Now how do I start this post…
Despite having not posted a blog for a long time, I’m sure my current situation needs no introduction. I’ve seen the newspaper headlines “Wife of Kamal Hadley Attempts Suicide!” Those words were the exact ones that I feared would define this situation; that would label me. Instead of Jasmine Hadley, people will whisper to each other “Did you hear what happened to Kamal’s wife?”
When I swallowed those pills, I was escaping life, in a way. Escaping who I was known to be and what I was known to do. I didn’t want to be labelled as purely the wife of Kamal, to not be known for my own accomplishments (whatever those are). I didn’t want to only be known as part of a man I don’t love.
By taking those pills, my goal was not to end my life as whole. I wanted to bring awareness, to let people know that this is not the life I want. I can be so much more than who the media paints me as. I want to define myself, and not be defined. That was the purpose I had in mind while making this blog, and is now the purpose I intend to fulfill.
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~ Jasmine xx
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