Has anyone here ever contemplate suicide

[moose]

Im not planning on killing myself or anything like that I was just wondering how many people here at one point in their life actually thought about it? I mean really thought about it to the point where you were actually going to do it. Again Im not planning suicide, the reason I ask is because I use to all the time and I just want to know if its normal.

 

[Krokus]

I think everyone thinks about it at some point. It's a part of life.

 

[ChosenofMystra]

I used to contemplate it in the past when my life was at a low point. Not anymore however. I enjoy my life too much to throw it away, its the downs as well as the ups that make living worthwhile.

I'm not a Christian, but I do agree with the belief that suicide is a deplorable and selfish act.

 

[TKForce]

I thought about it a few years back. In fact at that point in my life I thought about little else. Then one night I felt compelled to write my feelings down and when I looked at what I had written I relized I had just written a suicide note. That was a real wake up call for me.

 

[CitY of MicA]

I'm not a Christian, but I do agree with the belief that suicide is a deplorable and selfish act.

Obviously, you're entitled to your viewpoint. It's a complicated subject, and people hold pretty strong opinions- myself included- so let me disagree with you, respectfully. It may be considered a sin in most Christian circles, but I would hope they would have a somewhat charitable view of the act. It is a desperate act. People do it for different reasons and at different points in their life.

The act itself, to me, is completely neutral. I could neither maintain that it is selfless nor selfish except under specific circumstances. I know a lot of people that have done it. For the most part, It would be hard for me to view people who commit suicide in any way other than with great sympathy and with the reverence I try to extend to the deceased, generally.

I agree with Krokus; thinking about it is human. I have thought about it many times. I have never gotten to the 'planning stages' if I read your post and question correctly, Moose. I'd like to think that I would seek out assistance if it reached that point.

 

[chicago]

I don't know how "normal" it is to think of killing yourself often, but I'm sure it happens to many people.

Due to a whole mess of stressful situations going on, I not only thought about it, but tried to. Definitely wasn't fun being in the hospital for 3 days and definitely wasn't worth it.

That is all.

 

[Headsnap]

There's a difference between seriously contemplating taking your own life and being angry/ miserable and saying "I want to kill myself!!1", and the latter tends to be the norm. The former is a dangerous place to be, and if you find yourself there it is time to seek yourself some help. Heino is a good first stop. Heino cures all ills and heals all hurts. If for some bizarre reason Heino and his Deutsche-lieden cannot help you then perhaps talking to a loved one or a medical professional or some other mortal lesser than Heino will ease you back on the path to feelin' fine.

 

[TKForce]

I used to contemplate it in the past when my life was at a low point. Not anymore however. I enjoy my life too much to throw it away, its the downs as well as the ups that make living worthwhile.

I'm not a Christian, but I do agree with the belief that suicide is a deplorable and selfish act.

You know what's interesting I am a Christian, but I don't agree with the belief that suicide is a deplorable and selfish act. In fact unlike the Catholic sect I even believe it may be forgivable if one is truly sorry for the action they are committing but somehow feel they have no other choice. Of course that by definition means it is always the wrong choice but I believe there is no such thing as an unforgivable sin. There is always another option however even if we don't see it right away. After all God helped me turn away from suicide and I've never looked back. I know there is something to help anyone turn away from suicide somewhere in their lives if they just look hard enough for it.

 

[minerva]

LOL, the very day I feel that listening to Heino would help me in ANY way at all, I'll be sure to seek professional help immediately 😀

Seriously though, I'm sure everyone has been thinking about suicide once in a while, I have too, but never to the point of actually planning it.
Thinking about it all the time sounds a bit alarming to me though and I hope you have someone in your life you can talk to.
Take care!

 

[ChosenofMystra]

*sigh* ok, please allow me to clarify.

Going back and reading my initial post, I can see how I may have come off as cold and aloof regarding the subject. Let me say that I do feel a great deal of empathy for those who are truely at the brink of suicide, life sucks, granted. I just feel it is much more beneficial to get help, be it professional therapy or the love of a friend to see you through the dark times. Taking your own life is bad enough, wanting to deny your existance altogether is bad enough, but leaving your loved ones, your parents behind in a sea of emotional turmoil and anguish boggles my mind. If you truely love the people in your life, why would you want to put them through that?

Again, I apologize if I sounded cold. It was not my intention. I DO however, feel little sympathy for those sick individuals who use suicide threats as a means of getting attention. These attention *****s push the bile to the tip of my throat and then beyond, for they are the ones who make it hard for me to see suicide in a more sympathetic light.

I hope that clarifies my viewpoint. I did not mean to offend anyone here.

 

[SlaverTickler]

I Have...

I'm not going to get into to much detail but I once swallowed half of a small can of paint thinner. I just ended up getting the runz as a result. It was a cowardly thing, and thats all I have to say on it.

