What did you realise afterwards?

[Failure]

If you have lived through a suicide attempt, what have you now realised? Do you now believe that it was the wrong thing to do, do you now believe you have a place in this world? Do you now see that people love you, do you now see how it would have affected them if you were successful?

 

[Bruces]

I've never attempted but I know what it would do to family and I know I am loved but it doesn't make life anymore bearable,I still don't consider myself to be worthy of living I doubt I could attempt but I do pray for a premature end to this suffering

 

[Petal]

If you have lived through a suicide attempt, what have you now realised?

I have realised I made a horrible mistake in the spur of a moment, I've realised that I am loved and wanted and am a good sister,daughter,aunt,friend, I regret what I did terribly, worst mistake of my life. Putting my family through that was just so wrong but at least I am here to tell the tale, i was lucky, it could have been much worse, brain damage or death.

Do you now believe that it was the wrong thing to do, do you now believe you have a place in this world? Do you now see that people love you, do you now see how it would have affected them if you were successful?

I see all those things,I would have missed out on so much, my family would have been destroyed. Yes, I do believe I have a place in this world, my place is here helping people make the right choices and decisions, I want to be a paramedic or something similar, I want to help people make the right decisions and see the light at the end of the tunnel because it IS there.

 

[880088]

This is a semi-serious reply. The next morning after my attempt I realized that I had unintentionally attempted suicide on my ex's birthday. I had completely forgotten about it. I only picked that day was because I was scheduled to work the next evening and the thought of going through another day in the service industry (I was a bartender at a shady place) was enough to push me to make my attempt. Says a lot about me that I was mostly relieved I avoided the embarrassment of succeeding and people thinking I did it over him. Ha.

 

[Something Profound]

I like the bit of levity in your reply, 880088. :-p

Do you now see that people love you, do you now see how it would have affected them if you were successful?

It's weird because you can't even imagine who it might affect. I think about people I didn't even know who killed themselves.

 

[Insomniac2012]

How much I want to. I keep thinking if only if only i wish.

It seems many people see life better after a close call but I have not had any decrease in desire for death after any of my attempts.

 

[DrownedFishOnFire]

The quote I saw the other day pretty much summed it up for me...


Suicide is taking away your pain and giving it to someone else

 

[AAA3330]

My only regret is that it wasn't successful. I don't have the guts to do anything too drastic, though I really want to die.

 

[ThinBlueFlame]

The quote I saw the other day pretty much summed it up for me...


Suicide is taking away your pain and giving it to someone else

That makes sense and I've seen it worded different ways but for some reason that particular quote was like a punch in the gut (in a good way). I'll have to remember this one. Thanks for posting it.

 

[BornAgain]

It was the worst decision I've ever taken. People do love me, a lot and I stay away from those that hurt me. My children and family would have been devastated, my children would have ended killing themselves out of despair. I see life like a third chance (I was an abortion attempt before), I appreciate everything more, I live to the fullest, I am full of universal love towards others and feel like living in heaven while on earth.