The other day I told my sister about my suicidal thoughts, but she seemed sort of dismissive. I haven’t tried to act on them yet, and I don’t think I’m going to any time soon. But it was really difficult to tell her and it was sort of a cry for help. Like I said, I don’t really have plans to act on them, but sometimes I get into a really scary headspace where I’m really close, and I just want to stop feeling like this. I don’t think I could go to anyone else, and I can’t imagine trying to tell her again… Have you ever tried to tell someone about your thoughts, and had them almost shrug it off? If so, what did you do?
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Kinda had to suck it up and try not to let it hurt.
Trial and error til you find someone to talk with. I’ve mostly found people on this site to talk with on this subject, but my bf knows some of my head gunk and is helpful where possible. Go slow when introducing the topic, feel the person out. Some just don’t know his to react or what to do with it.
After a while, my parents just seemed to accept that I was chronically suicidal and that they were powerless to change it. That hurts. I think they don’t want to interfere and risk triggering my wrath.
I would NOT recommend a suicidal gesture/suicide attempt. If anything, I feel like that only made things worse for me.
Do everything you can to NOT attempt. And keep looking for people to tell how you are feeling, who will be able to support you. Just because your sister couldn’t really, doesn’t mean someone else can’t.
Good luck