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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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tymeModerator
Yes, it can be sad @creative_writer - But i also see it as a way of growing too. I have had times when therapists have left, or I have been discharged from treatment. It hurt a lot, but it made me reflect on my grow and to see it as the end of one journey, but the beginning of another.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
At this particular point in time, does it matter why? @creative_writer
Sometimes, we focus so much on the why that we end up getting more distressed.
Is it possible to just accept things are a bit unpleasant for now, and concentrate on being in the present. What does the unpleasantness look like? How big is it? Where do you feel it? What colour is it?
When you analyse it, you will soon find you have distanced yourself from the actual feeling - thus giving you more space and control.
It's an annoying skill at first, but it works.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
I'm hearing you @creative_writer - that was also my borderline life, so I have been down that path. Wanting to get better, but every step you make seems to go wrong.
How about just focus on now. After all, that's all you can do. You cannot change the past, nor predict the future.
When I was at my worse, I had to survive by 5 mins intervals. Later, it stretched to an hour. But that's how much I struggled. It was just trying to get through the next 5 mins at a time.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
Very true @creative_writer . At times it IS about just treading water. Just surviving.
Hence we need each other.
I'll re-iterate what I said yesterday... there's nothing exceptional or special about me so if I can recover from depression, so can you. I have great hope for you 🙂
Relationships are hard, but it's these relationships that we need to pull us up when we are down.
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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tymeModerator
Makes sense @creative_writer - MH is unpredictable at the best of times.
I look forward to catching up with you later in the week. I'm hopping off soon 🙂
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creative_writerSenior Contributor
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