I have depression and have become suicidal. any reason why i shouldnt?!
Question: i'm 18. about to graduate high school. i have a boyfriend. i've already received professional help but got better for a short time and stopped. depression has come back and i need some help.
Answers: i'm 18. about to graduate high school. i have a boyfriend. i've already received professional help but got better for a short time and stopped. depression has come back and i need some help.
An important thing you have to consider, as most of the people have said before, is the effect it would have on everyone around you.
I seriously doubt there are many people who have never considered suicide at some point (I know I have), but you have to focus on the positive things in life, like your boyfriend, your friends, the things you enjoy doing.
A lot of times when I get depressed, it is due to being overstressed, and perhaps things in your life are hectic right now and once they calm down you'll feel better again.
Also, in order to get help and support in real life (we all know the internet can only provide so much and people in real life have to do the rest) you have to be sure the people around you know you're distressed, and know that you need help, even if it means coming right out and telling them the situation. People are thickheaded (I should know, my own girlfriend gets upset with me about it a lot) and don't always get the subtle hints. Or, they may see minor episodes but don't realize there is more going on below the surface.
So, here's a summarized checklist for you:
1. Try to focus on the good things.
2. Try to calm down, drop some stress, don't worry so much.
3. Make sure your supporting cast knows about it! They can't help if they don't know.
Now, you can't go off and kill yourself. Why? Because there's always hope that things will get better, and you'll change your mind. I get suicidal off and on, and professional help doesn't seem to help me. Medication - zoloft - helps me greatly. But what really helps me is acknowledging that I have a family that loves me. My friend would miss me. And as long as there's more books to read, pictures to paint, and scenery to see, I shouldn't give up.
Well, I dont know your true situation, but i can give you this:
Never think about commiting suicide. It will make you want to do it more. Enjoy life! Do things that you think are fun! You will miss life here on earth. God gave you one life to live, so live it to the fullest!
There are lots of reasons. Suicide is a selfish act. Think of how your boyfriend and family would feel if you were gone. I know things may look grim, I'm with you there hon, but there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. At least that's what I like to believe.
It sounds to me that you are badly depressed and you do need to see you doctor and tell him that what you are on is not working, so he can put you on something different. You are not alone I have had to deal with manic depression all of my life. I am bi-polar so I flip from extreme high to extreme low and I am also a cutter. I am on four different medications to control it. My flips are not as extreme as they were and I have not cut myself in three years. If you need to talk to please e-mail me. I hope that this helps you an I do care.
You should talk to your doctor, school nurse, parents, someone. Commiting suicide is not the way to go. People care about you and just remember that someone out there always has it worse then you. You may be really depressed now and think that suicide is the only answer but will you still feel that way in a month? Probably not. Go get some help talk to someone DO NOT HURT YOURSELF. GOOD LUCK!
Not to undermine the seriousness--but take a multivitamin and exercise to boost your mood. Need to regulate it with positive thoughts--not of always wanting more money or stuff that MTV cribs makes you feel.
Please, whatever happens, suicide is not the answer! In your death, so many people will be hurt, just because if this. Think of all the important people in your life, don't you love and value them? You're just graduating, me too, our lives haven't even truly begun yet, we're just starting to truly live. Please, don't do this, find some sort of release. Talk to your bf or somebody you can trust and love, and will actually help you and you can be honest with.give yourself a chance, you've already taken the first step by asking for help on here, you'll get there eventually. just take small steps little by little, and think of what you truly have to live for, you have goals and a purpose on this earth, whether you know it or not, everyone does.
If youre considering suicide there is no way to just cheer up or take a quick pill or calm down with a cigarette. You can either do it, or you can go to a hospital, or at least go see a doctor. With time and help you can end up forgetting how you ever felt like wanting to commit suicide, but if you don't do anything, or try to fix it with alcohol or sex or other distractions it doesnt usually help.