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23 Jan 2021 11:06 AM
23 Jan 2021 11:06 AM
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I'm sorry to hear this. That is truly tough. I haven't got many words to say on top of what others have said here.
As someone who has struggled with suicidal thoughts I always find stories of people who are bereaved by it to be a bit heavy - but perhaps in a good way. It's perhaps a reminder that people are deeply grieved by it. So I ask myself the following question "who would be destroyed by my ending my own life" and even if there was only 1 person in life, even if i was alone in the world and had sporadic interactions with people then they are the people who would be affected.
Perhaps that allowed me to put out more good, more sporadic humour, more happiness, more goodness. Small things matter hey?
I haven't got much else to say other than to thank you. I'm actually close to tears of relief because you sharing this story is healing for me. It may sound odd, but it's the truth. I'm glad you feel open to share it here and I do hope you are able to process what comes next.
23 Jan 2021 03:46 PM
23 Jan 2021 03:46 PM
Hi there, I know what you mean. If you come across someone that is worse off than you then you don't feel so bad. I can only imagine that those who commit suicide were feeling really bad. not nice at all. I have had those thoughts but have managed to leave it as a thought. I would hurt too many people.
23 Jan 2021 04:50 PM
23 Jan 2021 04:50 PM
Speaking from someone who knows this intimately. When people leave the planet, they are not able to think of who will be affected and it is not enough to stop it. I can't explain it It's not about not being able to see hope or that it is much too dark. You just don't want to carry on anymore. Thinking about it brings a relief. An end to it all. Nothing matters anymore to you. When you have lost that sense if anything at all mattering, it just has nowhere else to go really. It's hard for people to understand. And if they don't understand they don't know how to help. When all usual options are just if no interest to you anymore, it's hard to climb out.
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