my views and experiences with mental illness and suicide. We lose people every day because they are too afraid to speak up, they are too broken and they can’t take it anymore, they feel like it’s the only way to finally stop the pain they’ve been going through for so many years. We have to know the signs, we have to be aware of the fact that sometimes people don’t show you that they’re in pain. This is why spreading awareness and spotting the signs of people with mental illness will help prevent suicide.

I was influenced to do this project because I am studying psychology. I want to become a psychologist to help people that are in need. Bullies also have a possibility of developing a mental issue but probably won’t know because they are already tormenting others. Everyone has a story about their mental illness and it could be shocking at times. It is our job to spread awareness so the suicide rate drops.