curiosity

[hybridtheory]

If you told someone you were suicidal and that you are currently planning it and they looked at you and said "do you want me to intervene and stop you?"
How would you respond? Would you want someone to truly care and get you help, or do you believe your choice is final and want no one to interfere?

My therapist said I could openly talk about my plan and she promised she wouldn't call anyone before I ended up telling her. She then proceeded to ask if I wanted her to stop me. I didn't know what to say, because deep down I know this is what my future holds, my date is coming up in March and I believe I am ready. But, on the other hand I'm really fucking alone and scared.

Idk what would you say if someone asked you that? Just curious.

 

[Anonymousa]

I would prefer to not be stopped at all as I should be able to freely kill myself if I want to. If I mention it to anyone its to let them know I have the potential to be gone soon and just to be able to freely express myself and what I want to do but most people don't understand that suicide is a rational decision and stupidly try to stop it as much as possible.

 

[Hollowman]

I wouldn't want them to try and stop me. There is no help.

 

[onthefence]

If you told someone you were suicidal and that you are currently planning it and they looked at you and said "do you want me to intervene and stop you?"
How would you respond? Would you want someone to truly care and get you help, or do you believe your choice is final and want no one to interfere?

My therapist said I could openly talk about my plan and she promised she wouldn't call anyone before I ended up telling her. She then proceeded to ask if I wanted her to stop me. I didn't know what to say, because deep down I know this is what my future holds, my date is coming up in March and I believe I am ready. But, on the other hand I'm really fucking alone and scared.

Idk what would you say if someone asked you that? Just curious.

This is a messy question. Right now I would say DO NOT intervene. But then why am I going to therapy still and doing things for the future? I don't understand myself. I keep asking my therapist what they think about how bad things are but they usually say it's my job to answer that. And I truly don't know. I am lacking in insight.

 

[pleaseiwanttogo]

This is a messy question. Right now I would say DO NOT intervene. But then why am I going to therapy still and doing things for the future? I don't understand myself. I keep asking my therapist what they think about how bad things are but they usually say it's my job to answer that. And I truly don't know. I am lacking in insight.

Yesss I feel the same! Last year I started to get a lot better and postponed to ctb, but I could never understand why. I know it's my meds, but isn't there any other explanation? Because I want to and just never do it. This year I decided something different, to actually try to live and enjoy it for a defined period of time, so then I'm not wondering why not and can just make a decision after. And I don't know, I'm trying, but also still accessing SaSu daily so... I don't know.

 

[whiskeyblanket]

For me, I think it would depend on how they would plan to intervene. Are they just going to offer empty platitudes, or actually offer solutions that could give real hope? Is the intervention on offer something I've already tried/something I know definitely wouldn't be right for me, or something that I could be open to? Then again, I don't know if I would ever tell anyone I want to CTB but that's just me (had some bad experiences doing so as a child).

 

[hybridtheory]

Thank you for all of your feedback and own experiences. I appreciate you guys for responding.