Have you ever had suicidal thoughts?

[ciel999]

I'm just curious.

[Fresh fry]

Why would you want to know something like that?

[ciel999]

Why would you want to know something like that?

 

I don't understand why some people get so uncomfortable when it comes to things like suicide. Why is suicide such a taboo? I think it's a very important topic, but many people just want to avoid talking about it.

[aaronjw]

I don't understand why some people get so uncomfortable when it comes to things like suicide. Why is suicide such a taboo? I think it's a very important topic, but many people just want to avoid talking about it.

 

I agree with you on this topic

[future_doc]

I agree with you on this topic

 

Here is what the OP posted previously.

 

I also want to hang myself. I have a purple flower-patterned fabric scarf that my mom gave to be as a gift. I'm thinking about hanging myself with it. I could hang myself either in my bedroom closet, or in the bathroom. I think I should also play my favorite song as I quietly slip away from life.

 

 

With the degree of my cuts, I think I will end up wearing long-sleeved shirts in public for the rest of my life, if I continue to live.

 

As you are comfortable with this discussion and therefore, would seem to consider it appropriate on this forum, I await your comments.

 

And this closed thread of the OP deals withe same topic.

http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71013

[ciel999]

Here is what the OP posted previously.

 

 

 

As you are comfortable with this discussion and therefore, would seem to consider it appropriate on this forum, I await your comments.

 

And this closed thread of the OP deals withe same topic.

http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71013

 

Maybe as a "future doctor," you would rather throw antidepressants into your patients' face and tell them to go home, rather than waste your "valuable" time to give them proper treatment when they come to you with a mental illness. People like you make me sick.

[axialpac]

Here is what the OP posted previously.

 

 

 

As you are comfortable with this discussion and therefore, would seem to consider it appropriate on this forum, I await your comments.

 

And this closed thread of the OP deals withe same topic.

http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71013

Fortunately, you don't get to decide what is ****ing appropriate or not.

 

I agree with ciel & aaron -- I wish things like this weren't so stigmatized, maybe then a lot of people would reach out for help or could have been helped before it was too late.

[lolelol]

Fortunately, you don't get to decide what is ****ing appropriate or not.

 

LOL!

1x10^6char

[NutritionRunner]

I agree with ciel & aaron -- I wish things like this weren't so stigmatized, maybe then a lot of people would reach out for help or could have been helped before it was too late.

 

Agreed. It's sad when people with mental illness get told to "snap out of it" or "just cheer up." Or worse "so many people have it much worse than you - why are you so depressed?" Those people have clearly never dealt with real, clinical depression, that can't be cured just by attempting to "be happy."

[ciel999]

Agreed. It's sad when people with mental illness get told to "snap out of it" or "just cheer up." Or worse "so many people have it much worse than you - why are you so depressed?" Those people have clearly never dealt with real, clinical depression, that can't be cured just by attempting to "be happy."

I've been depressed at numerous points in my life and when I try to tell my family and friends about my feelings, they don't want to listen. They would tell me "We don't need to hear about it."

 

Wtf? I might as well shell out some money for a counsellor.

[FrenchToast]

Fortunately, you don't get to decide what is ****ing appropriate or not.

 

I agree with ciel & aaron -- I wish things like this weren't so stigmatized, maybe then a lot of people would reach out for help or could have been helped before it was too late.

 

Agree to the uttermost. SO much respect for you.

[aaronjw]

I've been depressed at numerous points in my life and when I try to tell my family and friends about my feelings, they don't want to listen. They would tell me "We don't need to hear about it."

 

Wtf? I might as well shell out some money for a counsellor.

 

school counseling services. Go.

[future_doc]

^ School counseling services or mental health services yes. However, with respect, these sort of threads are not appropriate for this forum. By all means, send a PM to someone trusted here for a private discussion, but a public, graphic discussion of how one should kill oneself or telling us of suicidal thoughts is not helpful to the poster or anybody else on this forum.

 

If the OP sincerely does have mental health issues, he/she should seek help on a one to one basis with qualified and trained mental health professionals in privacy and not make threats of suicide here. It helps nobody.

[ciel999]

^ School counseling services or mental health services yes. However, with respect, these sort of threads are not appropriate for this forum. By all means, send a PM to someone trusted here for a private discussion, but a public, graphic discussion of how one should kill oneself or telling us of suicidal thoughts is not helpful to the poster or anybody else on this forum.

 

If the OP sincerely does have mental health issues, he/she should seek help on a one to one basis with qualified and trained mental health professionals in privacy and not make threats of suicide here. It helps nobody.

 

I did not make this thread to discuss suicide methods. I just wanted to generate discussion on suicide. Based on the results from my poll, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one.

