Studying to be a nurse, and we had a session in class where the topic had to do with suicide. Understandable when my country has a high rate of male suicide. But the atmosphere in the room got sooo intense that I could feel my heart throbbing. I just wanted to get out of the room but I was cornered by objects!
I noticed that those in the room who did not dare to speak (including myself) were ones that have experienced this, or knows a friend whose attempted to commit suicide or has even died. 2 people walked out of the room crying! I know its hard to hold it in when everyone else is making it a hot topic, esp when they joke about it.
As I sat there listening to the others talk about what they thought, and their reasons. My heart rate increased, I just wanted to scream  and tell them to shut up & move on to the next topic. I know I wasn’t the only one feeling uncomfortable, WE don’t like talking about it in the OPEN & that is ONE THING everyone must know about people  like us. It’s one of the BIGGEST SECRETS we hold & we choose not to share it!
_Topic can go on forever_
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Very true, i’ve been suicidal before. Now i’m just trying to help people overcome it. It’s not easy to be open about this sort of thing, but keeping it to yourself I found that it makes things worse. Though if you’re strong enough & not too far along gone, you can fight this on your own. Those groups are good though bc talking to strangers is the best thing to do. For some reason, you just feel okay to open up & they give you advice, (some obvious advice) but atleast you get it off your chest 🙂
To not openly discuss it would do the subject more injustice, don’t you think?
But if you’re studying to become a nurse, this IS something you’re going to have to deal with. If you can’t handle talking about, how are you going to handle treating a suicide attempt? Think it over, because nursing is a really tough job and maybe you better think about if it’s the right thing for you.
idm discussing about it. Cause i hold things in when im in public. So nooo way am I changing my career path! because the conversation escalated, where those who have not experienced it approached the matter in a negative way. but oh well, onto the next. It doesn’t change my mind at all, cause i brush things off quickly.