Poll: Have you ever thought about commiting suicdie?

[NotAPie]

[sub] sigh [/sub]
Yeah...I tried.
I tried to hang myself, I overdosed twice.
I was never scared of doing it, I just realized that killing myself was never the answer, like most of you guys told me once, suicide is a permanent answer to a temporary problem. Though it was hard to deal with the things that got me to almost kill myself I pulled through and kept my head up.

Part of the reason I want to become a doctor is because I want to actually help people.

 

[The Austin]

Yea. But I've never thought about it seriously.

[sub]Please don't do it....[/sub]

 

[AstylahAthrys]

Yes, three times. The first time I downed a bunch of painkillers, but not enough to kill me. Second time I downed an entire bottle of NyQuil and that didn't work, either. Third time I took a bunch of prescription painkillers and that would've killed me if my dad didn't take me to the hospital. A year and a half later I've been through extensive therapy and I'm on antidepressants and managing all right. I was at a really rough point in my life and it has gotten better since. Sometimes I still think about it but I never really want to do it.

 

[Ganthrinor]

Never have I contemplated such a useless and feeble act such as suicide.

I *have* wondered how my death would affect those around me, and came up with the answer "not much". That however, is mostly my fault for being an anti-social fuck.

 

[azncutthroat]

The closest I ever came was holding the knife against my wrist on two counts. I was pretty young the first time, about 11 or 12 years-old, but my brother pulled it out of my hand. The second time was two years ago.

I think about suicide all the time, and have been for a long time. For a while, I kept fantasizing about putting a pistol to my temple or in my mouth. Nowadays, it's a knife against my occipital lobe.

The only thought that kept preventing me from suicide was "Damn it, I can't die a virgin."

 

[theironbat46]

I think every one thinks about it, but not some as serious. Like a "What if" comic. I usually have a bunch of what ifs, but my brain skims it and continues with what ever it was doing. Sometimes when life was hard , I would seriously think long and hard bout it, but I always crawl out of that hole.

 

[aPod]

Yes, three times. The first time I downed a bunch of painkillers, but not enough to kill me. Second time I downed an entire bottle of NyQuil and that didn't work, either. Third time I took a bunch of prescription painkillers and that would've killed me if my dad didn't take me to the hospital. A year and a half later I've been through extensive therapy and I'm on antidepressants and managing all right. I was at a really rough point in my life and it has gotten better since. Sometimes I still think about it but I never really want to do it.

NyQuil eh... i took half a bottle because i had the worst damn flu of my life, i felt great when i woke up 14 hours later.

As for you OP... i have thought about it, never seriously more of a hypothetical type of thing, what would happen to others if i did, what would happen to me if i did, is there an afterlife the usual BS. I've never been depressed to the point where i've tried to kill myself though.

I'm going to die one day, what's the rush? If i can't handle some pain and misery, if I can't be tougher than that guy with worse shit and he got past it... for me lifes a challenge and i dont like losing especially at the biggest game of all.

 

[azncutthroat]

Second time I downed an entire bottle of NyQuil and that didn't work, either.

That's how my father died...

 

[The Night Shade]

No never my life is the best when you are in a bad mood,angry,sad,etc.Listen to this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ

and if that doesnt work then said "Fuck It" and dont care about anything

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

I've thought about about it several times because my parents give me a rough time and school is occasionally hell, but I never attempted or came close to attempting it.

It would be way too selfish to kill myself and leave my friends and family saddened by my death.

 

[Luke5515]

I've never thought about actually committing suicide, but I've thought about how I'd do it if I was going to die from something else anyway.
probably swallow some sort of small explosive, go up to a group of small children, say "you kid want to see a magic trick?", and detonate. Mind you I'm not trying to kill the children in this scenario, merely scar them forever.
Or jumping into a wood-chipper.

 

[seventy7l]

I've thought about it but, i'd never do it.
I'll go when i'm ready which is a lot later!

 

[Gudrests]

i think most people have.....some times everything just sucks...what gets me through is...(and im gonna sound like an evil person for this) I want to be better than you...and chances are...there is a guy... with my problems..+ 10 more..and he is still alive and trying...so why cant i.... I know its not great. but it keeps me going if i need it

 

[TMAN10112]

I few years ago I was severly depressed, which eventually spiralled down to the moment when I hit rock-bottom and basically said to myself "Either kill yourself now, or do something about your life".

Luckily I chose the latter, and it's been all up hill from there.

 

[zombiesinc]

Firstly, I'm sorry to hear that you're suffering from depression, but I hope you know or believe that one day things will improve. I recently posted this in another thread; I simply cannot stress it enough.

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Personal experience has taught me that unless you know what you want, know what will make you happy, and are willing to make the effort, nothing's going to change. Surround yourself with things that make you happy, help you ignore or forget the things that are bringing you down. Don't expect them to be an instant fix, but believe that eventually you'll find laughter and joy in them again.

As already suggested, talking to people (anyone really) can only help, at least if they are genuinely offering to listen. Of course, if you're too uncomfortable with the thought of talking to a stranger, that's fine. Just sometimes it's nice to talk to someone completely removed from the situation. You're more likely to get an honest opinion. I'm not sure if you have brothers or sisters, or parents that you're close to or feel comfortable confiding in, but hopefully you do, and hopefully they'll be supportive. Having people you love and trust beside you for support will help.

Has the insomnia kicked in? That's the worst part, at least for me. I spend the night over-analyzing everything in my life, which only leads to feeling further depressed and alone. If you're having difficulties sleeping, your muscles are sore, you get more headaches more often, or you have less energy than ever before, it may be time to talk to a doctor. I don't like resorting to medication, but sometimes it's the best (and only) step.

Surrounding yourself with supportive family and friends, things you enjoy, and keeping positive is the way through depression. Every time you find yourself focusing on the negative, remind yourself of the positive. Don't feel like you have any? You do. Can't think of any, talk to people, have them point those positives out, and write them down. Negativity only breeds negativity.

Lastly, if you need someone to talk to, someone with experience and knowledge of depression, I'm more than happy to listen. I'm also happy to give you more advice, if you're too uncomfortable telling me personal things. I'm here for support, because I know what it's like, and I don't want someone going through it alone if I can help it.

OT - I've considered what the repercussions would be had I committed suicide, but I would simply never do it. Supporting people has become one of my biggest motivations to trudge through the course of my life.

 

[Eggsnham]

Everyone's though about it, but I've never considered it.

Anyways, don't kill yourself, you'll be doing way more harm to those around you than you think.