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So I guess I will just dive into this. I've been in and out of being suicidal since I was 8 years old. I am now 33. At any point I have a 100 different ways in my head to off myself on any given day. it doesn't matter what the day is like good/bad/netural. I've tried explaining this to therapist, friends/family etc. I've also tried to explain the difference between chronic suicidal ideation and actually being suicidal. Despite this... they all still treat me like they're doing everything they can to keep me alive. At the end of the day though it has nothing go do with them. While their actions may irritate my symptoms they don't make my choices or actions. I wish they could just accept there is always this part of me that doesn't want to be here. I find it so frustrating that part can't just be without people trying to erase it or make it better. It doesn't mean I am going to act on it but it is there nonetheless.
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I have been suicidal since I was 15 (about 7 years now). Here is my theory: Once you've been actively suicidal for an extended amount of time, it never completely goes away. Your brain rewires itself to think in those terms and will continue to function that way moving forward - even if you aren't actually planning on doing it. For example: when I have an exam coming up that I feel unprepared for, I generally think "well if I kill myself I won't have to take the exam" and I start making vague plans. It is just the way my brain functions now after being actively suicidal for so long.
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It is very hard to have someone else feel they are responsible for your feelings ! I know how it is to have people think that they have that much influence over my decisions
@MeRiCa I try to tell them they aren't nor should they feel responsible for me.
@seri I also try and tell them as well.. some times I get a good response then other times my needs are ignored
I'm sorry you have that running in your head.
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