(edit: please please please give advice. i dont know anymore)
(edit2: this problem has mostly been resolved, but any and all advice would be helpful up until this monday <3)
hey guys. i need your help, please. well, i guess a lot of people need help. whatever.
i’ll just start by telling the whole story. this all happened this morning and last night.
i was on twitter, and i was done with life. i was dm-ing with my friend, we’ll call her. . . sam. sam is a neurotypical. she is straight and cis. she has a loving family and a nice life.
basically, i was telling her that my life is horrible. it’s been pretty bad for a looong time. and i dont feel like living anymore. that i was gonna kill myself. i pretty much said, ‘im done’
then, ‘bye’
i saw her reaction. it was the usual ‘no! i’ll be so sad without you!!1!’. but i was done caring by that point. i kept watching twitter, but i made sure not to retweet or favorite anything. i could’ve been dead. (i wanted to be dead)
an hour-ish later, i got a dm from another friend (she is sam’s friend, too). lets call her beth. anyway, beth was super chill and was just like, ‘hey, u ok? sam is worried abt u’.
i didnt reply. i didnt do anything.
i wanted to be dead to them.
so the next morning, im still done. i knew what i was going to do.
i’ve been taking concerta for about 8 years now. i know that an overdose doesn’t always kill. trust me, i’ve tried.
so i walk downstairs, go straight to the cabinet full of meds, and take at least 10.
throughout the day, i have terrible heart palpitations, i dissociate, i have headaches, i get nauseous, i throw up. the usual. like i’ve said, i’ve done this before.
but this time, im planning on getting numb enough to finally overdose on the other meds in the cabinet. i’ve never actually had the guts to do it before. these ones are sure to kill me.
but, i didnt do it. i dont even really know why. im pissed and embarrassed. i just want to be done!! i just want to die!
ok. so this is where my problem comes in. please help.
a couple hours ago, sam dm-ed me and pretty much said, ‘hey, i know ur alive.’ and then she tried to help me.
i didnt respond at all, of course. i should be dead to her! why cant i just be dead??
the only reason she might know is from my tumblr. all today i’ve been posting ‘queued’ posts that are similar to suicide notes, i guess. sorry. i think it was a cry for help. but i cant delete them or she’ll know im alive.
but also im pissed because she probably thought i wouldnt go through? she thought i was joking? i fucking hate neurotypicals, ugh.
so, what do i do?? i dont want to go overboard and make it seem like im definitely dead. she could call the police and one thing would lead to another and i could be put on more meds. or taken off them. some of you guys probably know my pain.
but i dont wanna just go out and say, hi. im alive. i dont really want to share why, but its important that i dont do that.
at the moment, im planning on just tweeting a random thing sunday night. so they’ll know i didnt kill myself. but how do i confront my friends on monday? please help.
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I’m not exactly filled with advice today but I can say I have somewhat similar friends who simply don’t get it. One said, when I was talking about suicide “yeah you say you’re going to do it but I bet you won’t” Worst thing she could have said to me, I took it as a challenge. Anyhow, what I can say is you friend did at least express concern. If I were in your position I’d pass it off as having a bad few days and you didn’t want to talk to anyone. Sorry if this advice is useless but I hope it helps.
i know what you mean. i often take it as a challenge as well. i know its wrong, but, sometimes i wanna make people feel bad, y’know? like all the people who ever thought anything bad about me would feel horrible if i killed myself. and i think it would be satisfying to have that happen. well, if i wasn’t dead. . .
at the moment, im thinking about not saying anything. if they ask what happened, i could try and tell the truth. they wouldn’t think i was joking anymore, right?
Its the fact they simply can’t comprehend the fact that for some people, things get so bad either because of things going on in the mind or external factors, that they wish they were dead. But I think its past passing it off as a joke, however you could twist the truth a bit if you like or leave bits out. Say you were struggling or having an awful time (which is true and won’t dismiss the pain you’re in) and needed time to yourself. I do that anyway from time to time and take myself off the radar for a few days (I’m actually doing that now and people are getting worried).
