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People who have been in the lowest place and got over it

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hazidaze · 19/01/2022 13:11

Has anyone managed this? Is there anyone on here who can give me hope that it's possible to go from spending so much time thinking about doing something to not thinking about that any more in the future?

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LunaAndHerMoonDragons · 24/01/2022 07:34

@hazidaze

No I haven't really mentioned anything to anyone. They'd just think I'm making a thing out of nothing probably. It's not like I have a bad background or anything like that. I appreciate the replies on here though, I know there's no reason why anyone has to spend time responding to my self-pity.
There is every reason for people to respond. Depression isn't self pity. Please reach out if you're feeling suicidal. It doesn't have to be someone who knows you if that's a barrier, your GP, Samaritans, one of the online mental health sites. I can't help with UK numbers but we have some charities here you can text if you're feeling suicidal and can't talk, maybe there's something like that where you are too.

I know a family who lost their niece to suicide, they would give anything to go back and be able to have helped her. There was no real reason, nothing wrong in her life, as far as her family know, she was depressed silently, smiling outward, no one knew till it was too late. There doesn't need to be a reason for your depression, you deserve help. If you are struggling you deserve help. That's it.

I've been very very low and come back, slowly moment by moment. I'm not doing well again, but I'm getting through it moment by moment. Medication can really help, medication has helped me, and CBT. The counseling, sometimes you need the medication first to be in a place where things like CBT can help.

Hauntingnotespizzicatostrings · 25/01/2022 23:14

Just over a year ago I was ready to die and I really did want to, I came so close.
I realised I couldn’t so my next plan was to disappear to another country and change my identity… sounds bizarre now but I’d even secured a loan to do so. I was going to test out whether my children would be ok without me.
Just about a year later and I won’t lie. I still struggle allot. Mostly in my head and I don’t fully understand myself, I’m still working it all out.
I have allot of depression symptoms still. I struggle to find energy and motivation, I fall into ruts of poor hygiene and a dark mind space and I struggle to complete daily tasks BUT I can honestly say that not once in the last 10/11 months or so have I even thought of suicide as an option and not just because I can’t which is how I felt before but because I want to live. I’m just trying hard to figure out how to really live again.
What you’re talking about is nothing to do with self pity, it’s bloody hard Flowers
It takes allot of hard work and determination but it has to be possible.

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