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Lonely and dark thoughts

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Newjh94 · 09/08/2020 20:10

I’m lonely. I’m having suicidal thoughts on and off, sometimes I think I’m actually ok and feel like I’ve got myself together and feel almost happy and normal and then it comes back. I can’t stop reading stuff about Caroline Flack and the inquest of her death and the details and just thinking and thinking about it. I wasn’t a huge fan and I never usually read any celeb gossip. I feel obsessed with suicide. Sometimes feels like the only reason I don’t is because I know it would hurt my parents so much. But sometimes the thoughts are so strong and then the next day I wake up and I’m fine and I go about my day like normal and then they come back. I’m on antidepressants have been for a while, tried different ones, all seem to work for a while then don’t. I made an appointment with my therapist this week to see her to talk about it because I don’t want to tell anyone I know, I hate the pity, the sympathy, especially from those who don’t show they care at all until I’m in a really bad place. Which might not get so bad if people cared more generally.

Makes me think of something I saw... everyone cares about mental illness when some dies by suicide, but until then it’s just the odd quote on Facebook and sharing a helpline number.

Do I just convince myself Im ok and that’s why I feel happy sometimes and it doesnt last because I’m not happy and just lying to myself? I’m sick of coming back to this feeling.

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HollowayL30 · 09/08/2020 21:29

Hey @Newjh94 I'm
Really sorry your having these thoughts and right now with everything that is going on it's tough! I work in mental health and I know it's all good saying that there is help and numbers to call sometimes that's not what you need to hear, do you have any friends you can talk to? Have you spoken to your parents about the way your feeling? On another note it's good to just chat with random people! So how's your day been so far? Mine today has been the hangover from hell... i now remembered why I don't go out drinking 😂 x

SparklingLime · 09/08/2020 21:33

That sounds really hard, @Newjh94, I’m so sorry. I’m glad you have a therapist- are you finding that helpful? Do you go regularly?

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