Poll: Have you ever thought about commiting suicdie?

[theSovietConnection]

Yes I have thought about it. No I'm not telling anyone why I thought about it.

 

[DividedUnity]

Yep. Had some bad experiences which were amplified by the stupid way I dealt with them. I had a nervous breakdown a month or two ago which didn't end well. I faced a choice. Swear to the doctor I was not going to kill myself or anyone else or I could be admitted to a facility where I could be closely monitored under police escort. I started going to therapy though and drugs help too. I would highly recommend the group therapy though. Great for getting shit off your chest and no judgement.

 

[antipunt]

ITT will be many people who are unintentionally offensive, implying that suicide is 'for the weak' or 'unimaginable ridiculous', etc.

It's not their fault for misconstruing the nuances of the matter, however. It's very hard to understand something that you've never been through yourself. This basically applies to almost every sensitive subject matter.

 

[Yureina]

Yes and no. I've thought about death alot as well as a desire for the present to end and stuff like that. At the same time, I have enough remaining that I would not willingly act upon those desires. Instead what I see is that I am more likely to do things that could get me killed such as various reckless behaviors or my planning for real-world careers that are relatively dangerous. In other words, I won't kill myself, but I might let myself get killed by someone or something else.

I don't think I am suicidal, but I am almost certain I have a death wish. Not the same thing.

 

[Tdc2182]

No. I find its a weak way to go out, and I also man myself up when times get tough. There is always someone whos life is ten times more worse than mine, a kid in Africa who's parents are dead and he is starving. I wouldn't be able to imagine myself commiting suicide over something as trivial as bullying(and yes, 7th and 8th grade was really tough to me).

There is always a way out. A better way out.

I have a good life, like many of you. I take it all of us have xbox's and we have the internet. You probably live in an air conditioned house.

Well, I wish I could say that about the other 60% of the world.

 

[swolf]

Yeah, I've been there a few times and have actually attempted. Looking back, I'm glad that I didn't because my life has vastly improved. Think of how many people would miss you. You may not think that it would make much, if any impact, but I promise you that it will. I knew a guy who committed suicide and it's effect was devastating. Trust me, whatever is wrong, it is only temporary. Do not choose a permanent solution to a temporary problem. I hope these songs help you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOStF4q0zZI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i1vMK4XaPk

 

[Jonesy911]

I have been getting more and more depressed latley, suicidle thought and tendices, saddness, anger, hate, and I was just wondering if anyother people have been going throught stuff like this?

I used to think those exact same things, until I came to new conclusion... "fuck it". I decided that life is pointless and became reckless and carefree, asked girls on dates that were way out of my league, did dangerous stunts to see if i would survive, stopped trying so hard in school because, who the fuck cares if you're "successful" or not, we all end up 6 feet under. I'm 16 now and have been living this way for two years and it has been the best damn two years of my life!

 

[Contun]

Seeing as I'm a teenager with very little responsibilities, no.

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

I have been getting more and more depressed latley, suicidle thought and tendices, saddness, anger, hate, and I was just wondering if anyother people have been going throught stuff like this?

Yes, every time I think about how much EA screwed me over with with the piece of trash called Spore.

I actually spit my coffee on my monitor. Thanks...

Anywho, I think about it every day. Will I ever do it? Hell to the no! People love me and I have a full life ahead of me. It's just that life can be a little hard sometimes.

Just remember: Losing isn't bad, giving up is.

 

[GodofDisaster]

Nope I've never thought about killing myself, sure I've been upset and miserable at times, but I would never resort to suicide.

 

[manythings]

Well some behavioural scientists think depression is one of the things that led to us becoming better thinkers as a species. When people get depressed they go to be alone, think about their problems and hopefully use their knowledge and experience to find a solution. The big problem nowadays is a lot of the time people keep forcing others into the situations that spawn their depression "Because it is good for you to face up to things/It'll give them character" and other stupid ideas that have stayed in common sense/widely held stupidities referred to as fact.

 

[cheese_wizington]

I tried to kill myself once. I usually don't like talking about it, but hey, it's the internet.

Basically, when I was 15 I was going fucking mental, I was being bullied to hell, getting no sleep at all for days on end, and generally my mental state was precarious. Nothing seemed real. One day, it all became just too much, I hastily scrawled a suicide note and went down to a shed near my house with some rope from my garage. I tied the rope tight, stood on a box, and jumped, but the rafters I attached the rope to must have been rotted or something, because they just broke. It still hurt like fuck, but I wasn't dead. I didn't feel anything either way, it was all just numb. I went into school the next day and tried to kill the person who bullied me by stabbing them. Didn't work, and I'm glad it didn't. That's the shortest summary I can do.

Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine now, excepting just normal weirdness. I haven't had any suicidal thoughts since, or at least any actually genuine ones.

Ironically enough, do you know what it was that saved me? Drugs. A lot of people say that you shouldn't use drugs as a crutch for your problems, but I swear, if I didn't take drugs (in moderation of course), I'd be dead right now.

A good thing to remember, when you're happy, things are always going to get worse at some point, but when you're depressed, things will always get better. Life is very balanced. All you have to do is always look forward to the good things.

I think we're all glad you aren't dead.

I've thought about it, but I'm too much of a puss to actually try to off myself.

 

[Gardenia]

Came so close that I had set an actual date, and prepared a method. Then I decided that there was no point in killing myself until I had at least tried therapy.

Ironically enough, do you know what it was that saved me? Drugs. A lot of people say that you shouldn't use drugs as a crutch for your problems, but I swear, if I didn't take drugs (in moderation of course), I'd be dead right now.

I don't want to go as far as saying that I'd be dead without them, but they certainly helped me too.

 

[Hollock]

Yes, I have often thought about it. I realized I can do things in my life to help others though, and that's really what is keeping me here.

If you need anyone to talk with, send me a message. Sometimes, talking can be a good thing, and can help you feel better.

I hope things improve for you.

I gotta say, whenever anyone comes on here with a problem you're ready to talk them through it.
1. I didn't use to look at pincer and think of mr.Compassion pokemon, but now I do.
2. Does anyone ever take you up on your offer? (no need for specifics of course)

OT: never really but I think everyone kinda thinks about it eventually.

 

[GLo Jones]

It's perfectly rational for people to think about things like this, it crosses everyone's mind at some point. For example, countless parents that seek help because they've had thoughts about hurting their children.

Everyone has destructive thoughts at certain times in their life. It's whether they act on them that decides whether there's something wrong or not.

 

[Woodsey]

Nope.

I've thought about what would happen if I died (doesn't everyone) but just as a general wondering when I'm trying to get to sleep.

I've never considered doing it in the slightest.

 

[Scde2]

I think about commiting suicide all of the time, but I haven't even considering doing for a while. Twice in high school I came close, one involved me putting a loaded handgun to my head, safety off, with my finger on the trigger, I was too afraid of death to do it. The other was when I was having a bipolar depression episode, I slashed my wrist and cut a main artery/vein (I never bothered learning the exact details), I ended up in the ICU of a hospital for a few days and was admitted to a mental health hospital for a week.

 

[skywalkerlion]

Yeah, when I was young. I seemed to have the teenage angst in me like 4 years before I turned 13. I thought about if I died how everyone would care about me. Now I'm older I realize that none of that would matter, since I'd be dead. Of course, even when I was young enough to be that foolish I never actually considered carrying it out.