Does alcohol make you more suicidal?

[dogemn]

Do you find that drinking helps or worsens or your suicidal thoughts?

 

[sdk]

I'm just going to assume you mean drinking alone, or at least being alone while drunk, as I tend to not introspect that much when around other people

When it comes to depression in general I found that it helped short-term: when sober I would get hit by a mild panic attack anytime I thought about my past, my future or how I actually feel about it all, but being drunk made it easier to "connect" with myself.

However, what used to be occasional few drinks have turned into a habit and now, after 8 months or so, I find myself being closer to CTB than I ever was before. Of course there are other things at play, but I wonder how much alcohol abuse has contributed to it.

 

[TimetoGo!]

Do you find that drinking helps or worsens or your suicidal thoughts?

When I drink Vodka I spiral into a dark place quite quickly…….emotions all over the place and thats when I've attempted my life 5/6 times now.

SI is still too high though even with alcohol.

I even took 1gram of sleeping pills with alcohol once, very nearly succeeded with CTB but unfortunately still here

 

[Praestat_Mori]

Drinking alcohol has no effect on my suicidal thoughts because to me it was always clear that under certain circumstances suicide is a legal option. However it helps me "forgetting" about the issues that lead to depressive episodes and other issues I cannot solve to get me out of this hole which will inevitably lead to CTB should my situation not change rather become worse.

 

[Lost Magic]

Yeah, sometimes I feel more suicidal when I am hammered and alone. Bad hangovers also make me feel that way.

 

[LoiteringClouds]

Do you find that drinking helps or worsens or your suicidal thoughts?

Alcohol makes me much more suicidal and throws me into a tailspin - When I drunk at a bar last time, I thought in the station, "Now I can overcome survival instinct, jump in front of a train and CTB." So I quit drinking altogether - I don't like the train method.

 

[dogemn]

when sober I would get hit by a mild panic attack anytime I thought about my past, my future or how I actually feel about it all, but being drunk made it easier to "connect" with myself.

The panic attacks and anxiety during withdrawal are horrible for me and it's what keeps me drinking to avoid it, even though drinking to avoid it only makes it worse.

Alcohol makes me much more suicidal and throws me into a tailspin - When I drunk at a bar last time, I thought in the station, "Now I can overcome survival instinct, jump in front of a train and CTB." So I quit drinking altogether - I don't like the train method.

I feel you. Alcohol helps me overcome my survival instinct too and if I ever CTB I'll probably be super drunk when I do it.

 

[looking_for_peace]

It made me less suicidal in the moment, but of course that moment doesn't last forever. Short-term, yes, long-term, it makes it worse.

 

[Bobert_Beniro]

i have tried a lot of drugs, but it is under alcohol that i feel very confident in ctb

 

[dogemn]

i have tried a lot of drugs, but it is under alcohol that i feel very confident in ctb

Same. Even strong benzos like xanax don't make me as confident.

 

[SoftWorries]

I really enjoy drinking but I can't. I have an allergy to it and don't process alcohol well. I'll never be able to drink again.

I love drinking alone especially. It would be great to go to an 18+ movie where alcohol is served alone and get to get drunk in the darkness.

On the other hand it makes me depressed being around drunk people. I hate seeing people get sloppy.