Poll: If you were extremely depressed for a long time

leon86

Would you commit suicide or would you avoid it because of your family? they say it's a selfish act but nobody knows what it's like to feel it everyday?, I mean, both scenarios are terrible :-/

Elvenpath

I was and I avoided it because of my family.

DWG

I took a bunch of acetaminophen over a year ago, but admitted myself to a hospital afterward.

But at the same time, if I end this life now, my soul will have to learn the same lessons in the next life, so I might as well just deal with it all and reap the rewards later on.

posh

No, I would't commit suicide. Not just for my family's sake, but also for my own; to commit suicide would be to admit defeat. It's never the end unless you make it the end. Regardless of how bad things were in my life, and how defeated I was feeling, I'd know that there was still hope and that I'll be able to build myself back up. It's never too late to start over, tomorrow is a brand new day.

If you are having suicidal thoughts, you should reach out to someone asap.

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Originally posted by leon86

nobody knows what it's like to feel it everyday

That's not true, people just deal with it in different ways and some are better at hiding it than others.

B'Day

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Originally posted by DWG

But at the same time, if I end this life now, my soul will have to learn the same lessons in the next life, so I might as well just deal with it all and reap the rewards later on.

Thats a logical way to look at it

Lukey

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Originally posted by DWG

But at the same time, if I end this life now, my soul will have to learn the same lessons in the next life, so I might as well just deal with it all and reap the rewards later on.

Aw, I like that.

PrettyHurts

I am currently battling depression and I'm not doing that mess because I know it will get better eventually and suicide just makes absolutely no sense to me
I'm very scared of the idea of it
nope

TrashyNavy

I would kill myself which is why I went on lexapro

Jay Fenty

I feel like its in your personality if you were to commit suidice, its not like everyone considers it. I feel horrible for everyone who has felt so horrible that they have done it, but I could never bring myself to do it and i know that. No matter how bad ive felt about life Ive never even considered it. I have to much to learn and a whole life to live, you only have one chance to live. Just thinking about my mother's reaction and how heartbroken she would be for her entire life is enough to make me never want to do that.

Nikolai.

I was pretty close but literally the next day my mom was saying how she wouldn't be able to live if one of us died before her

Also, God. I'm afraid of the outcome

LoKoPaNdA

If it ever got that bad I would seek help

BabyCantYouSee

I would never commit suicide. Ever. There's a reason for everything.

RADAR

i hope u r not considering suicide !!!!! u can sweet talk to me

Sasha.

I've been battling depression for the last year and a half, and I've never considered suicide. However, if I ever got to that point, I'd probably go through with it. Living a life that makes you miserable just to spare your family isn't a fate anyone should have to settle for. For once in your life, it's alright to be selfish. If you've tried everything you possibly can and waking up every morning makes you wish you were dead, then I'd consider other options.

I'm not encouraging suicide - it's a last resort! - but I'd rather end my own life than spending another 50 years miserable.

Johnny Cash

I considered it but decided not to

velocity

I tried to kill myself several times, I was in a really bad place for a very long time. It got better for a while but now i'm depressed again and thinking about suicide. I w ould never go through with it now because I realize what it would do to my brother and that's what I hold on to.

I don't think suicide is selfish at all, I guess you have to be in a REALLY bad place to know what true desperation and longing for it to end feels like. Nobody wants to die. Every depressed person wants to live and be happy but sometimes the torments are just too strong and not everyone has help and not every depression can be cured. It's a sad thing but at least they're not suffering anymore

accelgors

i actually was, but i never did it because of my family.

also, it's really sad how many people in this thread have actually gone through that before...

Tristan

I've been depressed for a month now (since nov 26) when grades went out. Lol. I failed in a subject of 6 units and i'm about to be expelled from the univ after ive been there for 3 yrs. I keep telling myself i ****ed up and i just need to get my **** together and tell nobody. I guess i'm just trying to convince myself eh? Kind of futile that's why im drowning my sorrows on happier thoughts of what could have beens (it's unhealthy i know), plenty of sentimental movies and just trying to live through this worst time of my life.

Anyway, i did have thoughts of suicide. It started when i jokingly thought to myself that i wanna kill myself for screwing up. Then it came to a point where i was thinking about it daily almost every hour. Then i think last week i realized how ****** and selfish that would be. So i relinquished the thought. I am what u describe as an outgoing and talkative person who loves hanging out with friends but this month i've been extremely quiet and have quarantined myself at home while my friends went about having vacations and whatnot. I guess i just needed some time to reflect and just realize and accept what my failures have brought and what frustrates me the most is that i brought it upon myself. Wish i could turn back time and go back 2 months ago and redo this ****

Welp. I wrote a lot. Please ignore this

Phunk

I tried, thankfully failed, and now I'm happier.

ReginaPhalange

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Originally posted by Sasha.

I've been battling depression for the last year and a half, and I've never considered suicide. However, if I ever got to that point, I'd probably go through with it. Living a life that makes you miserable just to spare your family isn't a fate anyone should have to settle for. For once in your life, it's alright to be selfish. If you've tried everything you possibly can and waking up every morning makes you wish you were dead, then I'd consider other options.

I'm not encouraging suicide - it's a last resort! - but I'd rather end my own life than spending another 50 years miserable.

There is always hope and a light at the end of tunnel tho