Suicide

[Spleen]

When I was younger, but I would never have gone through with it. I was just being an idiot.

 

[biomech]

I lost a really good friend to suicide. It is never the answer; it is a permanent solution to a fleeting issue. I thought I did everything for her, but I couldn't do it all.
Suicide is not the answer.

 

[BlueBalls]

Contemplated? Yes, on more than one occasion.
Attempted? No.

 

[Embryoyo]

I considered it... When the only woman I ever loved told me she never really loved me and gave me this whole childish rant when she broke up with me. I was extremely depressed for a week... I was going to, but then I remembered... Our relationship ended for the betterment of my life, not to end it. Plus, I have some amazing friends and a great family who would all do anything for me, and I know how hard it is to lose a close friend and close family, I can't put them through that. Not by choice, at least. So, I told myself fuck it, I may or may not find love again, but that doesn't mean I can't be happy and enjoy my life. Now, when things get hard and my depression comes back, all I have to do is say FUCK IT. I guess we all have our little things to help us through difficult times, as pointless as they may seem to others... They still help us as individuals, and that's what's important. LOVE LIFE!!!

 

[Eric Lindros]

No, I haven't.

 

[Supafly]

Contemplated, a thousand times.

Actually tried it, once. But extremely stupid try.

Won't do it again, I am sure.

 

[StanScratch]

I sometimes honestly think that contemplating suicide was a prerequisite to being a teen during the 1980s.
In other words: Contemplated: Yes, briefly, but not at all seriously.

 

[YMIHERE]

I would commit suicide if I could figure out a way to not be there when it happens. :yinyang:

 

[om3ga]

Nope.

Apart from bereavements (when friends and/or family are usually there to pick you up), the lowest I've ever been was one particular time (many years ago now) when I was seriously broken-hearted in love,
It took time to get over it, but I found playing my record collection - especially this...helped a lot.

First Law of Holes: if you are in one, stop digging...after a while, that thought does get through.

 

[ChefChiTown]

I've tried it once. Obviously, I didn't do a good job of it.

I think that everybody has suicidal thoughts at some point. It's not really a matter of if you have them, just how seriously you take them. I feel that most people tend to brush the thoughts away when they occur, but, unfortunately, there are people like me that become slaves to suicidal thoughts and actually end up acting on them.

Yes, I have attempted it. My time away from the board was filled with thoughts and attempts; I have the scars to prove it. I had at least three serious attempts; I tried carbon monixide poisoning, overdosing, and slitting my throat. I was found after slitting my throat and I was taken to the psych ward at the hospital for two months. Fortuantely or unfortunately, my friend had the sense to take all the firearms that I own before I became serious about suicide. As of now, I still believe that I am going to do it; it is only a matter of when, really.

P.S. I apologize for being serious in what possibly has been a funny thread.

I feel the same way. But, on the bright side, the intensity and frequency of my suicidal thoughts have definitely gone down during the past few years. Sure, there are days where I don't even want to get out of bed, but I'm definitely not as bad as I used to be. It seems impossible at the moment - trust me, I've been there - but, things do end up getting better.

 

[lurkingdirk]

i know it is out of date, and the references are largely lost on the contemporary generation, but listen to the theme song to the television show M.A.S.H., and live in a war zone. see how things feel then.

I've not considered suicide myself, but i have a lot of sympathy and i try to have a lot of understanding to those who have.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

I feel that most people tend to brush the thoughts away when they occur, but, unfortunately, there are people like me that become slaves to suicidal thoughts and actually end up acting on them.

I used to think it was unfortunate that I am suicidal, but I don't anymore. I mean, it is unfortunate to some, I know, but to me? Not really. I decided a long time ago that it is nothing to be ashamed of and it doesn't make me a failure or a coward to feel like checking out early, as I call it. If I have learnt one thing from being in the hospital, it is that depression/suicidal thoughts are a medical condition. Therefore, am I more of a failure by commiting suicide than someone who, for example, fails in their fight against cancer? I see no difference between the two; both are medical conditions/diseases that can be treated. The only difference that I can see is that to commit suicide means you take your own life. However, how different is that than a person who refuses medical treatment due to their personal beliefs and dies as a result?

I feel the same way. But, on the bright side, the intensity and frequency of my suicidal thoughts have definitely gone down during the past few years. Sure, there are days where I don't even want to get out of bed, but I'm definitely not as bad as I used to be. It seems impossible at the moment - trust me, I've been there - but, things do end up getting better.

