About suicide?!


Question: Have you ever considered it? Have you ever attempted it? Were your thoughts coherent, or were you in the middle of a break-down? Did you really want death, or perhaps to just "take a break for a while"
I've had some episodes lately when I've been too close (I'm getting help) but I'm having trouble explaining why I tried to take such a drastic measure. All I can come up with is that I was too hysterical to think straight and that this seemed, in my damaged mind, the only logical answer.
Your thoughts?


Answers: Have you ever considered it? Have you ever attempted it? Were your thoughts coherent, or were you in the middle of a break-down? Did you really want death, or perhaps to just "take a break for a while"
I've had some episodes lately when I've been too close (I'm getting help) but I'm having trouble explaining why I tried to take such a drastic measure. All I can come up with is that I was too hysterical to think straight and that this seemed, in my damaged mind, the only logical answer.
Your thoughts?

I lost my husband in March 2006 to suicide. It is the most awful thing a family can ever go through.
I think you are on the right page, something just snaps during a deep depression and people don't really realize what is going to happen or after, there is no after when it is done.
I know he was severely depressed at the time and I really didn't realize how bad. There needs to be more made public as how these people feel and how many are lost everyday to suicide and every year. They are from young kids 10 to the elderly.
I am so glad you are getting help, that is great.
I have never tried myself but at one time I thought about it because I didn't want to be a real burden on my husband and family when I got really sick, and that is how the elderly feel, part of it anyway.

Good luck to you and keep getting your help. You can find so much on line, I did a lot of research after I lost him.

I am sure you know there are suicide hot lines any time you need them. I will give you a few just in case.

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Suicidal thoughts are the result of your personal circumstances exceeding your ability to cope. When you feel like there is nothing more you can do to "fix" things, suicide may feel like the only answer.
Some people feel that way when they are hysterical, and some are methodical and calculating. Every persons depression is different. Every persons way of coping is different.
When someone asks you "why did you want to kill yourself?" you will probably not be able to give them an answer they will understand. Suicide is a deeply personal struggle and only you can validate those seemingly pointless reasons for wanting to die.

Eryn, it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Depression, anxiety and bi-polarism are 100% treatable. Keep getting the help you need, keep doing what you need to do and take the meds you need to take.

"This too, shall pass". It will work out in the end, it always does. Hang in there and check your self into a hospital if you can't take one more step.

Life's precious. Love ya, kiddo.

I think most any human being has had moments in life where they just think "just get me the hell out of here, stop the world I want off." Though I've never actually thought about such things in an entirely real term like actually planning anything.

Mostly anymore there are times I think to someone "just take me with you," since he actually did do it back in the end of '03... Hardest thing I've ever had to cope with. Had such mental images for a long time of myself holding on for dear-life to a cliff edge, trying so hard not to lose myself too...but plenty of that time I just wanted to let go... These days however I'm mentally sitting back away from that cliff edge. Once in a while there are days I just wish to jump it, the "take me with you" days. But most days aren't like that. And if I can deal with that loss, well I guess I can get through most anything...

But I will always wonder what drove him to it...how unclear was his thoughts, what was actually on his mind so bad, that he just couldn't deal anymore... :' (

Edit: It may take away the pain permanently, but it doesn't actually solve anything. Talk to everyone you care about, let them know you need their shoulder right now. Talk to your doctor. And if you really get that close, call the hotlines. The main one (1-800-suicide) is one I have donated to, all in memory of the one I wish has used it himeself. If I can't save him, perhaps my donations can help save others.

I'm glad you're getting help.
I don't think you can expect to be able to understand or explain your actions/feelings at this stage. Give it time.
Be good to yourself.
Peace.

I've considered suicide frequently for years and year, coherently, too.

I've really wanted death, too, but moreso in the middle of a mental breakdown, which has only happened a few times in my life.

I've never attempted it, nor will I probably ever. It's more of a hobby to consider how it would feel doing this way as opposed to some other.
I can see how people would consider it the "only logical answer," and I have known people who took the step you tried to take.

Without making grand assumptions, I'd think it generally happens when the focus of the majority of your attention suddenly does a backflip and kicks you in the face (get a terrible grade, an injury, try drugs and get hooked, boy/girlfriend break up, family member/friend dies, or something). Any shock to one's sense of equilibrium in life could do that, and for some it's easier to go over the edge than others. When you're not thinking straight it's easy to overlook the finality of such a decision, or miss key reasons why it's just a bad idea.

