Is there anyone that feels like killing themselves?

Question

I seriously need some advice on how to just stop thinking about it. I think about it all of the time, and everytime that I go to a therapist, I just get even more down. Is there someone out there that has done something that just makes them not think about it all of the time? I only want serious answers please. I don't do this often because people out there get a kick out of submitting stupid answers. Thanks.

Answer 1

I used to go through that a lot, and still do sometimes. If you can find a therapist that you trust and can really talk things out with that can help. It doesn't sound like you have that right now.
In the mean time some of the best things I've found are physical exertion and writing.
I used to be an athlete and always found that when I was physically active I thought more clearly and was happier. So now when I'm getting down I try to go out and work up a good sweat. It releases endorphines (the feel good hormone) and I also get a feeling of accomplishment.
When I'm not able to get outside and workout (either because of the weather or my stupid ankle) then I write. Sometimes its just a matter of journaling and writing out all the crap that's in my head. Other times it's just writing out all the stuff that I've done for the last couple days/hours. That tends to help. When I can though I like to do more creative writing. Either short stories or poems and right now working on editing the YA novel I wrote last year. That allowed me get out all the crap that I went through in my past and it was a great charthis. It's a little hard at times to edit though (hoping to get it published one day) because sometimes it hits a little too close to home. But when that happens I just put it on hold until I'm in the right frame of mind to continue working on it.
Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Everyone has had a thought like this here and there throughout there life. It isn't normal to think about it all the time or not be able to stop thinking about it.
All that I can say to you is maybe you should see a psychiatrist. Maybe you need some medication. I'm not trying to be rude or funny here, I am being serious.
If you are seeing a therapist, they cannot prescribe medications. Maybe what you need is more than sitting down with someone and talking to them. Please don't get me wrong, it is nothing to be ashamed of and it's nothing to be embarrassed about.
Psychologists are not able to prescribe medications either, they are therapists too.
I know how it is to feel like this. I went through this myself. I was put on an antidepressant and stayed on it for a while, and later on, my head cleared up from all of these horrible thoughts.
It's scary to think like this and sooner or later it becomes very frustrating and very annoying.
Make an appointment with a psychiatrist. Ask your therapist to refer you to one.
And good luck to you.

Answer 3

I know what you mean when you think about it all the time. Sometimes I will be holding a conversation then that little voice inside slips in and says "you have to kill yourself remember, dont forget". When I see my therapist I get down too but I think its because I will finally solve my problem jsut like that. I look to them for the end all be all solution. Feeling suicidal and being it are exhausting and you need to keep communicating it with your doc. You might get too close to that edge and they can hold you back and maybe get you in a hospital for a rest. Keep the connection with the therapist and dont hesistate to call them or if things get really pumped get to the emergency room. Its good to have a plan when things get crazy. Keep holding on stuff does calm down after a bit.

Answer 4

Are you on anti-depressant meds? Some cause thoughts of suicide in some patients. in addition, beginning to take antidepressants can lift a depressed person's mood and activity level to the point they can finally take action. It's a tricky period of treatment.

Your therapist can't take your thoughts away, but leaving more down when you have suicidal thoughts makes me question your relationship with your therapist. Does he/she know you are more down? Have you used talking about suicide without intent as a way to manipulate people in the past? (Most depressed people don't, but there are other categories of difficulties where this behavior arises and it creates, by necessity, a different type of relationship with a therapist.)

If you're not on antidepressants, they would probably help you and help very quickly. The new generation of antids has very few side effects and are more targeted on lifting the mood.

Have you attempted in the past? Do you have a sense of wanting to die or do you have specific ideas on how you would kill yourself?

If you are concerned that you will act on these thoughts, you should ask to be hospitalized. If you are diisturbed by the thoughts, but not concerned about acting on them, have you asked yourself rational questions about why you want to die and what you could do instead to solve those problems?

If you are a sexual abuse victim or a child severely abused or neglected or who experience multiple caregivers in childhood, you may have a deep emptiness that makes life seem unbearable. Medicine and good therapy with a very experienced (decades) counselor will help.

Answer 5

No. Seriously I don't. But I recognise this symptom as depression. A person only thinks of commiting suicide when he/she is depressed. What your therapist said might not be fitting into how you preceive the whole suicidal thing. You need to know WHY you want to end your life. Is there any particular reason why you want to die without solving what is bothering you? Suicides are not easy. It needs a lot of courage to see yourself being killed in such a way that nobody is there to help but seeing and feeling yourself dying is painful enough. Imagine throwing yourself off from a building and your body and brain will be all splashed on the ground. It takes a few minutes for brain death to happen and what if you never die? You'll be physically and emotionally crippled for the rest of your life. Worse, you'll be charged for killing yourself. Any way of commiting suicide is bad enough and I suggest you to find inner peace and resolution. Start believing in God and He made you alive for a reason. No matter what nobody has the right to take your life even yourself. Only God Who made you has full right to end your life. You'll never want to risk your entire future after death spent in hell. I hope this helps.

Answer 6

Many of us have felt this way. Continue to look for the right therapist, but also make sure that you get plenty of exercise--exercise release serotonin in the body, which will give a feeling of well-being. You may need to make a change in your life--your career, your relationships, or even to move to a new town. I wish you much luck and happiness!!!!!!!

Answer 7

I do, and I'm sorry that I don't have any advice for you. I was stressed out and had clinical depression, after I was prescribed SSRIs, about two years of taking them and I kept getting worse is when I made a serious suicide attempt, now I just feel pissed that I was rescued, because they don't understand how immense the emotional pain is, and how much extremely worse that medication made me feel

Answer 8

You can try thinking about it more, instead of trying to ignore it (BUT NOT IN AN ACTION KIND OF WAY!) Think, "Why am I feeling this way?" and "What can help me get happy?" Try doing something happy, like watching a funny movie or playing on the computer. Keep your mind occupied on the happy things. . .but do not get lost within youself. Move along, only you can make yourself feel better. After all, it is all in your own mind.

Answer 9

Read your Bible. Learn that Satan wants you to be depressed. He wants you to be alone and unloved. God, loves you so much that He came to the earth Himself, in the form of His Son Jesus Christ, and became the ultimate sacrifice for you so that you can have eternal life with Him and have a happy life on this earth. Jesus said that He came so that you can have life and have it more abundantly. The first step for you is, get to know Jesus. He cares about you. Then start getting involved with helping other people. There are many serious needs in the world. God bless you as Jesus becomes your friend.

Answer 10

I have never thought about it, I think there´s no afterlife so we have to squeeze this one to the last drop... today I survive just thinking about my kids, but before, I kept myself busy playing sports or hanging ot with my friends... find somebody that makes you wake up in the morning.
I can assure you 99% if you end it, you´ll feel like an idiot ...