It all depends on how understanding you think they can be and do you think it will help if you tell them the truth, or some of it or non of it. And is the main issue fear that they can’t understand? Or being judged?
i honestly feel so selfish and terrible. i kinda want them to feel horrible and not know if im dead or alive. i want to be the only thing on their mind. i want to be the center of attention, i guess.
im not sure if im crying for help or what. but the fact that they somehow know i was ‘bluffing’ (which i fucking wasnt) makes me want to throw up.
I think the way you’re behaving is completely understandable, from my experience anyway. Let them make their own judgements but do remember you don’t need to tell them any more than you’re comfortable with
@Overture
i definitely think they would be understanding, but i dont know how to bring it up??
im not exactly sure how to officially let them know im not dead
im terrible at dealing with conflicts. usually i just ignore the person for a while, even if they’re a good friend
like, i want them to know what i just went through. i want them to know not to think im joking or bluffing. i just dont know how to bring it up? like, i probably sound horrible by saying this, but i want them to come to me i guess?
sorry, i know im probably not doing the right thing
Hey don’t worry (easier said than done I know!). Message them something along the lines of- Hey, I’m sorry I haven’t been replying, I know you’ve been worrying about me but I need you to know I’m really struggling/ wanting to end my life/ nearly did end my life. I’m not saying this as a cry for help, I’m really having trouble and I needed time to gather my thoughts- Something like that I guess…
ah, i know what you mean. i think right now my plan of action is to wait until sunday night (im still pretty. . . idk, ‘drugged up’ from overdosing and i dont wanna say the wrong thing) to message them. i think i’ll just say hi and answer any question they ask. if they still have the wrong idea about everything, im just gonna blame it on stress. if not, well, i’ll figure that out when i get there.
thanks so much for your help. i really thought i was screwed. im so glad that you helped me, really. thanks <3
You’re very welcome, anytime! I hope it all goes ok tomorrow 🙂
Overture – DITTO to your suggestion. I think it’s good, so I’ll repeat it here:
” Message them something along the lines of- Hey, I’m sorry I haven’t been replying, I know you’ve been worrying about me but I need you to know I’m really struggling/ wanting to end my life/ nearly did end my life. I’m not saying this as a cry for help, I’m really having trouble and I needed time to gather my thoughts- ”
slimebag – I hope you figure out the best way that you’d like to deal with this. And I hope there is love and understanding for you.
StayOrGo- Its genuinely cheered me up to know my advice wasn’t completely rubbish! Thanks for backing it 🙂
Sure thing Overture – I really like reading a response that *I* would have written. But yet I didn’t have to expend the energy to formulate the words. 🙂
Overture ditto on your suggestion “Message them something along the lines of- Hey, I’m sorry I haven’t been replying, I know you’ve been worrying about me but I need you to know I’m really struggling/ wanting to end my life/ nearly did end my life. I’m not saying this as a cry for help, I’m really having trouble and I needed time to gather my thoughts- ”
This is something I find I’m asking myself a lot: I wonder how other people decide when it’s time to end it? I don’t know if I can’t get up the courage to do it or if I’m just trying to figure out the right time.
Honestly you could just tell the truth, but maybe you can tell them that you were really stressed out at the time but now you’ve calmed down.
i’d like to do that, but is there a way to make sure i dont look like im just looking for attention?
What would happen if you didn’t say a thing. Just let them digest on their own what happened and approach you if they have questions?
see, im actually really considering doing that. but i’m scared that they would never confront me
Is it wrong for me to say, all the better? Sometimes avoiding is a tactic.
sorry don’t know how I could help with that.
Most of the time avoiding is not the best tactic. All it does is make the stress and aniexty grow. Using that tactic friends may think one is bluffing just to get attention, when in actuality the person is on the edge and for whatever reason doesn’t go through with it.