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Do sucide thoughts ever go away?

cherylmcgr
cherylmcgr
I have been out of hospital for about 4 weeks. I am on a whole bunch of new meds. Been doing things with family trying to fake it and enjoy things. I woke up today after a nice christmas party and thought of suicide today no plan but the thoughts were there. I am leaving tomorrow for Vegas and I have mixed feeling about it. I just am wondering if the thoughts of leaving this life ever go away. I always think people would be better off with out me and my problems. I fight the thoughts but a voice in my head tells me to do it and some days it is louder than others. Maybe my meds are not fully working yet. Or the thoughts will never go away. I do not know. It is a hard thing to fight off some days.
Desigol1979
Desigol1979
I have self-loathing thoughts, but not genuinely suicidal. But, I have felt extremely low a few times.
Sunrain
Sunrain
The Holidays are almost over. Should ease up.
bridgie101
bridgie101
For me the realistic entertainment of suicide ended when I seriously considered whether I should or not. Seriously. I had worked out how, I certainly wanted to end it, but was it really the only option, and what was I avoiding?

What was I avoiding? That's what you need to ask yourself.
Trudilu
Trudilu
I've come to a juncture in my life where I think of ending my life. I've had so many losses and pain over the past 3 months and in the end I'm alone. The love for one cat in particular always kept me going (he brought me a lot of joy and I would never abandon him); that was ONE good reason not to even think of this path.

As of August, he's gone and it has changed my life and thought processes. I also lost my brother shortly before. But, thinking about it and actually doing it are so different. I sometimes think, that life is so short anyway; I might as well finish the journey since I've lived at least 3/4 of my life at this point. So I look at it that way ... As long as there are still tomorrow's, I try and get through each day as best I can.