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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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@outlander - no a/c at home. Just a ceiling fan in my bedroom (which is actually supposed to be a lounge room, and one in the kitchen. We have really high ceilings, and even if I lock the house up all day, it's still like an oven in the afternoon. We often get sea breezes which are nice and we open the house up. Unfortunately, can't open some bedroom windows as there are no screens. That means the cat can escape.

Pain in my shoulder is actually getting worse @outlander but I'm accidentally doing things that aggravate it. It doesn't feel like the steroid injection worked.

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An oven house sounds similar to ours. We dont have the high ceilings but its an older style house. We have an ac that goes out the window well tha machibmnes inside but it sucks air from outside through the window... maybe something like that could work for you?


Oh really? Thats not good. Is there something else they can try for your shoulder? Cryotherapy is suppose to be good but im not sure how that could work for your shoulder.. is there a chance you need more than one injection to start to see an effect? @Sans911

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@Sans911hopefully the physio can help with the shoulder today. Can they do another injection?

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Wow *the machines inside not whatever i wrote

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@outlander - haha it's ok. My brain worked it out.

@Snowie - can't have another injection so soon. I think I would have to wait a few months.

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@Sans911 how are you going today?

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@Sans911 i hope the arrival of you new kitty goes well im sure he will keep you on your toes for a bit!!

@Snowie hope the day treats you kind

@outlander 💖🌻❤ hope the day is nice to you also

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Ok lil Sis I'm going to respond to your post from before. First of all, you will NEVER EVER lose me. I'm here with and for you (gawd sounds like marriage vows 🤔) through whatever happens. Haven't we already been through many challenges, difficulties and shared experiences already? And have I left you through all that? No, because I'm not that kind of person. I don't leave when the going gets tough. Because I know what that feels like. If ever something is too difficult, I'll say so. I'll tell you I don't know how to help.

You've never dissapointed me or let me down. However, I get frustrated sometimes when you can't see the person that I can see in you. I'm the same though, and I find it difficult when people tell me how wonderful I am. I don't see myself that way. I feel I'm quite ordinary.

And when you're feeling low, and reach out for help because you feel that way too it's my choice to step in and help or not. My choice. Your mood doesn't affect my mood. Sure, sometimes I feel incredibly sad at what you're going through & sometimes I've shed tears over what you & others here are going through. But you're a dear, close friend, my lil Sis so it wouldn't feel right if my heart was a stone. I'm a feeling person, an empath. I feel deeply with many things. Heck, I even cry over emotional ads!

Yeah, I'm going through my own stuff, but that's the exact reason I'm here. When I can be available for others, and listen or help through their struggles, it is actually helpful for me. If I can't help because I'm going through too much, I pull away, which you've already seen. That's to protect me, as I am barely coping with staying alive. But these forums have been so helpful for me. It's a place I can be transparent, honest, open and belong in a space where it's safe and there's other in similar circumstances.

@outlander - the only way to learn about interaction is to interact. Just start somewhere, but here's a good place, safe among your peers who will be gentle with you. No one will tease you (well maybe a gentle, ticklish poke in the ribs) and we can help you out.

Does any of what I said help. I don't care what's happening. I'm not going anywhere in a hurry. Besides, I want to stay friends with you and watch you reach the potential I know you are truly capable.

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oh sis @Sans911 you just got the whole works happening in this comment, what a rollercoaster post! your thoughts are so similar to mine- it becomes abit scary sometimes.

i was actually really worried what this post was going to say,i thought you were angry at me, i was glad you were honest with me last night and tbh i woke up feeling strange and that something was wrong and was drawn to here. i dont see the point in lying to you, but i was hoping i would come back to normal before others realised. didnt get very far with that now did i.

