hey i didn’t get a warning for this, and it made me extremely anxious while reading about it, but in veil of shadows PLEASE be wary because a character just straight up commits suicide. it’s very detailed, and i’m appalled that the erins didn’t put a huge trigger warning for it, as it is an extremely sensitive topic for a lot of people.
please be careful when reading.
The scene happens in Chapter 19 on the end of page 237 into 238. The scene is only a paragraph long and begins with ‘[character] knew what [they] had to do.”
If you still want to read the book and you know this might trigger you or make you anxious, it’s possible to skip the WHOLE of page of 238 and still have a grasp on what happened without having to read any of the indetail description. Just to be safe!
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Wow convicting cuz while I’ve never been suicidal, I’ve definitely heard that same phrase being said about people who have committed suicide and…. if they’re selfish and will cause pain to other people, what are people who aren’t wearing masks?? Definitely something to think about and watch what we judge
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Built in 1874, the first Segovia Viaduct (named after the Segovia street, 25 metres below the bridge) made real an old aspiration: the connection between the Royal Palace and the Royal Basilica of St. Francis and their surrounding neighbourhoods, prolongating the Bailén street (which, until then, ended abruptly at the edge of a ravine). The works had not finished enough when the Viaduct was used forf the first time… for a grim purpose: the translation of Calderón de la Barca’s remains to the Royal Basilica.
Speaking of grim purposes, the place was chosen often by people to commit suicide. And the first one happened only a week after the inauguration. Not everyone succeeded: according to local legend, there was a young lady who miraculously saved her life after attempting suicide. She was in love with a man of modest origins and of course her parents were totally opposed to their marriage. So the desperate woman jumped from the Segovia Viaduct, only breaking her ankle. Apparently her heavy clothes saved her. Her parents then allowed her to marry the man she wanted. But most people who jumped from this or the second (the third Viaduct is mainly the second one heavily refurbished) weren’t so fortunate. An unknown individual used to paint black crosses in the bridge’s pillars every time someone jumped to their death.
Almost from the beginning, the traffic was too intense for the Viaduct, which nevertheless became one of the city’s landmarks. It wasn’t exactly pretty to look at, but it was useful.
The old Segovia Viaduct was used until 1932. It had been decades since the traffic became too intense for its structure. The bridge was closed to traffic and dismantled. A new viaduct was planned, designed by the architect Francisco Javier Ferrero. The works started in 1934, stopping during the Civil War which obviously (with the city under siege) also damaged the structure. Restored and reopened in 1942, this second viaduct almost suffered the same fate than the first one: in 1976, there were plans for its demolition, but finally it was refurbished and preserved.
Hey everyone, I hope you all are doing ok. Just wanted to check on everyone since we got the sad news about Chuck yesterday. I had a very emotional reaction to it.. literally had to stop reading several times and then had a meltdown after making the post here and felt tired and drained the rest of the day, still kind of in that headspace today… so yeah I just wanted to share some links to places I found in case anyone needs them for themselves or a friend who might need them. I also want to add that If you don’t see info for a place near you I encourage you to search, if you took the time to search here that means you are willing and strong enough to look for support and I totally urge you to find it. We all need help and there’s no shame in looking for it outside your close circle. Embrace who you are and remember your mental health does not define you- it’s just a part of what makes you, you. I love y’all, you matter.
People living with mental illness have now taken on the punctuation symbol on as a metaphor for a moment when a person contemplates suicide - in other words, thinks about ending the story of their life - and yet they continue through their difficulties.
Project Semicolon began as a call for people to draw a “;” on their body to highlight a range of mental health issues including depression, suicide, addiction and self-harm. Many are now making the marks permanent, with semicolon tattoos.
