Have you been diagnosted with OCD? Because those types of intrusive thoughts can be OCD. Do you find these thoughts rational when you think about suicide? If you are actually considering doing though, that's when it gets to be a little more urgent though. I'm here for you if you need to chat.

It's all about how you say it. I've told my therapist about my suicidal thoughts, while letting her know that I've never attempted to act on these, or felt compelled to beyond the fact that I was thinking about it. They fall more into the category of intrusive thoughts than thoughts I would act on.
However, if you DON'T feel like your suicidal thoughts are just intrusive, and you might act on them, it's important that you make that clear to your pschiatrist. No matter what happens (though I doubt she/he will overreact), it's important that you don't hurt yourself and that someone knows what you're going through.
I'm sorry you have to deal with this--I know what you're going through, and it sucks. I've had suicidal thoughts since I was 9 or 10...it's an awful battle to have. Just don't guilt yourself over it.

i think about suicide 24/7 but i just dont tell my counselor cuz the last two times i told her she sent me to the hospital but its really not bad it was kind of a okay place better than being at home dealing with life

Listen, My phyciatrist asked me if i was suicidal and i was like Well yes but not Actively, im sure i could easy kill my self without thinkin twice about it i mean i wouldnt do it cause it would hurt so many people who care about me like my gf So yeah.. uhm my only advice would to tell him what ur thinkin but say that ur not actively suicidal and he wont overact trust me

OK thanks everybody. Yes, I have benn diagonsed with OCD so I guess it could just be the intrusive thoughts. My only problem is that I am worried that i might act on it. I am so close to running head first into a wall (although I know that that could not kill me haha).

Have you tried to go on medication? You can't imagine the miracle it does for people with your condition! The thoughts just go away - and you find yourself thinking objectively for the first time! Ask you psychiatrist about it. Good luck and feel good!

I have been on meds for about 5 years.

You should tell your therapist. I have suicidal thoughts myself. I tell my psychologist. He will ask me several questions to see how serious I am. Don't give up, don't ever give up. If you do then the OCD wins.

Put a crisis line tel no on your mobile, so it is there if these thoughts take over. But otherwise, as they come into your head, let them out the other side. And excuse yourself cos you've got OCD.

What is a crisis line?

I've had both kinds of suicidal thoughts, suicidal thoughts related to being depressed where I felt like killing myself, and intrusive suicidal thoughts that were part of my OCD and not something I wanted to act on. With these, I wanted to push them out of my mind but my OCD kept making me think about them. The difference is that I didn't want to act on them, had no plan to do so. So in this case, a doctor would not put me in the hospital. If I was suicidal due to being depressed and actively wanted to kill myself then, telling a doctor this, he or she would want to put me into the hospital. That seems to be the difference. Hope that helps.

I have OCD and Bipolar Disorder so I can really understand having suicidal thoughts. My pdoc works with a group of doctors they pool together to have an emergency line which I can call.

They also have an emergency number which I can use if the first one is screwed up. I can also go to the hospital or their behavior clinic.

If you haven't asked your pdoc about such lines try the hotlines used by county agencies. It will be something like 1-800-suicidehelp or something like that. Try yellow pages or newspaper community phone lines.

You can also call your hospital and ask them for a hotline number.

Whatever you do, don't stop and do nothing.

i think suicide thoughts are normal. i think about killing myself sometimes but i would NEVER act on it. you're the only one who knows whether or not you should tell your psych, i think.

nietzche says it best for me.......

"the THOUGHT of suicide is a powerful solace: by means of it one gets through many a bad night."

I told my counselor about my suicidal thoughts and he suggested that I go to the local emergency room. They ended up admitting me to the Behavioral Medicine Unit (that's the nice way of putting it!) and I can tell you that the experience was very positive. I learned about a lot of coping skills for a lot of my problems (i.e. OCD, depression, anxiety, etc.) and was able to open up more in a group setting than I do with my counselor. Going to the hospital is not as terrible experience as everyone makes it sound and is generally not like what you see on TV or in the movies. I still get suicidal thoughts, almost daily, but I have some coping skills that I learned to help me, and I know that I can always go back for a "refresher" if the coping skills do not seem to be enough. I am just learning that going back, if you need to, is not bad. Please do whatever you need to so that you do not end up hurting yourself.

Most of my suicidal thoughts were intrusive and not thoughts that I could act on. The crisis line I call at least once a month tell me to use coping skills to cope with them but that doesn't always work. I'm sure you're doctor won't overreact as long as you are not going to act on your thoughts.