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Suicide Awareness Month Depressed Or Having Suicidal Thoughts Winner of Multiple Awards fromo Our college. Our news. Our voice. Naugatuck Valley Community College March 1, 2018 Waterbury, Connecticut Vol. 62, Iss. 2 depressed or having suicidal thoughts. Some of Suicide Awareness Month these include excessive sadness or moodiness, Bethany Dvilinskas These efforts to sleep problems, withdrawal, changes in person- end the stigma of ality or appearance, and dangerous or harmful Suicide. It’s a taboo subject, a hurtful word, and speaking about sui- behaviors. Some of these may be cries for help. leaves a burdening emotion on our shoulders, cide represent prog- When recognizing such symptoms in a whether we know someone who’s made that ress. Suicide should friend—or in yourself—it is important to be choice—or we’ve considered it ourselves. It’s not be kept secret, open and caring, and to seek support. Suicidal a subject many don’t want to talk about or hidden, or ignored. thoughts are nothing to keep secret, and the acknowledge because they think it will ‘trigger’ It needs to be dis- more open we can be about this issue, the less someone or cause a frenzy among people. cussed openly so afraid people will be to ask for help. When we hear the word, suicide, we get the level of aware- If someone you know is having suicidal this sense of sadness, and with it, in the pit ness will improve. thoughts, it is essential to take it seriously. of the stomach, an aching pain. In our hearts, We never know who Remind them there are people who care; we want to help someone who is suffering; we might be struggling encourage them to speak to someone who can ZDQWWRPDNHDGLIIHUHQFH:KHQZHÀQGRXW with depression or help. Urge them to call the Suicide Prevention about someone dying by suicide, our heart songs of NF, an up-and-coming rapper, include suicidal thoughts. It could be anyone: the per- Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or text HOME to skips a beat, our mind pauses—the thoughts GHHSO\ULFVVRPHRIZKLFKDUHDUHÁHFWLRQRI son sitting next to us in class, a friend or fam- 741741, 24/7 in the United States. If you are we were thinking, suddenly unimportant— suicide and how one feels living with depres- ily member. struggling with thoughts of suicide, reach out and our eyes well. sion and anxiety. There are signs that a person may be for help. Pain is worse when we suffer it alone. It’s different than losing someone to can- FHU:KHQZHÀQGRXWDERXWVRPHRQHG\LQJ we naturally wonder how and why, and when the truth is revealed—that they took their own life—there’s a heaviness that settles on our Notable NVCC Women shoulders that makes us want to fall down. And Th e Tamarack Staff it’s harder to stand straight ever again. Human Services Professor Kathy Leblanc Part of the reason is our own sense of loss In honor of National Women’s History Month, The Tamarack staff draws inspiration from the timeless words and helplessness, that feeling that we might LQYLWHGWKHZRPHQRI19&&WRUHÁHFWRQZKDWLWPHDQVWREHDVWURQJ of Mahatma Gandhi: “Be the change that you have done something to prevent the person’s woman. Here is a sampling of personal thoughts and inspirational wish to see in the world.” tragic choice. Adding to our sense of grief are quotes from just a few of the women who make the College such a the judgmental attitudes around suicide. Often, YLEUDQWLQWHOOHFWXDOO\VWLPXODWLQJDQGHIÀFLHQWO\UXQLQVWLWXWLRQ the person who commits suicide is quickly stig- matized, ignorantly categorized as weak or self- President Daisy Cocco De Filippis shared Professor Sandra Eddy advises, “Say yes! Try ish. Not only are they gone, but now they’re these thoughts. “First and foremost, don’t new things. Explore. Show up. Read. Engage. dismissed by some as “just another statistic”. be afraid to speak up for yourself in Smile. Don’t hold back. Ask. Be you. Say yes!” Those attitudes help no one. both personal and professional settings. When the word suicide comes up, many Respect yourself and insist that others do people automatically think about teenagers, as well. Additionally, you must believe and with good reason. Among individuals aged in yourself and take yourself out of your 15 – 24 years, suicide is, shockingly, the second comfort zone in order to advance your leading cause of death. Given the unique pres- career. If your heart and your mind are Nancy Betancourt, LABSS Division Secretary sures on teens, the impulsivity of adolescents, open to new opportunities you will grow shared these powerful words: and the sense of isolation many young adults as a professional.” face in our society, it is natural to equate sui- “We were created to do what men can’t. And cide with this age group. if that isn’t reason enough for us to be treated However, it isn’t only teenagers who com- Rose-Mary Rodrigues, Assoc. Director of equal, I’m not sure what