Suicide runs in the family. Dad killed himself almost 8 years ago, then my cousin who most identified with did the same a year later.
I know have had some form of bi-polar with major depressive episodes throughout life, and for sure major anxiety, but somehow have always been able to pull through when times got bad.
I have faced the darkness and abyss of just wanting to die and slowly pulled myself out of it, maybe it was easier back then, being younger, in college, more involved in people’s lives, my mother still cognizant and father still alive.
Mom has alzheimers now, I uprooted my entire life 4 years ago to move back to my hometown in order to be around, thinking I’d be of some help, but things have gone very bad. It’s clear now I’m not really wanted here, my mom’s husband has made that much clear.
I beat myself up about it everyday essentially, being an only child, still dealing with unresolved grief following my father’s suicide and a horrible fallout with his former wife over lies about his will and just all this terrible stuff, my mind was not in a clear state when decided to move back.
And have been delusional about it essentially ever since, just not wanting to give in to believe the current situation.
I hate that I look to death, fantasizing about it as a means to absolve my mind of the constant obsessive thinking, that I have blown my chance at a happy life. Gave up the good life I once had, broke away from the community I once had, to be back here, in this dumpy hometown, feeling down most all the time, finally seeing age catch up to me in the mirror.
Its been 4 awful years, and at the moment at least, just feel completely paralyzed.
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Maybe leave that dumpy place? Seems like your family doesn’t appreciate that you dropped everything to be there, so why stay? Maybe go back to where you were happy, or move elsewhere. Move with the wind. Being in a miserable place will make you more miserable.
Kudos to you for being a good person and wanting to go back and be there for your mom tho, even if she / they don’t appreciate it.
Thanks bah, as much as would like to believe in staying here for things to work out, am increasingly feeling your right, that making a move is the way to go
Your pain is not petty.you can’t be measured by other peoples pain.
Thanks H.D.S. Am constantly enlightened and encouraged by your comments to people’s posts here. Thank you for being you and being here for everyone.