Posted by Camille Dumont on October 7, 2003, at 20:56:13
In reply to Avoiding suicidal thoughts, posted by cubic_me on October 7, 2003, at 9:09:59
> Does anyone know of ways to get suicidal thoughts out of your mind? Thinking about suicide seems nearly natural when I'm really down but even when I think I'm ok I've got constant thoughts of it. If I'm in a high building I think I could jump off it, when I walk down the road I consider walking infront of cars. Everything I see I wonder how I could harm myself with it.
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> Its really frustrating when I know that I'm not low enough in my mood to actually kill myself at the moment. Its stopping me from doing my work and interacting properly with my friends.#
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> Any ideas?
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> _me
I have similar problems and the only solution I've come up with was to get four pet rats. They are totally dependent on me and as I live alone, no one would know about them and they would die.Therefore, by getting them, so long as they live I feel that I'm not "allowed" to die. I have not found a reason to live just yet ... so I've substituted it for a reason not to die. When I feel suicidal, I think about them ... and if it gets terrible I run home, take them all in my bed with me and let them crawl all over me. Its stupid but it works for me.
poster:Camille Dumont
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