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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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oh sounds interesting @Sans911 i might have to invest in netflix

have you watched the handmaids tale?

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Good evening @Sans911

Love the fans @outlander xx

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Evening @Shaz51 @Faith-and-Hope @Bunniekins @Bubbles3 @Li1

@outlander - are you around for a chat?

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yes of course @Sans911 here for you whenever your ready

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Evening @Sans911 @outlander @Bunniekins @Li1 @Shaz51 @Bubbles3 ..... anyone else around ...... 👋

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@Faith-and-Hope Hi Faith-and-Hope! How are you this evening?

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@Sans911

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Tired @Bunniekins .... didn’t have great sleep last night, but okay otherwise .....

Missing @Li1 and hoping she will come back .....

How are you ?

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@Faith-and-Hope

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I was just feeding the cats their dinner.

Today was difficult with the pyschologist @outlander. We talked a lot about my safety, lack of professional support that I can rely on or trust, about how I feel directed by him & feel unsure about how to steer things my way, his lack of reflective listen and other things. He wants me to tell him if I'm finding sessions challenging or if I have problems with how he's doing things. I told him that I often feel uncomfortable with criticism or speaking up when things are going wrong & usually end up walking away. And I'm so used to being invalidated by professionals that I really don't have much more fight in me to confront them about it (I rarely get anywhere anyway). And reporting unprofessional conduct is pointless.

I don't know if this therapist is the right person for me, but something tells me maybe not. I don't have much choice really & who's to say anyone is better for me? Last week I was ready to chuck it all in. I despair sometimes of ever being 'normal' and at 48 I wonder if it's all too late and pointless.

I've accepted I've done all I can do for now though. Perhaps I have to trust in the process. I've never felt more directionless in my life than the last 2 years. It's really frustrating as I always used to have some ideas of where I wanted to go or what I wanted to do next. Now I haven't a clue.
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