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**Trigger warning** Stuck in world of sadness and Suicidal Ideation

**Trigger warning** Stuck in world of sadness and Suicidal Ideation

Apologies for this long, ranting post, but I have to get it out of my head. I don't care if you read it or not.

For weeks now, I felt so incredibly overwhelmed with sadness; on the edge of tears constantly that never get released. I'm back on medication for depression which doesn't seem to be working after 3 weeks.

Nothing brings much satisfaction anymore, not even my job, which was one thing I had to hold onto to keep me going. And after yet another impulsive attempt and a trip to hospital last weekend, where I also take shifts, my professional conduct & capacity is being questioned by other staff and departmental managers. I don't blame them; I would probably feel the same way.

My SI is actually an acceptable 'coping mechanism' for my BPD when life gets to much, and I need to shut down. But now it's become a burden and problematic because of how often I've presented to hospital in the last 6months. Often if I feel 'safe' enough, I stay home and sleep it off. So now, after feeling like I've burdened health services to the point of annoyance, I feel like I have go ahead and made a proper effort because I deserve to be punished for that. I can't 'urge surf' these SI/SA thoughts anymore. I feel compelled to put them into proper action. Now that I have made that decision, I am scared, that if I really intend to go through with it, there's no coming back, no tommorows.

Why do I now suddenly care so much about dying, when I never did before with any other major attempts? I don't really know, but it's got me really rattled how stuck my mind is on making it work. I guess maybe I want to stick around for a bit longer. But this feeling of hopelessness is all consuming and strong.

I don't know what to do. I don't know who to turn to anymore, as the support services have heard it all before, so nothing they suggest helps. Not even my loved DBT skills help. How do you keep going when nothing helps, loved ones can't reach you, and it's just takes so long to feel any bit of right?

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@Sans911if you need to talk hun than do so. You are not triggering me in anyway. I do not get triggered by talking about all of this. It actually helps me knowing I am not in this alone.

I understand the shutting off and wanting to forget so much

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@Sans911
Its a hard one to "get better", with me its the triggers I don't know how we overcome.For me,its avoidance, eg:in doctors yesterday waiting for my mother a person came in who I avoid, and sat down,I went to the toilet as an excuse,then walked out to the car to sit in it,couldn't sit there,felt the " chaos"in my head.To me it reminds me what a failure I am,I feel.
A Hugh part of the problem is our low self worth. All you can do @Sans911,is what you are doing now.

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@Sans911I hope you are ok hun. Am sitting with you sis

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@Former-Member - I'm fine hun. Just sitting in the background. I'm full of head/chesty cold with a fever. And I'm too scared to take simple medication even because of what happened last night was likely result of anti inflammation medication. It's 29 degrees outside, and I'm sitting inside in long tracks and a long fleecy jacket!

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geezus @Sans911 i hope it clears off quickly!

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@Sans911glad you are ok in that way, you just had me worried

Ahh head/chest colds are the worst especially in summer. Can understand you don't want to take meds for it. I hope your foster sister is looking after you.

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@Former-Member @outlander I'm a nurse; heal myself lol. She wasn't even keen to take me to Emergency last night. It's a small hospital & she's had family had poor experiences. She wanted to see if lying down would help. I was doing that before I got her out of bed! Sometimes Ive feel like I'm turning into a hypochondriac! My pain tolerance levels are less than they used to be. But then again, in the last 3years, I've had several injuries and lots of other medical issues. And my tolerance to medication is decreasing as well. I had an hour or so sleep this afternoon.

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just cause your a nurse doesnt mean someone shouldnt be looking after you @Sans911 and yes alot has happened to you this year from what youve written here, its strange how our bodies react isnt it ;rather than becoming more pain tolerant we become less. im glad you managed to have a sleep this arvo, that cold couldnt have come at a worse time could it!

make sure you rest and keep your fluids up- you already know all this but ill tell you anyway

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Sorry for my moaning 😑

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moan away, your allowed to

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