‘See that bench.’
A man has taken to Twitter to share a photo of the exact spot where he contemplated suicide eight years ago.
… The main difference now being that his son is now present in the photo.
Craig Stone wrote that eight years ago, he had been sitting on a bench thinking about “throwing myself off Blackfriars Bridge.”
“Today,” he said, “I took this pic of my son.”
See that bench. 8yrs ago I sat on it thinking about throwing myself off Blackfriars Bridge. Today, I took this pic of my son. Tomorrow might be the same. But it might also be brighter. It might even bring unimaginable brilliance. Hang in there. Love is always coming. #depression pic.twitter.com/91mYk9hvEo
— Craig Stone (@craigstone_) November 19, 2017
Craig went on to say that even though he knows that he may feel the same the following day, tomorrow “might also be brighter.”
“Tomorrow might be the same. But it might also be brighter. It might even bring unimaginable brilliance. Hang in there. Love is always coming.”
Craig’s photo has been retweeted over 7,000 times with almost 24,000 users liking the image.
Following the tweet’s success, the dad went on to say that reading through the comments left for him was “a joy.”
Reading through the comments here is a joy. And to think, they said Twitter was full of trolls. All I’m seeing is lovely people being supportive and happy for happiness. Thank you for all the lovely responses! Big hugs everyone. x
— Craig Stone (@craigstone_) November 20, 2017
“Good on you mate,” wrote one user. “I was suicidal many time over the years but somehow kept going. I now have 4 kids. Meditation and medication I found very helpful.”
“Thank YOU for this,” said another. “I wouldn’t have imagined that 280 characters are all that I needed to help me go through this. Yes, I will keep fighting.”
Ireland currently ranks fourth in the world for suicide rates among young men.
Stop Suicide say that one in five people in the country will experience depression at some point in their lives.
