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- “If you really wanted to die you wouldn’t tell anyone, you’d just do it.” “It makes me feel like I can’t ask for help when I’m suicidal because I’ll just get pushed aside because no one will believe me or will think I’m overreacting.”
- “Suicide doesn’t end the pain. It just passes it on to someone else.” “It makes me feel so guilty each time I read it, it makes my heart sink, hurt and feel less worthy of a person.
- “I thought you grew out of this?” “’You’re almost 18, it’s time to grow out of this now.’ I can’t just grow out of my mental illness. I’ve been struggling and suicidal since third grade, age has nothing to do with it.”
- “Your faith needs to be stronger.” “’Your faith needs to be stronger. You aren’t praying enough.’ It just adds to the feelings that I’m not doing enough, I’m not good enough… I’m not a strong ‘Christian.’”
About suicidal feelings. Supporting someone who feels suicidal. Explains how to support someone who feels suicidal, giving practical suggestions for what you can do and where you can go for support.
Getty Images. It can be hard to know how to react when someone close to you reveals they're struggling with their mental health and want to take their own life. What do you say or do? Tonight, a...
If you're feeling like you want to end your life, it's important to tell someone. Help and support is available right now if you need it. You do not have to struggle with difficult feelings alone. Phone a helpline. These free helplines are there to help when you're feeling down or desperate.
Nov 9, 2017 · They’re not people like “us,” from “good families” — with money and jobs. And, you might even say, it’s worse living with a mental illness like depression if you’re a man.
Dec 21, 2019 · PERSPECTIVE. 5 Things Suicide Loss Survivors Should Know — from Someone Who’s Attempted. How we see the world shapes who we choose to be — and sharing compelling experiences can frame the way we...
Sep 30, 2014 · Learning to cope after losing a friend to suicide. Sam shares his experiences of loosing a friend to suicide. I haven’t always been an anxious person, a bit of a worrier perhaps, but no more than anyone else. When I had left my family and home town to take a new job as a police constable, I couldn’t be more excited.
