Suicidal thoughts?!


Question:

Suicidal thoughts?

I'm bipolar, depressed right now, and having lots of suicidal and death-related thoughts...but I know I'm a rational person and would never actually go through with harming myself. And I would never hurt myself just for attention either...but still...it really bothers me that I'm having these thoughts right now. It seems stupid to call a friend in the middle of the night and say, "I'm thinking a lot about death, but I'm not really going to kill myself." What is the right thing to do?

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3 weeks ago
Yes, I'm going to see my doctor asap. Making it through the night is the problem...


Answers:

My wife too is bi-polar and she suffers from depression also.
Though she has some control with medication it is something that she tries to live with rather than succumb to what she sometimes desires. She has bad days as well as good but she has a strong spiritual relationship with God and she knows that their is hope when God will one day take away her suffering. That keeps her going as well as the support she gets from me.
My wife does have death thoughts but she rationalizes that these thoughts do fade eventually. Her spirtuality is a big help in keeping her going.
Maybe you do not feel the same way but maybe you can find some common ground, things that lift you up when you are feeling down.
To be honest there is no cure to how you feel just a way to handle it when you have these bad days. To continue and hope in something when the days are good help you when the days are bad and you can remind yourself of them.
Join a help group of people who are like you.

As of right now say to yourself, what ever happens I am going to see my doctor first before I do anything.
Say "I am going to get help"
Find support groups they are a good source of hope and encouragement of understanding.




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