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I am a carer but I am also feeling suicidal, what will happen to the person I care for if I reach out for help?

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Brokendownto · 15/08/2024 18:11

N/C obviously but just that really.
I am a full time carer to two adults, one who lives with me and an elderly parent.
I have given my entire life to the person who I care for who lives with me and I am exhausted. I have disabilities myself and am also autistic and have chronic pain.
I do not remember the last time I was happy, before being a carer I was in a DV relationships and had childhood trauma before that.

Honestly I am tired and most of the first 40 years of my life have been awful. I have tried counselling/CBT/autism support.
I have for the last year been building up a security net around me to ensure that if I was not here the person I live with and care for would have support.

I am done now. I do not have any plans to die but I do not want to be alive either.
So what will happen if I tell this to the GP? Will I be sectioned? Will the person I care for be removed from the home (vulnerable adult)

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