Today is World Suicide Prevention Day 2025

I was doing really well this morning but I’m fading rapidly. @SouthsNo1 

I do have experience and today is a reminder of the really dark times when they were so hard that I didn’t want to and couldn’t continue. 

Today is a hard day with both ‘days’ it feels like a slightly triggering day. 

I feel I am quite alone as I feel too afraid to talk to any professionals about it because I might get locked up (like what happened to me a few weeks ago). Today has been a rough day and though I am ok right now I'm not sure what to do. Does anyone have any tips on how to get through this stuff alone?

hey @Captain24 @Jlol, i can see that today's been tough for you both, and i really appreciate you for sharing here. 

@Jlol i feel that my instincts are always to encourage people to be open with their psych's but i can see that your last experience has made that difficult at the moment, sorry to hear that. some ways that help me feel less alone are through things like music, watching tv shows/movies, reading, etc - i like finding characters or lyrics that resonate with my emotions/thoughts, it's comforting know that even a fictional character sorta understands me.

joining social spaces whether its online or real life has helped in being able to focus on something outside of my own thoughts/feelings for a bit. i've joined online games, online spaces like reddit and face to face spaces like volunteering groups, cultural clubs, charity events, etc. 

i also like doing hand-on activities like legos, @Captain24's working on some now too. i had a friend that made fidget toys and donated it to local schools for neurodivergent kids. i've made bracelets and handed them out to people at festivals, etc. i know it might sound silly, but i think finding a project or something to work on helped me stay occupied when i was alone... it can be big or small. would you be open to maybe working on something creative/hands-on or joining social groups?

Thanks @rav3n

That is good advice. I would be open to that. The thing that gets in the way though is work and the exhaustion it takes. For example, it's 6:30 right now and I've only just come home from work. I'm completely exhausted and just don't have the energy to do those things very well. My work/life balance is out of whack and I'm finding it very hard to correct it or get any significant time to invest in looking after myself. 

That being said, I am trying to join social groups online where possible.

I’m actually struggling a lot tonight @SouthsNo1. I’ve been doing so well but just heading further down. 

I don’t really have a lot of strengths. 

I hope your yarn goes well

Hey @SouthsNo1 @thanks for sharing 

what has kept me strong today is my family 

I am going to do the same with my aunty @SouthsNo1