Nala Morrison, 17, posted an alarming video over the weekend of her swallowing six bottles of pills in a suicide attempt.
When straight A student Morrison moved from Missouri to live with her father in New Jersey, her relationship with boyfriend Marquis, whose last name is unknown, began to dwindle. In the Facebook video, Morrison revealed physical and emotional abuse, including rape, feeling unloved by her family, and loneliness. She spoke of her failed relationship and low self-esteem as a result of being dark-skinned. Morrison posted a Facebook video of her digesting pills from six of her father’s bottles. In the clip, the teen revealed her boyfriend’s phone number. Marquis saw the video and called her father, who rescued her just in time.
Marquis took to his Facebook page to announce that Morrison survived and is stable condition in the hospital. He says they are still together and that he “loves her very much.”
If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number is 1-800-273-TALK.