The intensity of mine has gone down as well, but it is not like there is much of a difference. For the most part, I am still as depressed and as miserable as I was when it was at its strongest. My suicidal thoughts have taken on more of a waiting approach; it will happen, but I don't know when. Most days are days that I don't even want to get out of bed; if I can quote Lethal Weapon: "Every single day I wake up and I think of a reason not to do it". The fact that I have lasted this long is nothing short of a miracle, in my eyes.

 

[TrueTranssexual]

I thought about it, especially when in my teen years. I don't wish that feeling on anyone. I blame my very abusive mother for that. She literally would tell me that I was worthless and should just die as a kid because of who I was. But ever since I started sorrounding myself of more positive and wise people, I became more confident. I'm slowly trying to put that abuse behind me, but it still affects my life, even my choice of partners. I, sometimes, put up with a lot of shit that I don't deserve, perhaps unconciously!! Working on that...

 

[ChefChiTown]

I used to think it was unfortunate that I am suicidal, but I don't anymore. I mean, it is unfortunate to some, I know, but to me? Not really. I decided a long time ago that it is nothing to be ashamed of and it doesn't make me a failure or a coward to feel like checking out early, as I call it. If I have learnt one thing from being in the hospital, it is that depression/suicidal thoughts are a medical condition. Therefore, am I more of a failure by commiting suicide than someone who, for example, fails in their fight against cancer? I see no difference between the two; both are medical conditions/diseases that can be treated. The only difference that I can see is that to commit suicide means you take your own life. However, how different is that than a person who refuses medical treatment due to their personal beliefs and dies as a result?

I don't think that it's a medical condition, mainly because there is absolutely no medicine that can treat a person with suicidal thoughts and/or desires. There are medications that can put you into a false state of drug induced happiness, but it doesn't cure anything. To me, it's purely an emotional thing and, not to make it sound religious (because it's not), it's more of a matter that deals with your soul - your overall being. Personally, my soul isn't happy, therefore, I'm not happy. There's nothing I can really do about it, except for try. Will I beat it? Eh, who knows. But, I know that I'm the only one who can do anything about it, you know?

A) The intensity of mine has gone down as well, but it is not like there is much of a difference. For the most part, I am still as depressed and as miserable as I was when it was at its strongest. My suicidal thoughts have taken on more of a waiting approach; it will happen, but I don't know when. Most days are days that I don't even want to get out of bed; B) if I can quote Lethal Weapon: "Every single day I wake up and I think of a reason not to do it". The fact that I have lasted this long is nothing short of a miracle, in my eyes.

A) Just give it some time. Things will change for you.
B) No, no you can't quote Lethal Weapon. Or, any other Danny Glover movie for that matter. Well, unless it's that one movie with the elephant in it. You know, the one with Ray Liotta? Operation: Dumbo Drop, I believe? Yeah, that one. You can quote that one.

 

[Elwood70]

if I can quote Lethal Weapon: "Every single day I wake up and I think of a reason not to do it". The fact that I have lasted this long is nothing short of a miracle, in my eyes.

B) No, no you can't quote Lethal Weapon.

I can and do,every day...sometimes several times a day.

 

[Will E Worm]

Suicide vs Amazing Red was great this past Thusday on TNA. :thumbsup:

 

[Cpt.Obvious]

I voted attempted it - but what I did was engage in very risky behavior in the hopes I would screw up or get shot for it.
drag race with out a seat belt walk through dangerous neighborhoods ect....
combination metal illness and emotional abuse.

 

[himperv203]

We all have been in ruff times and we all need help some times. but letting your life go is not an answer. If you ever are on the edge heres what you should do:

talk to friends
talk to a therapist
take meds.

Donot ever give your life away because life is beautiful..

 

[jobrien]

Been there a couple of times when I sit and feel sorry for myself.
My son did it a few years ago and now there seems to be a hole in my soul that just can't be filled. The biggest tragedy of suicide is the destruction it does to the lives of the family and friends that are left behind. There is an emptiness that is left in the everyones life that sometimes words can't be used to describe. Even after 3 years every time I see groups of younger people, I almost think I see my son standing there with them. A few months ago I went to the wedding of one my son's old friends and damn near thought I saw him in the wedding party. Trick of the mind I guess.

 

[Hypergalaxy]

I am not going to say whether I have or have not considered it or attempted it but I will say this NO ONE I dont care who you are can say someone doesnt have the right to take their own life or that ending your life isnt the answer

We all go thru things in life on a daily basis that are very hard to get thru and no man or women can stand next to the person besides them and tell them they have to keep living because that person has no idea what goes on in the mind of the person standing next to them.

As someone who has lost people to suicide I do miss them but I in no way blame them for not wanting to go on in this world full of shit and I dont know how anyone could