my sister’s more acutely suicidal again
I’m sorry to hear that.
Someone I know very well has been suicidal for years and years. Was on such high amounts of meds for decades, that he was just staring into space. Never going out of the home. And recovered. He doesn’t lead a life that is comparable to any average person in all sorts of ways. But he is a lot more grateful and content than the average person I know. He can find great joy in small things. He is not suicidal or depressed at all.
I personally was suicidal for a long time, but not ten years. I still have such thoughts, at times. But also good periods in which there is genuinely enjoyment of life.
I hope she will recover, wishing you and her so much strength. She probably won’t believe you at this point, but incredible turns are possible in peoples life. You never know.
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I think @SkinnyMe has!
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thank you Marian 
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That is my attitude. Make the best of things.
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Welcome. Wish I could take it away, please keep hoping. All is not lost, people do recover.
A colleague of mine as well. She came from horrible trauma and had been struggling for decades. From one moment to the next, she suddenly healed. She was well again. For most it takes hard work. And even then still: there is hope.
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I still get the thoughts off and on. Since I was a late teenager I have no fear of death.
You gotta find positive things to do in life.
Ive been told I have existential issues which can make suicidal thinking persistent.
I try to look at life as an experience for good and bad
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Is she on any meds?
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no she refuses treatment or anything but food and drink
Thats really bad, i tried to go off antidepressants and becsme dysfunctional. Depending on a country, family can get someone (in)voluntary hospitalized because allegedly of suicide ideation (danger to yourself). I would try to get her to see a psychiatrist or drive sone reasons. Just dont be angry on her or raise a tone. Try daily to remind of an options and discuss in detail about medicatio
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she’s refused any medical treatment
we have tried countless times to have her committed
it makes things so much worse
we have been living like this for 10 years
I have. Not exactly 10 years but roughly 2001-2007. I was in my teens and turned 20 in 2007.
I never thought I’d live this long. It’s amazing really. I’m in my 30’s and I feel life is in a good place now. I’m disabled, not working, but I feel I have a lot to give, volunteer work, my art, how I’m there for my loved ones. I feel hopeful towards the future.
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I was suicidal for a really long time, about 10 years. I tried different meds and therapy. I was diagnosed with clinical depression or major depressive episodes again and again. I got to the point that I just didn’t have one tiny shred of hope and started trying to kill myself. A couple attempts landed me in the ICU. Enter Rexulti. I stopped thinking about suicide. It helped whichever antidepressant I was on work better. It gave me some hope. But I still struggled. It wasn’t until I finally started taking Cymbalta and maxed the dose that my depression finally lifted. I sometimes think of suicide, but only for a bit, I never dwell anymore.
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I’ve been suicidal on and off since my early teens. I’m 46. I still manage to have an ok life.
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she refuses treatment
stays in bed
doesn’t go out
hates the world
hates people
has tried her best over and over
Some people just want to be miserable. Don’t be miserable too.
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Sorry to hear, i wish you could convince her to treatment.
I am suicidal everyday and have been for 15 years even i very often enjoy life in periods. Having suicidal thoughts don’t necessarily mean, that you will act on them.
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i have been suicidal for a long time since my teens and severely in my 20 and 30
i have attempted several times
the hospital is the only thing that snapps me out of it with an extreme med change
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i was suicidal for a long time but eventually i found the right meds and i am enjoying my life now. it’s a simple life but i enjoy the small things now. So it’s possible yea.
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I was consistently suicidal from ages 12 to 40 years old. I have been in ICU for attempts etc. But I got better with the right treatment for me and by having a husband who is really good to me
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