bruces Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Do any others suffer this kind of thing on a daily basis? I don't think I'm outrightly suicidal (no plans or anything to worry about) it just concerns me that a person can get to that level. Link to comment
snowbear Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Dying/suicide is viewed as the ultimate escape. Having these thoughts on a daily basis just means you're very unhappy with how things are and in desperate need of a change. CHANGE doesn't require any kind of escape. Change comes from standing your ground while doing things differently. Even the smallest difference in how you do things can have a huge knock-on effect with a very positive outcome. What are you going to do differently today, Bruce? And tomorrow? Set yourself small daily challenges to build up the habit of making changes and before long things will be very different (better). Link to comment
Orwell1984 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Do you have a mental health worker, a therapist or someone in your life that knows what is going on or are you near an OCD support group? I think you need to bring the focus of your recovery into your daily life and show your mind that it is of main importance. It will give you something positive that your mind will focus on instead. It will give you back meaning and purpose into your life again. Link to comment
bruces Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Currently not undergoing any treatment but am on medication. Link to comment
Angst Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Suicidal ideation is definitely psychspeech it is not the sort of language that people use when thinking about killing themselves either by suicide or submitting themselves to one of the programmes found in the Netherlands, Canada, several states in the US and several other countries. What’s the purpose of submitting the post: a discussion of suicidal thoughts? For what purpose? I think this goes against the ethos of this site. Link to comment
bruces Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Ok I'm sorry if I crossed the line Link to comment
dksea Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 If you are genuinely thinking about suicide/considering ending your life you should immediately seek help, a friend, a family member, Samaritans, etc. There is no reason not to do so right now if thats what you are going through. Its never a bad idea to get help if you are going down that path because its how you can get better. Assuming its not something so urgent though, it sounds like an OCD intrusive thought: On 20/01/2019 at 05:13, bruces said: it just concerns me that a person can get to that level. Worrying about possibie bad outcomes is par for the course with OCD. Absolutely its tragic that some people reach a point where they take their own lives or harm themselves in some way. But dwelling on that and ruminating on it is just more OCD. Its not really different from existential OCD, or harm OCD, or sickness related OCD, just more "what ifs...". So if you are genuinely feeling suicidal you need help immediately, please seek it out. If you are merely dwelling on the possibility of and thoughts around suicide, then you also need help, because its OCD. Make a plan, speak to your psychiatrist and start recognizing these thoughts for what they are. Link to comment
bruces Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 I consider life and death on a regular basis and ruminate constantly about how life could have been and how differently it would have impacted on my life and family (not healthy I know) Link to comment
dksea Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 17 hours ago, bruces said: and ruminate constantly Which is part of OCD, so what are you going to do about it? Link to comment
bruces Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share Posted January 22, 2019 Well what I'm currently doing isn't working but I don't know what else to do Link to comment
dksea Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 See a therapist, do CBT, work on stopping compulsions, make a concrete plan and follow it. There's been lots of suggestions on many threads for what you can do. Link to comment
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