It's a difficult conversation but one that six Plano teenagers think should be happening more often; conversations about mental health wellness.
Many teens, like Dalton Samson, don't know where to turn when they experience feelings of sadness or anxiety.
"Dealing with it alone, honestly for me, it felt like it was unbelievable pressure. All the pressure from my parents, school and athletics really had me down," said Dalton.
Arbaaz Karim, 16, noticed many of his friends and peers were experiencing these feelings of hopelessness, but no one was talking about it. He approached a few of his friends, wanting to do something about it and bring light to what is normally a dark subject.
"We saw that's its been a problem and the lack of attention that suicide gets is something that was really concerning to us. And nobody else stepped up so we thought 'Why not us?' We took the initiative and wanted to do something on our own, " Arbaaz said.
The six teenagers, Arbaaz Karim, Dalton Sansom, Gabriel Rivera, Claira Blakley, Matthew Sotomayor, and Yuji Yasuda, launched the clothing company The World is Yours to raise awareness about mental health issues and suicide. It's a line of hoodies and t-shirts that encourage self-expression. Seventy percent of the proceeds from sales will be donated to charities, including the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas.
"The reaction has been pretty good actually," Arbaaz said. "But with the good, there will always be naysayers and the naysayers are the reason we are doing this. Those are the people that we are trying to help out here honestly because sometimes those are the people who have deep problems within them."
For teens like Dalton, who is now part of the World is Yours team, it's been life-changing.
"Now that I can help people and know that I'm making a difference, it really makes it all worthwhile and makes me want to persevere everyday," Dalton said.
So far, they've raised $1,000 with a goal of raising $10,000.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 10 and 24, according to a 2017 study by the National Institution of Mental Health.