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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

@outlanderI have actually decreased or maintained my offline supports. One mh nurse less after her abrasive comment. mh case manager/nurse now only available for crisis intervention (previously same plus weekly support if she was available) and very soon loosing her to referral to community team instead of acute. Pdoc is away for a month.

And I have respite centre lead nurse during daytime or other nurses ah if needed. Adding counsellour for 3 months on weekly basis or until public pyschologist in place (possibly Jan/Feb now).

Still have GP weekly for as long as needed. I am struggling to maintain even that, as I nearly dropped all of them last week. That possibly would have been distrastrous.

I have to be quite strict in the number of support systems/persons I have in place and where they are from. Too many, and it becomes complicated and overwhelming for me-I guess that would be the same for anyone with MI, slightly more of an issue with BPD. Too little, isolation and SI increases.

Did you follow all that lol?! I struggle too.

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

Yes im following along with you @Sans911
I agree that it has to be a balance as well. Youve described what i have troubles with as well and the under/over whelmed feeling of the mh services we have avaliable to us.

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@Sans911, hey hun hope you got some sleep and hoping you are still asleep now.

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

Hi @Sans911, yes I would be interested in your article when you have enough time to pen it out.

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

@Former-Member yep when you posted I was asleep. Kinda got shocked into by Ant7 popping up on Good Morning thread.

Nice to hear your little Izzy was a calming influence for you overnight.

I just got a weird cat, not really a calm or cuddly one. Doesn't particularly like being picked up, laying on or near me.

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

good morning sis @Sans911

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

@Sans911 well glad you got a bit of sleep. People saying good morning whilst you are saying good night. Will be back on later, on way to psychiatrist app. atm. Hubby is driving thankfully. 😬😬😬

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good luck @Former-Member

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

@Former-Member all the best for your appointment hun

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

hi @Sans911

how are you going
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