You have no right to kill yourself. It is GOD who created and leave it to him when ever he wants he will take u. Try and enjoy your life. Think about people who are physically challanged and blinds they are try to live and achieve something in life and trying to become famous. Never think of killing your self , thats the biggest sin that you can ever make to your self. Dont worry everything will be ok and just take some time to get settled.Check my blog and leave your comments there
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Why do you think you should be able to explain it? Is someone asking you to? Certainly a mental health professional would not ask you. They know too well that, the truth is, you could never explain it. Something possesses you. You get very depressed. You lose sight of what matters and of who matters. So, no, you're not coherent and you're not thinking straight, and you're having a break-down. Although, some people plan their suicide calmly over time. You are so low and desperate that you are unable to stop yourself, even when you know how much you'd hurt some people. I was suicidal. I had a break-down where I cried for three days straight. And I could not stop of thinking about dying and wishing I were dead, not just taking a break. My sister came and stayed with me and tried to lift my mood but was really worried as my suicidal thoughts and my crying would not stop. She had been on the phone, off and on, for all this time with my psychiatrist. My psychiatrist finally told her to take me to the hospital, because she would not be able to stop me. I could do it if she went to the bathroom, and that it was too much responsibility. In the hospital, they leave you with no opportunity to do it...
The fact that you get as you say too hysterical to think straight and that you start thinking of death as an answer is very dangerous. Please go see a psychotherapist (who will refer you to a psychiatrist for medication) or a psychiatrist. Start by talking to your internist or a school counselor, if you don't know who to turn to. And, until then, if the feeling hits you, call a suicide hotline. Just dial the operator or 911 for the fastest thing, or you can look in the phone book. This is for real. Take it seriously and take care of yourself.

I've considered it before. Usually, the idea would appear when I perceived my current circumstances as being completely unacceptable and permanent. I would swing from hysteria to detachment and back again... I was unconsciously trying to find a way to change my situation. I think it has something to do with hormones. I'm now 31 and I don't find myself going through these huge mood swings anymore. I've also noticed that I was addicted to drama. I liked the up-heaval, the attention, the roller-coaster ride of emotions.

The answer for me was meditation (specifically, mindfulness). Meditation made me realize that nothing is good or bad in itself, it's just how I choose to see it and that life is in a constant state of change. Resistance to change is an act of futility.

There's my thoughts.

yes i have thought of it,im 15 and i just recently smoked weed that had pcp on it and had a horible trip.in the midle of the trip i could feel my spinal fluid going into my brain and spinal fluid melts holes in the brain, ever since then i havent felt the same its a wierd feeling at some points i feel like im still triping.it feels like i perm damaged my eyes because i dont see the same either.so i thought of just killing my self, i thought what was the point of living if you are permenetly messed up at my age,i cant get a good job, i might not even graduate,but i still changed my mind about all of it,i told my self im only 15 i still have a long way to go and i wanna see where life takes me. but all this bad stuff hapened because i didnt know the weed was laced until the next day when i called the dealer and asked him....

Yes to all your questions.... I have suffered tremendous physical consequences for the attempts I have made..Paraplegia, head injury that resulted in seizures that are unable to be controlled now..kidney function problems, liver function problems.. disfigurement...

I never have been good at explaining to others the reason for wanting and trying t die during the surrounding time the attempts took place.

Many of my attempts took place while I was active in psychosis and it was fear induced... I bailed out the back of a moving ambulance on the way to the hospital because i feared they were transporting me to a government facility to torture me till i gave them the information they wanted.. for me the answer was to die so they could not do it..
I did not die but I was unconscious for a good many days on life support... Most of my attempts were for reasons like that..

I think for me I remain in that state even not psychotic or less psychotic.... For I know the demons will return full force and I will suffer immensely


For you i think you just have to be as honest with them as you can possibly be...easier said then done but finding someone you can really trust can help... even if they are not a professional... they can come with you and help explain what you are unable to,..good luck

"For God so loved the world that He Gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, that whosoever would believe on Him will not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)

I've thought about it more than once. I'll just wake up and feel like s***. And just can't take it anymore. It's weird. It's like do i really want to experience one more day of this relentless pain.

It's crazy how it seems like this is the only answer. But it isnt just look around you and see how important you are to this world. How big a change you could make if you just tried.

Suicide is evolution in action. If you can't cope with modern society, then your genes are eliminated from the pool, thereby making the human race healthier. Cope or die.





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