Hang in there @Chess24… forum wouldn’t be the same without ya
don’t you DARE say that. Suicide isn’t cowardly. It’s not weakness. It isn’t selfish.
It’s born of a hopelessness that can imagine no other way out. It is a thick, pitch black haze created by powerful personal demons that prevents you from seeing light. You would be shocked @Tyme at how scary it is to get to that point, to think about making that decision.
People like to say that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, and they’re right—but those standing in the darkest places can’t see that from there.
I’ve struggled with suicidal ideation and multiple attempts in my life, and trust me, it isn’t the right answer! I know right now you may have no hope, but please know that it does get better. Think of the small things of life you’ll miss. You can’t eat ice cream if you’re dead. You can’t make little children smile, or watch the seasons change. Think of your family, and friends. And most of all, think of yourself.
A life is a crazy big scary thing. You have the power to change it, mould it, shape it to your will. Think of all the knowledge out there waiting for you to learn it. All the languages you could learn, the places you can travel- The beautiful girls you can meet. All the delicious food!
I wish I was with you in person right now, it’s hard to take strangers advice on the internet. It’s not as good as getting a great BIG hug from a friend. I’m so sorry you feel this way, but please don’t be ashamed. Stay strong my friend, and this too shall pass.
Goddammit it chess. I get yelled to everyday real or not I can barely leave my apt. I do not like people. Suck it up buttercup
I feel better now.
The key is to ride out crises.
The crises keep coming, and you keep going.
Do your best and hope for a better future.
Good quasall. 1515151518
I’m not one to tell u to do anything or to even say there’s hope. I think it’s sad that people have the urge to commit suicide, but I told my mother just today that I too am suicidal. But I have a question for you: what have you learned, bearing your illness in mind, about this world, how you’ve survived thus far, and what do you reccomend to me as I try to fight my suicidal thoughts?
I’d love for you to answer this question bc if not only will help me, but I hope it helps you go through your experiences and realize that even tho today is a bad day you might just fight this another day, week, month, or even year. I want to know that if you left this world, what tips would you give me because I don’t have the energy to go through with a suicide. Maybe if it was easier to do I would, but I’m 26
And I want to believe there’s more I could still experience before I end things. What life lessons have u learned? Even if they’re negative. Please help me help u itemize the important caveats u have about life with schizophrenia so we can call this a productive day instead of it being another one of those gloomy days.
Thanks.
Hi @anon20742722 here are my tips.
Set realistic expectations.
Set expectations so that you know you have a chance to meet them.
If you feel bad, remember- you are not likely to feel bad 24/7.
You have bad moments, or bad days.
The key is to ride out these moments and keep going.
Be resilient.
It is also nice to have a vision in the back of your mind of your ideal life.
Even if it seems unrealistic in the near term, don’t discard it but keep it as a dream/fantasy at the back of your mind.
If you notice that some things make you better and other things make you worse,
stick to the things that make you better and keep away from things that make you worse.
Good luck to you mate
Sad to say but unless a revolutionary drug becomes available soon my thinking is quite similar to yours.
Things can get better and miracles do happen.
I never understood suicide even when I was tortured by voices,screams and moanes and gunshots 24/7 I did not want to kill myself.
I seem to think that other people or beings possess ones body and that it is their energy and will to suicide and that it may not be the person who is suicidal but the ones that go in their bodies which makes it murder but that can not be proven.
I wish you well and that you get the help you are needing.
I slapped my face to get them to leave my body.
I cut my foot because they said the moanes would stop if i did and that my soul mate would stop cheating on me.
Do you feel like yourself or like someone else is in your body?
Maybe it is not your will but theirs.
You don’t have to.