is.” mit suicide. People who are middle-aged, and WKH$&(ÀQGVLQVSLUDWLRQLQWKHVHZRUGV ~ Caroline George, The Vestige those older than 85, have had some of the from Oprah Winfrey: highest suicide rates recently. The particu- “On my own I will just create, and lar pressures of each stage of life, paired with if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, Prof. Kate Pelletier shares wisdom from her depression and other psychological disorders I’ll create something else. I don’t have role model, Seane Corn, a yoga teacher, social have resulted in suicide being the 10th lead- any limitations on what I think I could activist, and all around powerful woman: ing cause of death overall in the United States. do or be.” “KNOW what you stand for without apology. While it is more likely males will commit TRUST that the place you’re speaking from is suicide, and suicide is more common among bigger than you. If you serve the TRUTH, then Academic Dean Lisa Dresdner shared people with substance abuse issues, a history of WKHZRUGV\RXVSHDNZLOOUHÁHFWWKDWµ an excerpt from the Joy Harjo poem, self-harm and mental illness, or veterans suffer- “The Blanket Around Her”. ing PTSD, there is no one type of person who is vulnerable. There is also no one answer to this oh woman Professor Lisa Kaufman draws inspiration massive problem. remember who you are from the quote: “Well-behaved women seldom Suicidal ideation involves pervasive woman make history.” Though attributed to everyone thoughts of dying or wanting to die. It can it is the whole earth from Eleanor Roosevelt to Marilyn Monroe, vary from person to person and can range it was written by Pulitzer Prize-winning from fleeting thoughts to extensive ones, to historian, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who also detailed planning, or role playing. Suicidal Instructor of Dance and Dance History authored a book with that title. thoughts can occur at any age, and any gen- Dana Rainey offers wisdom from der may experience them. Most people who Sojourner Truth: “That little man in have suicidal thoughts do not actually go on black there, he says women can’t have to attempt suicide, but there is a higher risk of as much rights as men ‘cause Christ Professor Donna Marotti-Delieto reminds us suicide attempts in such cases. wasn’t a woman! Where did your Christ that “True empowerment comes from being Within the last few years, suicide preven- come from? Where did your Christ come passionate about what you do and knowing tion has become popular across social media, from? From God and a woman! Man had that you can make a difference!” LQPXVLFDQGÀOPVDQGHYHQWKURXJKWDWWRRV nothing to do with Him.’ In Project Semicolon, a person gets a tattoo of a semicolon to represent their struggle with Bonnie Goulet, Director of Student suicidal thoughts, or any mental illness for Development Services, states, “To be a strong “You are your best thing.” that matter. woman, it’s important to face our fears and --Toni Morrison, Beloved There is also a non-profit organization, overcome our insecurities. This can be an When I read this (decades ago now), I remember To Write Love on Her Arms, that aims to pro- ongoing challenge, so two quotes from so clearly how every part of me went, “Yes!” I vide hope and help for people dealing with Eleanor Roosevelt help remind me. ‘You carry the quote with me in my every action and depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicidal must do the things you think you cannot interaction, always conscious of the “bestness” thoughts. In music, the rapper Logic, has a song do,’ and ‘No one can make you feel inferior of our selves. titled, “1-800-273-8255,” which is the actual without your consent.’” ~ Professor Julia Petitfrere number to the Suicide Prevention Hotline. The 2 News The Tamarack, March 1, 2018 EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK Tell Your Story! Food Pantry SGA PRESIDENT Jaime Hammond Not Finishing at a Glance Marching Looking back to the Mark Kacyrat early 2000s, childhood Forward memories seem a Hello, NVCC reminder of how great students, faculty, and things used to be. staff! March is here, Sitting around a group and that brings us closer to spring! Hooray!! of millennials, or any other generation for that SGA has a number of events happening this matter, nostalgic of their respective period, month to raise your spirits as this cold winter brings about appreciation of how things have drags on. changed compared to previous times. Our annual SGA St Patrick’s Day Party Tying it to personal experience, I remem- is on March 7th in Cafe West from 11:30 a.m. ber coming home on hazy summer days after - 2:30 p.m.! Come check it out; there will be school to run off the bus, then sit in front of Photo Courtesy of Library Photo Courtesy of Chris Gordon music, food, and lots of green! For those in a TV screen.
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