Suicide Survey

I think them a result of or reaction to anxiety and/or depression. I would not think that anyone not suffering from either or both diseases would entertain those thoughts in a serious manner. If I ever had a thought of suicide, my immediate response would be, “Oh, yeah, right.” Then on to something completely different, like which turn do I take next. Be well.

It is normal for someone who is suffering from depression to think of suicide. At low points, they believe there is no way out of the black hole they are in. It is a struggle to get through a day. I have friends who have felt this way and also I worked in the mental health field and have seen the mood swings that lead to suicidal thoughts.

I get depressed and wish (for a minute) I would just die…but I don’t think I’d ever do myself in. I know from experience what that does to those left behind.

Some do at various times in their lives. My BFF still has feelings that she “just doesn’t want to be here anymore” due to the pains of life, not that she truly wants to commit suicide. She’s on Xanax for anxiety.

Oh.. I am so sorry to learn that you’ve had these thoughts. Suicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan, without the suicidal act itself. Although most people who undergo suicidal ideation do not commit suicide, a significant proportion go on to make suicide attempts. The range of suicidal ideation varies greatly from fleeting to detailed planning, role playing, self-harm and unsuccessful attempts, which may be deliberately constructed to fail or be discovered, or may be fully intended to succeed. Various life events and psychiatric disorders are risk factors that may trigger these thoughts. Various prescription drugs can have suicidal ideation as a side effect, such as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors. Please, if you haven’t already. Go and speak to your doctor about it. G~

I’ve never been diagnosed with deppression but have, from time to time, had those thoughts. I suspect we all do.

I went through a horrible stretch and which came to a head in 1998. I had just gotten my computer and was searching the best way to kill myself… I was settling in on going over Niagara Falls as that way there was a good chance there would be no body to worry about. Somehow I linked to a depression site and realized what was happening to me… I’m still here and glad of it!

I thought eveyone had similar thoughts at one time or another. The difference to me would be whether it required medication to deal with the feelings or whether someone attempted it. My momentary thoughts were just that…momentary when things just had me down. I know deep in my heart I would never do it.

It’s been a month since you’ve written. I hope you are okay and that you’ve seen a doctor. I think thoughts of suicide are quite natural if they are fleeting thoughts. But if they are more than fleeting thoughts, I would recommend that you see a doctor, and tell family and friends.

I think many people do have the thought fairly frequently in their lives. When I trained for the Samaratins (phone support help very often connected with suicide) we had to ask if the person calling had ever thought of suicide – it was obligatory – and the reason was that most folk had but would find it hard to bring it up.

I have never thought about suicide. I have at times just thought about running away. Just get in the car and drive til I find a place I like and start over.