How long have you been like this?

#1
Curiosity question....how long has everyone been like ‘this’...when I say I know you know what I mean...thoughts of taking your own life? I just wonder how long someone can struggle....I have been at this 3 years and am getting real tired but as I have indicated numerous times, am here because of my family and fears of going to hell. Thank you,
 

Wispiwill

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I don't know exactly how long but I'm fairly certain we're talking probably about 40 years give or take. I keep giving myself goal posts and then moving them. I don't think of trying to survive my whole life or however long my natural life would be - more sort of, just make it till my kid is x years old but the x keeps changing. Not sure if that helps but, you asked.
 
#3
I don't know exactly how long but I'm fairly certain we're talking probably about 40 years give or take. I keep giving myself goal posts and then moving them. I don't think of trying to survive my whole life or however long my natural life would be - more sort of, just make it till my kid is x years old but the x keeps changing. Not sure if that helps but, you asked.
That does help. 40 years is a long time....good for you. I commend you for being able to stay for that long.
 

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For me the depression crept up on me over a number of years. But being actively suicidal for around 18 months. I fear it is here to stay but 40 years sounds exhausting. I’m so sorry you’ve had to live like this for so long. 😕
 

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Although I don't want to take my own life as opposed to never wanting to live or enjoying life for me it goes back many decades over 40 years.
 
#6
About 25 years, with the last 10 being the worst. It used to be more intermittent, but now it's a constant struggle. The older I get, the more hopeless I become. I have suicidal thoughts daily at this point.
 

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For me it's 30 yrs plus a few. It's still there, the thoughts still come and play with my mind. It's not nearly as bad as it was a couple years ago, or a year ago even. A lot has changed for me in the last few years. This year has been incredibly hard, yet the suicidal desire is still not as immediate as in the past.
 

Waves

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Curiosity question....how long has everyone been like ‘this’...when I say I know you know what I mean...thoughts of taking your own life? I just wonder how long someone can struggle....I have been at this 3 years and am getting real tired but as I have indicated numerous times, am here because of my family and fears of going to hell. Thank you,
Three years actively.
 

Thauoy

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Curiosity question....how long has everyone been like , am here because of my family and fears of going to hell. Thank you,
I have been like this since my childhood. But I attempted suicide only when I am 26. Now I am 33. Me too because of fears of enduring far more suffering in the afterlife. Suicide is strictly condemned in almost all religions. There must be some truth about it. I think those who die by suicide never get peace in the afterlife. I haven't heard anyone saying if you suicide , your suffering and pain will end and you will go to paradise.
 

GMody

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I have had suicidal thoughts off and on since three years. Sometimes mild, other times severe. I have two methods but they are painful. My friend's tell me to think about my kids before doing anything rash. BTW I have bipolar disorder and IBS.
 

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