 

You obviously think suicide is not appropriate for public discussion.

[Fresh fry]

I am not uncomfortable with the topic or talking about I was just trying to understand why you would want to talk about this. Are you feeling suicidal and need to know you are not alone? Do you have an academic interest in the mental health of high performing students? Then of course there is the chance that you like discussing morbid topics for their own sake. Just wanted to know before I voted.

[ellorie]

the fact that you're posting a thread online about suicide already means you're too much of a pussy to do it. everyone that commits suicide does it not for the attention but to end their suffering

 

nothing to worry about here

 

Well, that is a truly disgusting comment on so many levels that I don't even know where to start.

[ByrdPac]

I did not make this thread to discuss suicide methods. I just wanted to generate discussion on suicide. Based on the results from my poll, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one.

 

You obviously think suicide is not appropriate for public discussion.

 

Make people who have problems need someone to talk to. Young kids can call kids-help-phone but what about adults? Its hard to talk about issues in life because we think people will judge us and they do. The internet provides a place to meet with someone sharing similar issues and open room for discussion. In this forum I am totally anonymous, you guys have no clue if I am a man or women, black or white, 15, 20 or 40 years old. But once again people seeking help and consultation on these forums (med reglated or not) have threads highjacked and people joking about this and that. Unless you have lived with someone who has depression. I wouldn't talk. So if places like the internet get highjacked by people who think "not appropriate for public discussion" where will these people turn to? If they dont want to go see a metal health professional/counciler.

[ByrdPac]

the fact that you're posting a thread online about suicide already means you're too much of a pussy to do it. everyone that commits suicide does it not for the attention but to end their suffering

 

nothing to worry about here

 

Your username is a perfect description of who you are.

[PhoenixFlare500]

Maybe as a "future doctor," you would rather throw antidepressants into your patients' face and tell them to go home, rather than waste your "valuable" time to give them proper treatment when they come to you with a mental illness. People like you make me sick.

 

Psychotherapy is valuable but I would say antidepressants are a legitimate form of treatment as well. Obviously the combination of the two would be optimal if everyone had the time/resources.

 

I do agree that suicide is a topic that shouldn't be avoided. A lot of people think about it and a lot of people are too afraid to ask or talk about it when they should.

[Clever]

^ School counseling services or mental health services yes. However, with respect, these sort of threads are not appropriate for this forum. By all means, send a PM to someone trusted here for a private discussion, but a public, graphic discussion of how one should kill oneself or telling us of suicidal thoughts is not helpful to the poster or anybody else on this forum.

 

If the OP sincerely does have mental health issues, he/she should seek help on a one to one basis with qualified and trained mental health professionals in privacy and not make threats of suicide here. It helps nobody.

 

Like amethysdoc said, you don't get to decide what's appropriate. So why don't you just stick to spamming the what's on your mind thread and leave everyone with an opinion different than yours alone.

[aaronjw]

the fact that you're posting a thread online about suicide already means you're too much of a pussy to do it. everyone that commits suicide does it not for the attention but to end their suffering

 

nothing to worry about here

 

Shut your ignorant piehole you insensitive clot of phlegm

[Legion]

the fact that you're posting a thread online about suicide already means you're too much of a pussy to do it. everyone that commits suicide does it not for the attention but to end their suffering

 

nothing to worry about here

 

 

This was by far the most disturbing comment I've ever read on here.

[ciel999]

the fact that you're posting a thread online about suicide already means you're too much of a pussy to do it. everyone that commits suicide does it not for the attention but to end their suffering

 

I agree. I guess I'm too pussy to actually do it. But we could still talk about it, can't we?

[ciel999]

I don't see why some of you are against FailureInLife's comment. He/she has a really good point. People who commit suicide do it mostly to end their suffering.

[medigeek]

One should perhaps think logically about life and suicide, I believe that is how someone can overcome suicidal thoughts.

 

What is life? For the average person, ~80 years of lifetime. That time period could be as short as 2 years or as long as 95 years or whatever, but ideally the average person will live into old age and who knows what the potential is now for this generation given technology.

 

Anyhow, what does suicide do? End your life. It ends your existence forever. Simple as that. You can't ever get it back.

 

Now one must think, why would you want to end something that was essentially a gift to you? The chance to be born and to live = a chance to experience pleasure is a gift. The fact that you were lucky enough to be born and to exist, and the fact that this is the one and only time you'll ever exist, should be enough to keep someone from committing suicide.

 

Also, one could be in pain at the moment... but they must think, what about 10 years from now? 20 years? 30 years? Lots of living time left and time does indeed heal almost all wounds.

There are times when I wouldn't blame someone who commits suicide, in specific cases like when someone is terminally ill.