 

[luvgirlsfeet]

I have thought of it on several occasions. The first 36 years of my life as been one dissapointment after another. Everything I have in life i have struggled BIG time to get. I never went to college my high school teachers actually discouraged me going, the only person i can actually call a friend is my wife. My family has turned they're backs on me entirely. ( except one my cousin Julie ) no matter how hard i work or try something or someone always prevents me from succeeding. The only thing that stops me from commiting suicide is that others in the world has suffered more

 

[Ayla ny]

Tried it, very seriously, as a teen. It was very weird returning to the things that I never thought I would never see again.

It ended up making me realize that there were things I wanted to be around for.

I am loving the things I am around for now.

It’s so hard sometimes… but so worth sticking around for.

 

[lk70]

Never thought about committing suicide, per se, but have thought about being dead- usually when I have too much to do and am not making time for fun.

 

[CurtWild]

yes

i have strongly considered it as recently as a few months ago

 

[dvnc]

It's a more common thought than most of us are told. Shrinks will school ya all the time about how often it occurs.

Does it count if you try the impossible repeatedly, or challenge things that should kill you? If so, then yeah, most of my youth, and some of my adult years, were laden with such. Mine's more a thrill-seeking than a self-destruct or depression response. Adrenalin is good.

It's amazing what you can survive.

 

[brianspencer66]

I once had a friend who called me one day and left a message that she wanted to kill herself. I went out of my way and called the suicide hotline on her behalf to seek advise. If I remember correctly they told me to have her call them and they would talk to her. Turns out my friend was not really thinking of killing herself at all. She simply was a selfish little brat who was looking for quick attention from someone and I was the only one around for her to talk to. This was the type of person who was very attractive and used to lots of male attention and would do anything to get it. Shortly after this experience when ever I tried to call her she would brush me off and say she would call me later but never did. Some friend huh?

As for me yeah I thought about it for a long time when I was in my twenties went through a deep depression for about 2 years. I think I have depression at times even now but nothing like what I had years ago.

 

[Mitchell]

There have been times in my life that I've been very depressed and thought about it. I would never actually do it for three reasons. First, a friend in high school tried to commit suicide once and failed, and was left brain damaged for life, with shakes, and slurred speech, from a failed overdose of drugs, when he took a whole bottle of pills. I wouldnt want to try and fail, and end up a vegetable for life.

Second, my mom has been the best mother to me, and has given me everything. For me to do that to her, and leave her, would be the worst possible selfish act I could do. Even at my lowest point, she has told me that where there's life there's hope.

Third, I'm afraid of death, even dying naturally at say, age 80. The thought of death has always been terrifying to me. Even if I died of a heart attack at age 50, I want to live my life, and take whatever path God has in store for me. I dont believe it's my destiny to commit suicide, but rather, I feel I am destined to live life, perservere, grind it out, and make the best of things that I can.

So, while I have at times contemplated suicide, mainly in my earlier life, I would never do so, for the above reasons.

Mitch

 

[kirasao]

Suicide, huh?

I think at some point in just about everyone's life, he or she has or will consider suicide. I think it ultimately has to do with hard times you feel will never end and that need of release. I remember feeling suicidal in high school. Now that I look back on how I was going to go through with it, it's kind of funny. I took a disposable razor to school and I planned to break it open to expose the blade and slit my wrists. Anyway, I was in the bathroom between classes bashing this razor against anything I could find and it wouldn't break. I wanted to commit suicide even more because I couldn't even do THAT right. The experience gave me a better respect (and distaste) for Bic disposable razors. j/k Anyway, later that day, I turned the razor over to my guidance counselor and told her what I had attempted to do. We talked and she called my folks and yada, yada, yada. Anyway, everything worked out in the end and I'm still living a miserable existence, just like in high school. Only this time, no thoughts of suicide. The act would make too many people happy and I simply cannot have that.

 

[Fire_Sprite]

When I was nine I tried to OD on tic tacs. After that it was hard to be depressed when I had such fresh breath.

 

[Chaneda]

Yup

Like Mairead I too have tried to kill myself, twice.

- Chaneda

 

[Headsnap]

When I was nine I tried to OD on tic tacs. After that it was hard to be depressed when I had such fresh breath.

You have been awarded 10 Internets and honourary membership of the Order Of Great Win for making sport of suicide in a suicide thread.

 

[Strider]

Does being a nihilist with a death wish count? If so, then yes, I've considered it at one point.

On a moral level, if someone was in a great deal of physical or spiritual pain, I wouldn't judge them for it.

 

[alf]

I think many have. I for one as well, some situations are really hard to deal so you have to be really strong to face them and .. hmm well that is a part of life as someone replied, it's not always nice & shiny ( on the other side it would be boring ) so we have to deal with.

I found it rather weird that most of teenagers are that depressed that they actually do it & succeed.
They have all the life in front of them !

Now about the fact of doing it ....... no idea, i think that i'd drink much coffee 🙂

unusual eh 😉

 

[jaba]

Tried it, very seriously, as a teen. It was very weird returning to the things that I never thought I would never see again.

It ended up making me realize that there were things I wanted to be around for.

I am loving the things I am around for now.

It’s so hard sometimes… but so worth sticking around for.

beautiful post....very insightful.....🙂