Sorry if the title was a bit confusing, I had no idea how to write it..
I’ve known about this site for a while now, however I’ve been depressed/considering suicide for longer than I can remember.
I have one person in my life that I feel comfortable talking to; she knows about the depression, self esteem issues etc, however I don’t know how much more to tell her.. There’s no one else I can talk to about this, but at the same time I don’t want to upset her/cause her to talk to someone; I don’t want any future suicide attempts stopped because she got help.
Anyway, I won’t go into details about my current issues, I just want to know, am I safe talking to someone if they know nothing about me, e.g. if I were to contact someone on here offering help through an anonymous email address, would I be alright telling them about everything, including the thoughts/plans regarding suicide and asking them how much I should tell/not tell my friend?
Sorry if my post makes no sense, I wrote down what came into my head but I’m not sure if my ramblings are understandable.
Thanks in advance to anyone who replies to my post, even if it’s not answering my questions, but instead informing me I’m not the only one going through this.
2 comments
Hi SS, Sorry to hear about how things are going for you. I personally can only give you my opinion but i think you are safe talking to anybody on here about how you are feeling. I know i’ve said some things on here i haven’t told anybody else and nobody has judged me for any of it. I know myself i can’t open up to anyone i know personally, i joined the site here a few days ago and id ont know if it’s helped me at all but it has helped me know i may be helping others feel a but more comfortable. You are far from being the only one to feel the way you do, we are all on the site here for for close to the same reason. maybe not exactly the same but some form of it. Feel free to open and post on here or if your more comfortable one on one you can FB me anytime. Your post did make sense, at least it did to me. I have a rough idea of how you are feeling as i myself, you could say kind of shy, dont like to say how my true feelings are for fear of the consequences of what others will do. I myself have never been caught trying to exit this world, i’m lucky in that sense or more lucky to walk away from it all and not be bedbound or something. Feel free to say whatever you feel you need to get off your chest, i’m pretty sure nobody will judge or ridicule you for any of it. Stay strong, Think positive and hold your head high. Take care
LB
If you’d rather not air out your laundry on here, I’m willing to listen via anonymous emailing.