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Managing thoughts of suicide & self-harm

Battles

Battles

Hi all, does anyone else just feel like life is just one big sh!t show? It's just one thing after another, constant drama, family issues, money struggles, stress, anxiety it's just always something.

When do things get easier, do things ever change?

I've been through more than i care to think about in my life but today has pushed me to breaking point and it's bringing up alot of bad memories of previous suicide attempts.

I just feel like it's not worth it, it's not worth fighting, not worth hanging on anymore.

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Hi @MissGremlin,

I’m really sorry things are feeling this unbearably heavy right now. I can hear just how exhausted, hopeless and overwhelmed you’re feeling, and I’m really glad you reached out and let people know what’s going on for you instead of holding it all on your own.

What you’re going through sounds incredibly painful, and I want to gently say that the fact you’re struggling does not make you a burden or undeserving of support. Reaching out to a crisis service earlier, even while feeling unsure or disconnected, shows there’s still a part of you trying to hold on through all of this.

I’m glad you’re safe and that you’ve got Casper there with you while things feel so dark. Right now, it’s okay to focus on getting through this moment by moment rather than trying to figure everything out at once.

Do you feel able to keep yourself safe today, especially with the urges feeling strong?

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@Nala2022 I'm sorry I didn't reply earlier. I physically couldn't keep my eyes open and fell asleep, it's one thing that at least keeps me safe. I've just woken up having a panic attack though after a nightmare. I've just started having hallucinations of spiders and bugs flying at me or crawling in front of me, it's really scary. I'm trying to get through to a crisis service but it's saying that it's unable to connect me.

I'm so tired of living moment by moment, it's actually exhausting and every moment seems to be harder than the last. The future feels so uncertain, in fact when I try to look to the future I don't even see one.

I'm still safe for now, still laying on the lounge with Casper. I'm trying so hard to keep pushing through but it's difficult when I don't know why I'm trying at all.

I'm thinking of having an iced coffee but it's even hard to find the strength to get up and make one.

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Tonight I've been struggling with seeing things and hearing voices. It hasn't happened for a while and i thought that maybe it had gone away. I've been trying so hard to stay present but there's been alot of dissociating happening. I feel so zoned out and like i can't see anything around me. I did my diamond art though it was a very slow process as I couldn't stay focused. I reached out to a crisis service earlier which was helping a bit but after almost an hour they had to end the chat. I feel really scared and alone, I'm trying to get through to the crisis service again as things are feeling so intense and fighting myself is hard.

I'm safe for now, trying to keep a hand on Casper while I'm waiting to connect to the crisis service. Just taking things second by second.

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Hi @MissGremlin

I can hear how frightening and exhausting tonight is feeling for you. Seeing and hearing things again after thinking it had settled sounds really overwhelming, and it makes sense that you’d be feeling scared and alone with things feeling so intense right now.
I also want to acknowledge how hard you’re fighting in the middle of all of this. I noticed you doing your diamond art, reaching out to a crisis service, trying to reconnect again, and keeping yourself grounded with Casper; that is a lot of effort being put into getting through something really difficult.
Can you let us know a little more about how you’re keeping yourself safe while you wait? I'm really glad to hear Casper is there with you and that you’re taking things second by second right now.
We’re here with you while you get through tonight 🤍
-SunsetSunrise

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Hello @SunsetSunrise, it's really proving to be a tough night. I'm still waiting to be able reconnect with the crisis service, it's taking a while tonight which isn't helpful when things feel as intense as they do right now (I'm safe for now).

Thankyou for acknowledging how hard I'm fighting even though I struggle to see it.

As for what else I'm doing, I've been trying to keep connected here, I was watching Buffy but now I'm trying to finish the poem I started writing earlier today.

Thankyou for being here ❤️.

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I LOVE Buffy, @MissGremlin ! That's such a good distraction.

Hopefully you can get through soon!

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@SunsetSunrise it was a good distraction but it's hard to have things on when I'm dissociating.

I've just managed to connect to the crisis service. Hoping it helps, even just a little cos things are getting hard to manage. I'm safe for now, still snuggled up with Casper and chatting to the crisis service.

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@SunsetSunrise thought I'd let you know that the crisis service didn't help. All the person wanted to do was call emergency services on me which is not what I want at the moment.

I'm safe for now, snuggling Casper, trying to keep connected here and hoping i can get some sleep soon if I can calm myself down a bit.

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So yesterday was a really dark and heavy day, today isn't feeling any better. I've just finished the poem that I started yesterday in an attempt to get things out of my head. I'm safe for now, sitting on my lounge, snuggled with Casper and I'm going to sort out the gems for my next diamond art that I will start tonight. Also have my support worker coming at 11am today so will see how that goes.

I count the seconds as they pass,

my mind in shards like broken glass.

The days all blur, the nights repeat,

I stand alone and admit defeat.

I don't know how I'm living now,

I'm just trying to get through somehow.

I barely sleep, I barely eat,

worn down beneath relentless grief.

I don’t feel real most of the time,

like something snapped inside my mind.

I stare at walls for hours straight,

too numb to care, so close to my fate.

Every night’s the f*ck!ng same,

nightmares burning in my brain.

I wake up shaking, drenched in fear,

trying to breathe but death feels near.

I wake up choking every night,

panic racing through my mind.

My body goes numb, my chest is tight,

and nothing tells me that I’m alright.

My heart beats hard inside my chest,

there’s no such thing as sleep or rest.

I’m tired of fighting with my head,

every part of me wishes I was dead.

The nightmares never really end,

they come to haunt me once again.

I see things move, I hear my name,

like my mind is playing some cruel game.

The suicidal thoughts don’t stop,

and lately they are building up.

It scares me how close I can get,

to ending everything as plans are set.

I don’t know what's real anymore,

what’s in my head, what’s behind the door.

I barely trust the things I see,

there’s nothing left of me.

I hallucinate and lose what’s real,

I don’t know what I’m meant to feel.

I hear and see things late at night,

and nothing in my head feels right.

I ask for help, then feel ashamed,

like I’m the one to be blamed.

Like I’m a burden people bear,

too broken for anyone to care.

Everyone says hold on somehow,

but I don’t see a future now.

I just survive from hour to hour,

sitting in the corner I cower.

I think about it every day,

how easy it would be to go away.

No final words, no grand goodbye,

just disappearing, noone would cry.

And honestly I don’t know why,

why it is that I even try.

Maybe it’s fear, but maybe it's time,

time to leave this world behind.

I stopped believing help exists,

or that I’m someone worth the risk.

People get tired, people leave,

then it's another loss to grieve.

I don't want to fight, don't want to exist,

these thoughts I can no longer resist.

This is where it all comes undone,

my life is over, that's it, I'm done!

@AuntGlow @Jynx @Ru-bee

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Who is Zola @MissGremlin ?

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