they dont have to be marriage vows, i think they are friendships vows and come with the territory. no you have never left me and i dont want to leave you either. i value the friendship we have even through little mishaps like this. you always seem to help even when you say i dont know how to help, so please try not to doubt yourself- easier said than done i know

accepting what others see in me is really challanging and i will admit i dont really know how to handle compliments- like when you say im resilient. i dont really know what to do with that information, it is odd territory to me and i also worry if i accept them that i will get a big head (you know what i mean by that yeh? )

i know you guys comment etc because you want to, its the same reason i post to others too, but when it comes to tagging i worry. i dont want anyone to be obliged to comment on something so i just post and if someone comments then i tag them back in with a response sort of thing. i never want anyone to feel pressure to comment on my posts.

i love being here and interacting with you all, its what i want to do. i love laughing with you all, and making jokes, sharing pics, sharing the good times, and having the pot stirred so to speak- you and your nurse jokes or funny threats like cleaning the bed pans helped me when i was struggling the other night, ive had so many good experiences here but sometimes i come to the convo later and everyones already said my thoughts and ive run out of anything to say. sometimes i just dont know what to do or say and so i hide. im finding i become overwhelmed quite quickly right now and as much as i want to be here i dont know what to say to help or show support and being helpless and feeling useless is a cause of major upset to me.watching others 'hit the right note' sometimes stings ( nothing to do with you guys) and wish i had of said something like that, or had that knowledge, or kindness etc to contribute the way i would really want to. i hadnt realised it before but ive noticed it more over the past few weeks that when i dont know what to say it makes me feel upset because that person deserves all the support they can get and i would like to support them esp those i am really close to. that has nothing to do with you guys, that is part of my trauma and having so very little control basically all my life its projecting onto now and tbh becoming more and more indpendent while its good it also feels very scary to me. i feel like its learning to walk all over again and trying to find a place in this world in amongst everything including my own struggles and mental health. i have also learnt through a tough time that everyone has boundaries- when i see others commenting sometimes i take that step back too as i dont want that person overwhelmed by too much all at once. i want to be there for them but without them becoming overwhelmed too. its tricky as i fell abit in the deep end and am trying my very best to learn from that and of course ill make mistakes but if im weary of it and whats happening at the time i hope to avoid those mishaps for both myself and the other person/people involved.

my best interactions are right here in front of me, you are just like a real sister to me. one that i dont have in real life, someone i can look up to. i have Snowie too and she is just like a sister to me too. i wish i had grown up with an older sister to look up to, some one that knows the world more than i do that when im shit scared can run to and ask for help. i dont have any of that offline as you and many others know. my best friends are right here and while they arent 'right here' they are in my and that means more to me than fake real life friends.

so that was abit of a ramble... what you said has helped, and i really appreciate you being honest with me even if its something simple ( or not so simple) as what you had said last night. when it comes to hurting others it is always unintentional but sometimes i dont pick it up either like me being distant in this case was starting to hurt others too and i was avoiding that. i dont know unless someone says something so thank you

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@outlander - incoming big Sis hugs....

Oh hun, I wasn't 😡 angry. I guess if I was honest, I felt hurt & left out. And I reacted in words. However, it lead to this conversation which I think has benefited us both and might even help others. Yeah, both our posts are pretty epic, huh?

I can't see you getting a big head over compliments. Your not egotistical at all. I struggle so much with compliments I often cry when someone is being kind to me. Because it touches me deeply. And I don't get a big head. I just say thanks, that lovely of you to think of me that way.

If someone has posted what I'm thinking or was going to say, just post that. Like 'wow, that's just what I was going to say' or 'great idea in that last post'. I'm not a perfect communicator at all and I actually learn a lot from others here, like @Faith-and-Hope, Zoe7 and others. That's how I grow.

And when you're overwhelmed you possibly need a break from here, even just a short one. Go get a drink, go take a walk around the house. Or just say to people here, I'm kinda out of my depth with this, I'm not sure I'm helping. There's nothing wrong with that, and no one will shoot you down. There's plenty of people who can be supportive. And then she there's times too when no matter how much you offer help or support the other person doesn't respond. That's happened to me lots of times so some people I don't go to support them as there's no connection.

Love you lots lil Sis 💛 💜 💙 💚 ❤️
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