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Hi, I'm Tim Gunn and I have a very important message

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for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth.

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And that is it gets better. It really does. And you may be thinking, what does Tim Gunn understand

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about my anguish, about my despair, about how I'm feeling, about my particular time and place in the

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world right now? Well, I'll share with you.

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As a seventeen year old youth who was in quite a bit of despair

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I attempted to kill myself and I'm very happy today that attempt was unsuccessful but at the time it

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was all that I could contemplate. I thought, "I need to end things right now." And, I have to tell you

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when I woke up the next morning after taking more than a hundred pills, I was in a whole other level

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of despair. I thought, "I shouldn't be here! This isn't what was meant to be." I frankly just wanted

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to start life all over again. There are people who can help you. You cannot do this alone. That's another

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very profound message that I want to give to all of you. It really requires a collaboration between you

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and the people who love you, the people who you can depend upon, no matter who they are as mentors.

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In my case it took a very serious intervention to help me.

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And it was a result of the botched suicide attempt to be blunt.

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I am a huge advocate for the Trevor Project.

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The Trevor Project is a suicide prevention

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hotline for GLBT and Questioning youth. And please visit their website, thetrevorproject.org.

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And seek them out. Your identity will be protected.

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You don't have to worry about getting parents involved if you're

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so inclined.

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I understand the desperation.

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I understand the despair, and I understand how isolated you

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can feel. And, you have a lot of...uh, get very emotional...people really care about you and I am included

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in that group.

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So reach out, get help.

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You're not alone. It will get better! I promise.