Is it normal for a child to feel suicidal?!


Question: Is it normal for a child to feel suicidal?
I am an adult suffering with depression and I remember being a child of only eight or nine and thinking of walking out into traffic so that I didn't have to live in the abusive home I was in. Is it normal for a child to make that connection?

Answers:

yea i was like that too.....
i live in NY, NY....went to High School in a small town in New England
i seen it all did it all....
ive come to the conclusion everybody has their own battles...rich or poor....black or white
it's all relevant....
the most important choices one could make is be a victim or a victor.....
Alebert Eienstein explains this more eluequant: something like do we live in a peaceful universe ordo we live in a ugly universe....
it's all about controlling your mind...not letting your mind controll you.....
read: the power of your subconscious mind....
basically saying: if you say something negative or positive about yourself-weather its true or not...the outcome will be just that:

hope you feel better....i know it sucks.....
but everything happenes for a reason....God is subtle...not malicious...
soon you'll understand all this stuff.....and be able to help others that are going through waht your going through.....

God bless

show some love back if i was of any help...chose best answer ;)



No it is not normal or healthy for anyone to feel like suicide and especially not a child of 8 or 9 who should be enjoying a carefree childhood and playing games with friends.

You hit the nail on the head when you mentioned the abuse at home. That was why you felt so bad and children should not have to live in fear from abuse and consider ending their life as a result.

Have you felt suicidal all the time since age 8? There is a better way to live and to get freedom from this. I don't know what age you are now but I guess it has become a way of life for you if you're now an adult and feeling suicidal. Please ask for the help you need and deserve, medication and especially therapy will help you to deal with this and move on. Be ready to face anger at your lost childhood among other emotions. You have a right to feel that way.



No it is NOT normal for a child to feel suicidal. It may be way too common, but it is not normal.

You nailed it yourself when you said the reason was 'so that I didn't have to live in the abusive home I was in'.
When a chld is abused , they feel trapped in their home and then they feel suicidal.
There is a way to heal, and you don't say how old you are now, besides adult.
I am giving you a free version of a healing method AND some therapists trained in it, so you can check it out, see if you like it and realize it really works, so you can get the help you deserve to remove all that old stuff and get on with a positive loving life.
eftuniverse.com click on 'get started free' for the free self help version. eftmastersworldwide.com are the therapists.
This method is the only one that dissolves, resolves bad feelings /trauma and helps rebuild the positive in ones life. It is accepted by the american psychological association. It doesn't take years and years. Here it is in practice for ptsd in veterans stressproject.org and there are videos at many of the practioners sites as well.
You can heal. It doesn't have to take forever. You don't have to re-live the pain, or talk about it endlessly, like most therapy requires.
effects-of child-abuse.com
You should also see a hormone specialist like one of these thehallcenter.com (oprah recommends this one) feelingfff.com or call a compounding pharmacy in your area and ask for a list of doctors that test and balance hormones.
Hormones regulate our bodies and moods.
You can heal.
Find your family of love, and support., and become your own best friend.
best wishes.

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I think that's it's normal for a child to feel suicidal. Being a child is hard, it's really hopeless. Suicide sometimes seems like the only solution. Children feel like there's no escape from their misery. After all they're just children, what can they do?

As a Child I always thought about killing myself. I know that my friends at school and my siblings felt the same way.

Life doesn't seem worth living when you're helpless with no control.
Children are not treated fairly and are disrespected.



It is not normal to want to die, especially at such a young age. But given the situation, it is understandable.
Suicide is never the answer no matter how appealing it may seem to end whatever problems you have, and no matter how easy it seems, it is never the BEST option.



I would say it's normal for a child to realize that ending his or her own life is a possibility. Maybe even healthy to understand the reality of a decision like that.

But wanting to do it isn't normal, should be seen as a warning sign.



Yeah, its normal. Plenty of children feel suicidal. I really feel sorry for them. But I suggest you go to a therapists, talk to your (loving) family and, well, also, go to a psychiatrist. They will help you. Being suicidal is not safe. Protect your self please.



its never normal to feel suicidal,
this child needs help ASAP



it's normal. I feel the same way, but i started at maybe 11



No, it is not.




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