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

Oh Nell, now my tears are joining yours. Why does this have to happen? It's so wrong.

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

Oh no @Sans911 ..... 😔

Sitting with you.

Has the facility been good up until now ?

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

We can all sit here together and cry. 😥😥😥

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

@Sans911 Is there someone else you can talk to there, other than the nurse at all? We want you safe hun ❤️❤️

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Hi @Sans911 - im sorry you've been triggered somewhere that is supposed to be supportive and safe. Sometimes i literally sit on my hands to keep me from moving to do something ishouldnt. stay and chat here if you can, the intensity of the reaction to the nurse who was wrong will hopefully pass a little and settle. take care

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

I've spoken with my evening nurse, and she doesn't get it. A shame really @Former-Member as she was on earlier. But she's just as insensitive as the night nurse. The whole place is now locked down for the night, so I can't even escape. Now I really want to leave. Rapidly imploding. They called for the duty doctor.

@Former-Member I appreciate what you're saying, and yes by the morning it'll pass. But that nurse is here ALL night, and I can't sleep now because I'm worried she'll pull the cover off the door window (which she already did once) and leave me exposed and unsafe. If they really want to, they can open the damn door like they do all day.

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

oh, i see @Sans911 😞 that is not nice and get it too. I found it very triggering when i was in hospital for the same reason.. they had a curtain at the door but every time they'd come to do checks it would rustle and i'd be woken up very startled but having the curtain open as well as the door felt worse as it was just a hospital ward and there were men in the next room and who would be walking around etc. wasnt easy. 😞 i hope that you can keep the window covered soon.

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@Sans911 no the nurses should be trying to find a solution, not be part of the problem. Good that they called doctor in. I am glad place is in lockdown. As much as you want to escape at least we know you are safer there, I’ll sit right next to you 💗💗💗

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@Former-Member - thanks hun. There's lot of patients, male and female that wander at night. It would be very, very easy for them to slip into a room and not be noticed until the hourly check. I'm in a single room, which is great, but it's at the end of the corridor which is darker than near the nurses station.

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Aww @Former-Member I'm so sorry. Really sorry. Why do I have to create a fuss? I should just leave things alone. But I so want to put a fist through a door or break something right now. This is not me at all.
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