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creative_writerSenior Contributor
I have been struggling a lot lately with suicidal thoughts. It’s become a daily occurrence and it’s been really overwhelming to cope. I am safe right but having to fight this is very exhausting. I feel so trapped, I am tired of living in pain, fear and shame. I feel like a burden to people and unimportant.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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yeah totally, I agree that it's impossible to avoid all triggers. It seems to be more about how we cope with them afterwards?
And I'm sorry that you feel you're lacking some support. I can hear it's super important to you and for your MH to have support outside our psychologist (a very human need to have friends!) but that it's a struggle for you to keep in touch enough.
Have you thought about how you might change this?
I know for me, my ADHD can sometimes LITERALLY make me forget people exist. Plus general MH stuff makes it hard to want to spend time with people. And this has made it hard with friendships, to be completely honest. But I realised I really wanted to have more connection, so I found some ways to do it which work for me (a list of friends I message every few weeks, doing activities I enjoy with them like walks or craft). It's tough, but from my experience, it's possible to make the change. Not sure if you relate to this at all, but thought I'd share ❤️
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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hanamiSenior Contributor
Hey there @creative_writer
I'm wondering what has kept you going in the past?
Hanami ❤️
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Hey @creative_writer, i'm glad you reached out today. Sorry to hear you're in so much pain. Do you want to talk about it?
Please reach out to our Help Centre if you need some counselling support- 1800 187 263, and there is Lifeline for urgent support 13 11 14.
Here with you,
Sphinxly.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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hanamiSenior Contributor
That's tough to feel that way @creative_writer . We care about your here. I see the other members here showing genuine care towards you too. I'm sure when people say they care they really do. When we are feeling so low we just can't see the positives in anything much at all ❤️
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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@creative_writer, I hear you. It's so much harder when you feel alone and like no one understands you. What makes you feel connected to the world or yourself?
❤️
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