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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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Morning @Sans911 i hope todays a better day for you sitting with you 💜💙❤💖

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@outlander @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope @Former-Member

Morning all. I'm a little better this morning. I kept myself safe overnight. I rang a helpline which the woman was kind and validating. Then I rang my local mh crisis team. They were ok for a little while, but didn't have the resources to come out to me, and it was too risky for me to drive to them & too far to walk, so I ended up more irritated. Best option I had was to take my sleeping meds early plus a prn. It meant that I woke earlier this morning but I went back to sleep until it was feeding time for cat. And I'll possibly go back to sleep again soon.

I hope you're all OK as you can be. @outlander - I see you avatar has changed. How's the book coming along?

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@Sans911glad you are a bit better this morning and well done for reaching out for help hun. I know how hard that is. Hopefully today is better and you can get some more sleep.

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Good to see you @Sans911 ..... sorry it was a hard afternoon but also hoping the sleep is doing you good.

I dozed in a bit this morning. Hoping the sleep is doing me well too .....

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Morning @Sans911 , @Former-Member @outlander.The best thing from my experience is to go to bed to feel "safe" @Sans911, and to take something to make you relax and sleep.I have just woken up from taking calmatives last night.

Hope to have a day ignoring my mother who gave me life and took it away at the same time.Hope everyone has a ok day keeping safe and @outlander goes to dr if there are problems.

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@Sans911 Hope you are ok sis, always in my thoughts 💜💐💜💐

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@Former-Member - I was just thinking about you. I'm ok, a little low, but no SI/SH thoughts. Have to see my case manager in a bit, can't get out of it after calling the crisis team last night. Damn! Just about to leave for my physiotherapy appt.

I heard that you had a difficult night. And you don't feel the ad meds are working. Maybe time for a change. It's taken a lot of trials to get one that's right for me. Even then, I don't feel massive differences but I guess they've evened out the highs & lows a bit.

I catch up with a bit later ok? Thanks for thinking of me. You're so lovely. I really like having you in my life, my sister who not my sister💖💖💖💖

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Hope it goes ok @Sans911.👵(yes my hair has gone grey since yesterday from old mother! Lol or cry as well as a headache!)

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@Sans911I always think about you, you are so important to me. Hope it goes well with physio and case manager. Talk soon sis

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@Former-Member @Sans911 @Former-Member @Faith-and-Hope 💖💖💖💖
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