Suicidal thoughts

[Roxy1988]

How do you cope with suicidal thoughts? And how can you be sure you will not act on them?

I try to sit with them for awhile and see how I feel. I also make a list of all the reasons why I wouldn’t do it - for me that’s the effect it would have on my children. I also call the Samaritans if the thoughts are really strong and I’m worried.

I ask myself if that is what I really want and the answer is always the same.

I don't actually want to die. What I want is not to have to carry on living LIKE THIS. I want the pain to stop. There are other ways that can happen, even if they seem impossible at the moment.