Discussion Do you talk to people about your suicidal ideation?

[grapevoid]

I am curious
- Have you/do you discuss your feelings or plans about suicide with anyone close to you?
- If you have/do, how do the people around you react?

I have openly discussed my suicidal ideation and with many people close to me in the past, especially when I had just been released from the hospital after a failed attempt. Even while in my outpatient program and being very vulnerable with people close to me most people acted as if it was a joke. So, I am not curious others experience with this.

 

[failedmind]

i talk about it with my mom. shes aware that im suicidal but not aware that i have a plan. i keep trying to tell her im okay so she wont worry so much :(

 

[notgonnamakeit]

I talked about it with my outpatient therapist and she talked me into a voluntary wellness check, which I then spent 6 days in a psych ward after. I've lost my ability to purchase firearms because of this and lost significant amount of money which is a leading factor of my ideation. I will never talk about it in the real world again

Exactly. My experience was not as bad as yours, and I'm very sorry to hear that, but telling others that I am suicidal has never benefited me. Around a month ago, I told my parents that I would rather kill myself than get a job or go to school. They tricked me into going into the ER, which was way overdrawn, but they have a history of overreacting to things. Now I keep getting emails from the ER that I never said I wanted to go to asking me to pay a bill, which is just even more detrimental to my mental health. I would honestly say I was more okay before that ER visit, and it was a turning point for me further descending me into this downwards spiral. So yeah, telling people I'm suicidal has not helped me at all, and I'm not surprised to hear others feel the same.
On the other side of things, I'm Gen Z and I know a lot of people from my generation are a lot more open about this stuff. If you have close friends you trust, then I could kind of understand how you may be able to talk about this type of stuff with them. For me though, every time I say anything it just results in happy people trying to 'fix' me, which I'm so tired of at this point.

 

[HopingOnaMiracle]

I told my therapist once and she threatened to tell my parents if 'shit got real' so I never did it again.
I talk about the thoughts and feelings but absolutely not about my preperations or anything that could stop me doing it .

 

[NonEssential]

Most of my family, online friends and school psychiatrist know I've had suicidal thoughts. Only people on this site know how suicidal I am though.

 

[Hollowman]

My mom knows. She told me to wait until after she's gone. She's aware nothing can help me atp. I've been waiting for many years and I'm not sure how much longer I can. Everything is so pointless..

 

[Rhymester]

I only have one person in my life with whom I can share conversations of such kind with.

My mother told me recently that she regrets having me.

It's my birthday today. I'm 22, but I feel old and hopeless.

 

[Yume Nikki]

i expressed it many times with my family and they said i was too much of a coward to do it.

 

[ventingfrustrations]

I am curious
- Have you/do you discuss your feelings or plans about suicide with anyone close to you?
- If you have/do, how do the people around you react?

I have openly discussed my suicidal ideation and with many people close to me in the past, especially when I had just been released from the hospital after a failed attempt. Even while in my outpatient program and being very vulnerable with people close to me most people acted as if it was a joke. So, I am not curious others experience with this.

I hide it from everyone close a lot of people in my life have depression as well and I don't want to put my suicidal ideation thoughts

 

[RiverOfLife]

I had talked with my therapist in the past. But now I don't want to let anyone know in case they try to stop me.

 

[grapevoid]

I only have one person in my life with whom I can share conversations of such kind with.

My mother told me recently that she regrets having me.

It's my birthday today. I'm 22, but I feel old and hopeless.

Happy birthday! You're not old! LOL

i expressed it many times with my family and they said i was too much of a coward to do it.

That's helpful- dare the suicidal person to do it….

 

[Life'sA6itch]

 

[grapevoid]

I had talked with my therapist in the past. But now I don't want to let anyone know in case they try to stop me.

I openly tell my therapist and psychiatrist that I have suicidal ideation because obviously I tried to kill myself so no point in hiding it. But I never admit to the depth of it, hint at a plan to attempt to carry it out again, or anything that would make them think they should admit me to the hospital haha

 

[Gamelle]

I only have one person in my life with whom I can share conversations of such kind with.

My mother told me recently that she regrets having me.

It's my birthday today. I'm 22, but I feel old and hopeless.

I know it doesn't seem like it- but at 22 you have an endless amount of time. I thought it was "too late" at 22 as well. There's no words to describe how badly I wish I could go back to 22 and start over. Please believe me when I tell you that you are very young and there is very little that you couldn't recover from and write an entirely new path for your life.

I'm telling you this because I really wish someone had told me that when I was 22.

 

[hawkshorizon]

I used to when I felt very scared and dramatic about it. Now, I only talk about it with my therapist and only in the most general and philosophical manner. Today I'm still a little scared but far more accepting of it as a fact.

 

[outrider567]

I am curious
- Have you/do you discuss your feelings or plans about suicide with anyone close to you?
- If you have/do, how do the people around you react?

I have openly discussed my suicidal ideation and with many people close to me in the past, especially when I had just been released from the hospital after a failed attempt. Even while in my outpatient program and being very vulnerable with people close to me most people acted as if it was a joke. So, I am not curious others experience with this.

No, I only talk about loss and depression, but never CTB to anyone

 

[fuewybfunsfoiceoi]

I don't discuss with anyone except for here. My old folks are two adult-children where they never communicate or are vulnerable with each other. They like to try to guilt me into living, and speak of annoying things. 'think only of positive thoughts' 'don't you know how I would feel if you weren't here?' 'people your age should be sunny and eager' 'don't talk to others if you want to ctb'
on the bright side, this is also an encouragement to work towards ctb, I'm motivated into making dreams reality